Family
Jonah Goldberg is married to Jessica Gavora, former chief speechwriter and a senior policy adviser to former Attorney General John Ashcroft, and they have a daughter. Their dog Cosmo, a.k.a. "Snowball," "of indeterminate parentage and upbringing," also contributes articles to National Review.
Goldberg's brother, Joshua Goldberg, died on February 10, 2011, from injuries he sustained in a fall. Their late father, Sidney Goldberg (1931–2005), was Jewish, and their mother, Lucianne Goldberg, is Episcopalian.
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