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Birth Name: Anthony David Weiner

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 4, 1964

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Anthony Weiner is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, from January 3, 1999 to June 21, 2011. He is a convicted felon.

He is the son of Frances, a high school math teacher, and Mort Weiner, a lawyer. Anthony’s family is Jewish. He has stated that his household was not religious. He was partly raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Anthony is married to Huma Abedin, a political staffer, with whom he has a son. Huma is a Muslim of Indian and Pakistani descent, and speaks Arabic.

Anthony’s paternal grandfather was named Harry Weiner.

Anthony’s paternal grandmother was named Tillie.

Anthony’s maternal grandfather was Sol Finkelstein (the son of Louis Finkelstein and Hannah/Anna Hakke Damrauer). Sol was born in New York. Louis was born in England, the son of Max Finkelstein and Leah Caro. Hannah was born in New York, the daughter of German-born parents, Louis Damrauer and Flora Godila.

Anthony’s maternal grandmother was Martha Sorokin (the daughter of Samuel Sorokin and Anna Alt). Martha was born in New York, to a Russian-born father and a Polish-born mother.

Sources: Genealogy of Anthony Weiner – http://www.geni.com

Anthony’s maternal grandmother, Martha Sorokin, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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