Mordechay, known as Marko, was born on December 24th, 1967 in Turkey. Marko's father is Issac RUSO and his mother is Kadden. His paternal grandparents were Mordechay “Marko” RUSO and Sara CIKUREL; his maternal grandparents were Moshe and Fortuna. He has a brother and a sister, named Moshe and Sarah. He is the oldest of the three children.