George Gabriel

A photo of Grace (Gabriele) Svendsen's brother George Gabriel.
Because of anti-Italian sentiment caused by the famous ruthless Italian mobsters, several of her brothers changed their names to Gabriel because they were more employable as Jewish men than as Italians. With DNA today it is apparent that there were Jewish genes [both Ashkenazi and Sephardic] in all of us anyway. Besides, we all loved Jewish people and identified with them. My uncles were not tough guys and were attracted to the arts and fashion industry. GEORGE GABRIEL worked with Walt Disney in the creation of Mickey Mouse. He eventually moved to Texas.