Birth Name: Mark Alexandrovich Ivanir
Place of Birth: Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of Birth: September 6, 1968
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Mark Ivanir is a Ukrainian-born Israeli actor. He is the son of Maya Malka (Surkis), a teacher of German, and Alexander “Sasha” Ivanir, a teacher of English. His father was born in Vyzhnytsia.
Mark’s paternal grandparents were Zalman Ivanir and Berta Kurtz (the daughter of Hersh Kurtz and a woman surnamed Hazenfratz).
Mark’s maternal grandfather was Meshulam Surkis (the son of Yacov Surkis and Perl). Meshulam was a writer, journalist, and actor of the Yiddish language. He was born in Berehomet.
Mark’s maternal grandmother was Esther Wohl (the daughter of Menahem Mendl Wohl). Esther was born in Chernivtsi.
Source: Genealogy of Mark Ivanir – https://www.geni.com