The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Seinfeld is known as being quintessentially New York. It turns out his family is, too.The comedian's grandfather Simon Seinfeld was a 15-year-old tailor from Austria when he arrived at Ellis Island in 1903.
The New York Times and the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation traced the path of Seinfeld's family through passenger manifests, census records and naturalization papers. The foundation is giving Jerry Seinfeld a family heritage award on May 19.
After arriving by sea, Simon Seinfeld met up with an uncle who lived on Manhattan Lower East Side. Eventually he became a fish vendor and moved to Brooklyn.
Seinfeld's 100-year-old aunt, who arrived on another boat as a baby, will attend the award ceremony.
Published 4/24/09 by
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