Eric Foner is sometimes incorrectly referred to as her brother (The
Columbia Spectator, February 2006). He is actually her
ex-husband.
She received her M.A. in developmental psychology from Columbia
University
She received a B.A. in English from Barnard College in 1966.
Son Jacob 'Jake' Benjamin Gyllenhaal, born December 19, 1980.
Granddaughter Ramona Sarsgaard, born October 3, 2006.
Is Naomi from the line "And what about Naomi?" in the "Love of Chair"
segment from The Electric Company (1971).
Daughter Maggie Ruth Gyllenhaal, born November 16, 1977.
She is the daughter of Ruth (Silbowitz), a doctor, and Samuel Achs. Her paternal grandparents were Galician Jewish immigrants, and her maternal grandparents were Latvian Jews, with roots in Dvinsk.