Well-known public figures are of interest to their fans to absolutely everyone, especially their life, origin, and so on. Many fans strive to find out as much as possible about their idols, but it is not always possible to get to all the details. Many stars from different spheres of life are of Jewish origin, but some let everyone they meet know about it, while others are modestly silent, as a result of which new information about them makes you really wonder. Below is a list of those Russian celebrities who hid from the public that their family roots come from the Jewish people. You may be interested in the article 10 interesting facts about Anatoly Wasserman.
10. Leonid Agutin
Singer Leonid Agutin, who has the status of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, is a Jew. He was born in 1968 in the Russian capital, Moscow, into a family of Jewish origin, consisting of his mother Natalya Leonidovna, who taught in schools, and father Nikolai Petrovich, whose profession Leonid inherited, a musician, and he is also a music critic.
9. Angelica Varum
If you do not go far, then the wife of Leonid Agutin, singer Angelica Varum, who is also considered to be quite a famous artist in Russia, is also Jewish. She is from Ukraine, from the city of Lvov, a Jewish family. She was born in 1969. Her father, Yuri Ignatievich, worked as a composer, and her mother, Galina Mikhailovna, was a theater director.
The singer herself even recalled that the surname of her grandfather, who was originally from Poland, was Roebuck. But with the outbreak of World War II, his family had to change it to the surname Varum, which is more rare, so that after hostilities it would be easier to find relatives. Also pay attention to the rating of the 10 most beautiful singers in Russia.
8. Larisa Dolina
Larisa Dolina, presented to the general public as a performer in the field of pop and jazz, was born in 1955 in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku. Unlike the above celebrities, she appeared in a family whose origins come from Jewish roots, from people not associated with art. Father Alexander Markovich worked as a builder, and mother Galina Izrailevna worked as a machinist. But this did not stop her from appearing on the big stage and gaining recognition.
7. Oleg Gazmanov
Oleg Gazmanov, a famous singer of Russia, who also has the status of Honored and People's Artist of the Russian Federation, is also a Jew. He was born in 1951 in the Kaliningrad region, in a family consisting of a Tatar Mikhail Semyonovich, who works as a military major, his mother and Zinaida Abramovna, who gave her life to medicine in the field of cardiology, which was of Jewish origin.
6. Tamara Gverdtsiteli
Tamara Gverdtsiteli is a talented performer who was born in the capital of Georgia - Tbilisi. Tamara herself said that her mother was Jewish in her family, and the singer says that she went with her mind. And the father was Georgian and the daughter took over his emotionality. But since childhood, Tamara was raised by her mother, and as the singer says, with age, Jewish genes begin to act on her more and more.
5. Jasmine
Jasmine is a fairly well-known Russian singer, actress and model. Its family roots also go back to the Jews. To be more precise, she was born in 1977 to mountain Jews in the city of Derbent, Republic of Dagestan: her father, Lyov Yakovlevich, worked as a choreographer, and her mother, Margarita Semyonovna, as a conductor. By the way, great-grandmother Jasmine still lives in Israel.
4. Vladimir Vinokur
Vladimir Vinokur is a performer who is as popular as a comedian since the days of the Soviet Union. Vinokur was born in 1948 in a family where his father Nathan Vinokur worked as a well-known builder in Vladimir's native Kursk, and it was from him that Vladimir inherited Jewish genes. Mother - Anna Yulievna, taught Russian language and literature in schools.
3. Maxim Galkin
It is hard to imagine that the famous Russian singer, TV presenter, artist and humorist Maxim Galkin was also born into a small family of Jewish origin in a village near Chelyabinsk in 1976. According to him, the Larins clan walked along the mother's side, and the Odessa Jews on the father's side. Now he lives with his wife, the famous Russian singer Alla Pugacheva.
2.Mikhail Shufutinsky
Mikhail Shufutinsky, a singer who plays the piano, is also a Jew by nationality. He was born in 1948 in Moscow, into a family where his father Zakhar Davidovich was a participant in World War II and an experienced doctor, it was he who was of Jewish origin, passing on the genes to his son.
1. Lolita Milyavskaya
The famous Russian pop singer, TV presenter, director, artist Lolita Markovna Milyavskaya was born into a Jewish and creative musical family in the Ukrainian city of Mukachevo in 1963. My mother was a member of a jazz band, and my father conducted the orchestra. Since her parents toured a lot, Lolita often lived with her grandmother as a child. But after the divorce in 1972, his father left for Israel in 1974.
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