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Birth Name: Jill Ellen Stein
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Birth: May 14, 1950
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Jill Stein is an American physician, activist, and politician. She is the Green Party’s 2016 nominee for President of the United States. She was also the Green Party’s nominee for President of the United States in 2012.
Jill is the daughter of Gladys (Wool) and Joseph Stein.
Jill’s paternal grandparents were Abraham “Abe” Stein and Lillian/Lily Zeidman/Zudman (the daughter of Joseph Zeidman and Sarah Green). Abraham was a Jewish immigrant from Russia/Poland. Lillian was born in London, England, to Russian Jewish parents.
Jill’s maternal grandparents were Israel William Wool (the son of Aaron Wool and Rose Lerner) and Mae Surslossky/Swislow. Israel and Mae were Russian Jewish immigrants. Israel was from Volhynia. Aaron was the son of Joseph Wool.
Sources: http://forward.com
Jill’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jill’s paternal grandmother, Lillian/Lily Zeidman/Zudman, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jill’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jill’s maternal grandfather, Israel Wool, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org