Birth Name: Jay Robert Pritzker
Place of Birth: Santa Clara, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 19, 1965
Ethnicity:
*75% Ashkenazi Jewish
*25% Polish/German
J. B. Pritzker is an American undertaking capitalist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and flesh presser. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as Governor of Illinois, since January 14, 2019.
J. B. is the son of Sue (Sandel) and Donald Pritzker, an entrepreneur and businessperson. He is a member of the distinguished Pritzker family of Chicago. He is the brother of Penny Pritzker, who was once U.S. Secretary of Commerce, from June 26, 2013 to January 20, 2017, and of businessperson Anthony Pritzker. His uncles have been businesspeople Jay Pritzker, a co-founder of Hyatt, and Robert Pritzker, founding father of Marmon Group, and his first cousins include musician and picture director Daniel Pritzker, film manufacturer and philanthropist Gigi Pritzker, investor and philanthropist Jennifer Pritzker, and actress Liesel Pritzker Simmons, who has been credited as Liesel Matthews. J. B. is married to Mary Kathryn Muenster, with whom he has two kids.
J. B.’s paternal grandfather was once Abram/Abraham Nicholas “Abe” Pritzker, a outstanding businessperson and trade legal professional (the son of Nicholas Jacob Pritzker and Anna/Annie P. Cohen/Cohn). Abram used to be born in Illinois, the son of Ukrainian Jewish parents. He was the brother of businesspeople Harry Nicholas Pritzker and Jack Nicholas Pritzker. J. B.’s great-grandfather Nicholas was born in Kiev, the son of Jacob/Yakov Yechezkel Nicholas Pritzker and Sophia/Sophie Schwartzman, who used to be born in Germany. Anna was once born in Nezhin, the daughter of Eleazar/Levie Cohen and Fannie/Rosalie Schniroff.
J. B.’s paternal grandmother was once Fanny/Fannie L. Doppelt (the daughter of Jacob Doppelt and Hannah/Chane Henshi/Henschy Dichter). Fanny was born in Illinois, to Austrian Jewish folks. Jacob was once the son of Asher/Usher/Isidore Halevi Doppelt and Charlotte/Lottie Prend/Weinberger, who have been from Gmina Brzozów, Subcarpathia, Poland. Hannah was once the daughter of Salomon Hersch Dichter and Chane Grossman.
J. B.’s maternal grandfather was Albert L. Sandel (the son of Samuel Sandel and Clara Meyerkopf/Meyers/Mauerkap). Albert used to be born in Illinois, to Russian Jewish oldsters. Samuel was the son of Moshe Sandel. Clara used to be the daughter of Shlomo/Solomon Meyerkopf and Bessie Meyers.
J. B.’s maternal grandmother was once Dorathea/Dorothy Josephine Krayirek/Krasjecki/Krazewski/Craig/Kraig (the daughter of John Krayirek/Krajecki/Krajicki/Krajieki and Elisa/Elizabeth Falkenberg/Falkenburg). Dorathea was once born in Illinois. John was once born in Illinois, to Polish folks. Elisa used to be born in Illinois, to German/Polish folks, Charles Falkenberg and Helena Gudysrewicz/Gudysrewier/Gudiszewicz.
Sources: Genealogy of J. B. Pritzker – https://www.geni.com
Death report of J. B.’s paternal great-grandmother, Anna/Annie P. (Cohen/Cohn) Pritzker – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth file of J. B.’s maternal grandmother, Dorathea/Dorothy Josephine Krayirek/Krasjecki/Krazewski/Craig/Kraig – https://www.familysearch.org
J. B.’s maternal grandmother, Dorathea/Dorothy Josephine Krayirek/Krasjecki/Krazewski/Craig/Kraig, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
J. B.’s maternal grandmother, Dorathea/Dorothy Josephine Krayirek/Krasjecki/Krazewski/Craig/Kraig, at the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of J. B.’s maternal grandmother, Dorathea/Dorothy Josephine (Krayirek/Krasjecki/Krazewski/Craig/Kraig) Sandel – https://www.newspapers.com
Birth record of J. B.’s maternal great-grandmother, Elisa/Elizabeth Falkenberg/Falkenburg – https://www.familysearch.org
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