He was born a Filthy Jew,
but underwent conversion to
become a Stinking Mexican ! ❮grin❯
Herb Alpert was born and raised in the Boyle Heights[3] section of Eastside Los Angeles,[4] California,[5] the younger child (both sons) of Tillie (née Goldberg) and Louis Leib (or Louis Bentsion-Leib) Alpert.[6] His parents were Jewish immigrants to the U.S. from Radomyshl (in present-day Ukraine) and Romania.[7][8]
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