These individuals are related by marriage to descendants of Theresa Bloch (Rabbi Wise’s first wife) and also his first cousin, Solomon Block, my 2X great grandfather.
| Dr. Isaac Mayer Wise | Rabbi, the Architect of American Reform Judaism in America) |
| Adolph Simon Ochs | (New York Times owner and publisher) |
| Arthur Hays Sulzberger | (New York Times publisher 1935-1961) |
| Arthur Ochs Sulzberger | (New York Times publisher 1963-1992) |
| Louis B. Mayer | (Movie producer, MGM Studios) |
| David O. Selznick | (Movie producer, Academy Award Winner *) |
| Jennifer Jones | (Actress, Academy Award Winner *) |
| Robert Hudson Walker | (Actor, star of Alfred Hitchcock thriller, Strangers on a Train) |
* David O. Selznick won Oscars for Gone With the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940) * Jennifer Jones won an Oscar in 1944 for Best Actress in Song of Bernadette
| Dr. Isaac Mayer Wise | husband of my 1st cousin 4x removed (link) |
| Adolph Simon Ochs | husband of my my 2nd cousin 3x removed (link) |
| Arthur Hays Sulzberger | husband of my 3rd cousin 2x removed (link) |
| Arthur Ochs Sulzberger | 4th cousin 1x removed (link) |
| Louis B. Mayer | maternal grandfather of husband of my 5th cousin (link) |
| David O. Selznick | father-in-law of my 5th cousin (link) * |
| Jennifer Jones | wife of father-in-law of my 5th cousin (link) * |
| Robert Hudson Walker | husband of wife of father-in-law of my 5th cousin (link) |
* (Academy Award Winner)
Although you may be famous indeed, you are still living so you don’t make the cut. I realize these relationships are a stretch but with the Architect of a Religious movement and two Oscar winners among this august clan, I’m going to claim them.
Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise(1819-1900)
Adolph Simon Ochs(1858-1935)
Adolph Simon Ochs(1858-1935)
Arthur Hays Sulzberger(1891-1968)
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger(1926-2012)
David O. Selznick(1902-1965)
Louis B. Mayer(1884-1957)
Jennifer Jones(1902-2009)
Robert Walker(1918-1951)
