Ruben Fleischer
Fleischer in 2009, photo by s_bukley/www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Ruben Samuel Fleischer
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: October 31, 1974
Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish
*mother – Welsh, Ukrainian or Rusyn (converted to Judaism)
Ruben Fleischer is an American film director and producer, television producer, music video director, and commercial director.
Ruben is the son of Karen and David Fleischer. His father is from a Jewish family. Ruben’s mother, who is of Welsh and Ukrainian or Rusyn descent, converted to Judaism. Ruben is married to Holly Shakoor.
Ruben’s paternal grandfather was named Jack Fleischer (the son of Ruben/Rubin Fleischer and Rose/Fanny). Jack was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
Ruben’s paternal grandmother was Irma Lee Zimmerman (the daughter of David Elliot/Elliott Zimmerman and Esther Segal). Irma was born in Kentucky. David was the son of Max/Mordecai Chesler Zimmerman, who was from Lithuania, and of Esther Sussie Fleischman, who was from Poland. Ruben’s great-grandmother Esther was the daughter of Abraham Segal and Rachel Kudysch/Kudisch, who were from Kiev, Ukraine.
Ruben’s maternal grandfather was Haydn/Haydon Samuel/Samuels (the son of Haydn/Hayden J. Samuel/Samuels and Hattie/Harriet Crandon). Ruben’s grandfather Haydn was born in Pennsylvania. Ruben’s great-grandfather Haydn was the son of Rees/Reese Samuels, who was Welsh, and of Rachel Jones, whose parents were Welsh. Hattie was the daughter of William Thomas Crandon and Mary C. Thomas, who were from Tredegar and Bedwellty, Monmouth, Wales, respectively.
Ruben’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Natishyn (the daughter of Alexandrew “Alex” Natishyn/Notteskin and Mary Lesavage/Savage). Dorothy was born in Pennsylvania, to parents who were born in either Poland or Austria. The surname Natishyn/Hnatyshin/Gnatyshyn (Гнати́шин) likely has origins in the Ukrainian portion of Bukovina, in Central Europe (now Ukraine). The family was either Ukrainian or Rusyn.
Sources: Genealogy of Ruben Fleischer (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Ruben’s paternal grandfather, Jack Fleischer, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Ruben’s paternal grandfather, Jack Fleischer – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Ruben’s paternal grandmother, Irma Lee (Zimmerman) Fleischer – http://www.genealogybuff.com
Genealogy of Ruben Fleischer (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.genealogy.com
Marriage record of Ruben’s maternal grandparents, Haydn/Haydon Samuel/Samuels and Dorothy Natishyn – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Ruben’s maternal great-grandparents, Haydn/Hayden J. Samuel/Samuels and Hattie/Harriet Crandon – http://www.familysearch.org
Ruben’s maternal great-grandfather, Haydn/Hayden J. Samuel/Samuels, on the 1910 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Ruben’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Natishyn, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Ruben’s maternal great-uncle (grandmother’s brother) – http://articles.mcall.com
He looks like Emmanuel Macron.
Partially (nose and eyes area)
Welsh, likely Ukrainian —> Welsh, Polish
Yes, Natishyn appears to be common in Ukraine in different variations. But Alex and Mary are listed as Polish-born, and also both spoke Polish. And they were both Catholics as well, whereas Ukrainians tend to be Orthodox. Maybe the name had Ukrainian origins further back.
Ukrainians in the US and Canada are mostly Greek Catholic, not Orthodox. Dorothy’s sister Mary was born in Galicia, Ukraine according to her obituary (census has her as being born in Pa, marriage record as born in Poland). The only other Natishyn in that cemetery has a Ukrainian first name. Her brother Walter was a member of a Greek Catholic church.
I’m 100% sure these were Eastern Slavic people (Ukrainian or Rusyn).
I found them on 1920 census. They were indexed as Notteskin, from Austria, language Russian.