Birth Name: Benjamin Nicholas Hunter Goldwasser
Place of Birth: Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Date of Birth: December 17, 1982
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*English, German, Scottish, Irish (mother)
Ben Goldwasser is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is a member of the rock band MGMT.
Ben is the son of Rachel Ann (Hunter) and David Mark Goldwasser. Ben’s father is Jewish (with German Jewish ancestry). His mother has English, German, Scottish, and Irish ancestry.
Ben has said, “I don’t identify with any religion at all but I’m really interested in all religions. I would never want to associate myself with just one of them”.
Ben’s paternal grandparents are Edwin “Ned” Goldwasser and Elizabeth Weiss (the daughter of Louis Stix Weiss and Aline/Honi Pollitzer).
Ben’s maternal grandparents were George Howard Hunter (the son of George Blackwood Hunter and Ruth M. Howard) and Lulu Vivian Isaacs (the daughter of Harleston/Harley Lee Isaacs and Nora Christine Fivecoate/Fivecoats).
Sources: Mention of Ben’s paternal grandparents, Edwin “Ned” Goldwasser and Elizabeth Weiss – http://hereandnow.wbur.org
Genealogy of Ben’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://www.neilpiwovar.com
Genealogy of Ben’s paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Weiss – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Ben’s maternal grandfather, George Howard Hunter – http://www.news-gazette.com
Genealogy of Ben’s maternal great-grandfather, George Blackwood Hunter – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com