Lenny Bruce — comedian with roots in the Russian Empire
Lenny Bruce. Stand-up comedian and satirist, born in Mineola, New York (1925-1966). Born Leonard Alfred Schneider in Mineola, New York, in 1925 to Myron Schneider, a British-born shoe clerk, and Sally Marr, born Sadie Kitchenberg in Queens. Her parents are described as Russian Jewish immigrants in one source and as Polish Jews in another; no authoritative source names their origin.
Tracing the roots — Mother's parents described as Russian or Polish Jewish immigrants in non-authoritative sources only (town not documented); father born in England
Born Leonard Alfred Schneider in Mineola, New York, in 1925 to Myron Schneider, a British-born shoe clerk, and Sally Marr, born Sadie Kitchenberg in Queens. Her parents are described as Russian Jewish immigrants in one source and as Polish Jews in another; no authoritative source names their origin.
A career defined by ambition
"If you can take the hot lead enema, then you can cast the first stone."