Birth Name: Dianne Emiel Goldman
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California
Date of Birth: June 22, 1933
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*Russian, German and/or Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Dianne Feinstein is an American politician. She has served as a United States Senator from California since 1992. She was previously Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988.
Dianne is the daughter of Betty (Rosenburg/Rosenberg) and Leon Goldman. Dianne’s father was born in California, to a Polish Jewish father and a Russian Jewish mother. Dianne’s mother was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and was of the Russian Orthodox (Christian) religion. It is not clear exactly what Dianne’s mother’s ancestry was. She may have had Russian, German and/or Jewish ancestry.
Dianne identifies as Jewish by religion.
Dianne’s paternal grandparents were Samuel Goldman and Lillie Kalfin/Kalvin (the daughter of Hershel David Kalfin and Chaya Sura). Samuel was born in Poland. Lillie was born in Russia, to parents from Germany.
Dianne’s maternal grandfather had the surname “Rosenburg”. Dianne’s maternal grandmother was likely named Helen Achimia Mussiev.
Sources: Genealogy of Dianne Feinstein (focusing on her father’s side) – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Likely Dianne’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org