Vania Heymann

Heymann, Gal Muggia – 2016 MTV Video Music Awards – Arrivals – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY, USA – Photo Credit: Aaron J. Thornton / PR Photos

Birth Name: Vania David Heymann

Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Israel

Date of Birth: March 27, 1986

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Vania Heymann is an Israeli artist and film and music video director.

His parents were born in France. His father, Jacky “Yaacov” Heymann, is a geriatric physician, from Strasbourg. His mother, Florence Paul, is an anthropologist.

Vania’s maternal grandfather was named Joseph Herschmann (the son of Isak Herschmann and Paulina). Joseph was a Ukrainian Jewish emigrant, from Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast.

Vania’s maternal grandmother was named Huguette. Huguette was born in Paris, France.

Sources: Genealogy of Vania Heymann (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Family histories of Vania Heymann (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://czernowitz.ehpes.com
http://czernowitz.ehpes.com