Betty Seinfeld: Where Is Jerry Seinfeld’s Mother Now?

Betty Seinfeld is the mother of Jerry Seinfeld. Betty’s son Jerry is a popular stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is the creator and host of the web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012–2019). He has been active in the entertainment industry since 1976.

Betty Seinfeld: Bio Summary

Betty Seinfeld was born on 12 December 1915, in Aleppo, Mount Simeon District, Aleppo, Syria. She is the daughter of Selim Hosni, a joiner, and Salha Hosni, a homemaker. Her parents were Jews from Aleppo, Syria. Her father Selmin was the son of Ezra Husney and Esther Sartell, per sources.

Betty’s mother Salha was the daughter of Sma Kassin and Garez Dayan. Salha’s mother Garez Dayan was a member of the Dayan rabbinic family, who trace their paternal ancestry back to the Medieval Exilarchs, and from the Exilarchs back to the Biblical King David.

Betty is the sister of Orizia. She reportedly had another sister named Nasar “Jimmy” Hosni and half-sisters Grace Hosni and Sarah Anastasio. She was married to Kálmán Seinfeld, a sign painter who also served in World War II. She assisted her husband in his profession of sign-making. She was a tailor.

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The couple operated their sign-making shop Signfeld Sign. Both Betty and her husband Kalman grew up as orphans. Betty and Kálmán Seinfeld were married until Kálmán passed away. Kálmán died on 31 January 1985, at age 66, in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA.

They are the parents of Carolyn Liebling and Jerry Seinfeld. Carolyn has been her famous brother Jerry’s talent manager. Jerry born Jerome Allen Seinfeld is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing a semi-fictionalized version of himself in Seinfeld (1989–1998).

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Jerry Seinfeld produced, co-wrote, and starred in the 2007 film Bee Movie. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he revealed that his five favorite films are The Heartbreak Kid (1972), The Graduate (1967), The In-Laws (1979), A Night at the Opera (1935), and Glengarry Glen Ross (1992).

Where Is Jerry Seinfeld’s Mother Now?

Betty Seinfeld, the mother of Jerry Seinfeld is not alive. She passed away when she was 98 years old. She died on 18 April 2014, in Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. According to sources, she was Cremated but the location of her ashes is unknown. There was no specific reason behind her death.