Amir Arison – “Concussion” New York City Premiere – Arrivals – AMC Loews Lincoln Square – New York City, NY, USA, 2015 – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 Headshot – False – Photo Credit: Loredana Sangiuliano / PRPhotos.com

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 24, 1978

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Amir Arison is an American actor.

Amir is the son of Zipora and Ron Arison. His parents are from Israel. His father is descended from a Romanian Jew who came to Israel in the late 1800s. His mother was born in a refugee camp in Italy, to Holocaust survivors from Poland. Amir was raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Amir’s maternal grandfather was named Misha Kittman. Misha was from Rovna, now Ukraine.

Amir’s maternal grandmother was named Bronya. Bronya survived the Warsaw Ghetto.

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