Birth Name: David Drew Pinsky
Place of Birth: Pasadena, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 4, 1958
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*English, German, Scottish, remote Welsh (mother)
Drew Pinsky is an American board-certified internist, addiction medicine specialist, and media personality. His father, Morton Pinsky, was from a Jewish family. His mother, Eleanor Mae “Helene” (Stansbury), is of English, German, Scottish, and remote Welsh, descent. Drew was raised Jewish. Drew is married to Susan Marie Sailer.
Drew’s paternal grandparents were David Pinsky (the son of Mark “Meer” Pinsky and Genia “Gitl” Feldman) and Fanya “Fanny/Fannie” Kostinskaya/Kostinsky. David was Ukrainian Jewish immigrant, from Chepovichi. Genia was the daughter of Olya-Boruch Feldman. Fanya was a Russian Jewish immigrant.
Drew’s maternal grandparents were William Benton Stansbury (the son of William Alexander Stewart Stansbury and Susan Francine Graham) and Sarah Jane Hamilton (the daughter of James Ferris Hamilton and Sarah Jane Nethery).
Sources: Genealogy of Drew Pinsky (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.myheritage.com
Genealogy of Drew Pinsky (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.ancestry.com
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