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Is Bernie Sanders Jewish?

Oh, c'mon! Of course!

But if you came here looking for the facts, here they are: Bernard Sanders was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 8, 1941. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

Bernie Sanders is the son of Dora/Dorothy (Glassberg) and Eli Sanders. His father was a Polish Jewish immigrant. His mother was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents. Bernie Sanders' paternal grandparents were Leon Sander and Ettel “Ethel” Horn.

Bernie’s maternal grandparents were Benjamin Glassberg/Glassburg (the son of Abraham Glassburg) and Brayna “Bessie” Greenberg. The American politician served as a United States Senator from Vermont since 2007; an independent, he caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate. He has previously been Mayor of Burlington, Vermont (from 1981 to 1989), and a U.S. Representative from Vermont (from 1991 to 2007).

Bernie Sanders is currently a candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 2016.