Joel Smollett (1956 - 2015)

Ancestors

Biography

Joel Smollett has Jewish Roots.

Joel was born in Russia, the son of Peter Smollett and his first wife Molly Hirchenson. His father had been born in Brooklyn of Eastern European Jewish descent and his mother of Russian descent.^[1][2]

He immigrated to the United States where he married and had a family of six children, most of whom became actors.

Joel and his wife were active in Civil Rights campaigns in the Bay Area.

Sources

1. ↑ Who Was Joel Smollett, Jussie Smollett's Father?, Buzz South Africa, by Romeo Ndlovu, updated 29 Aug 2023
2. ↑ Obituary: Free View of Clipping "Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Leader-Post; Publication Date: 11 Mar 2017; Publication Place: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/498597690/?article=1dad6b32-0697-4c48-b187-52ae5945865b&focus=0.7618159,0.5302763,0.9491757,0.7946853&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 62226 #660684477 (accessed 11 October 2023)
   Name: Peter Smollett Febmary; Gender: Male; Death Age: 87; Birth Date: 1930; Birth Place: Brooklyn, N Y; Marriage Date: 1966; Marriage Place: New York; Residence Place: Far Rockaway N Y; Death Date: 2017; Death Place: Toronto; Obituary Date: 11 Mar 2017; Obituary Place: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; Newspaper Title: The Leader-Post; Father: David Smollett; Spouse: Molly Smollett; Child: Jett Joel Rebecca Rebecca Smollett Joel Smollett; Siblings: Norma Goldwyn.

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