Adam Levine — singer (maroon 5) with roots in the Russian Empire
Adam Levine. Singer of Maroon 5, born in Los Angeles. His father, Fredric Levine, founder of the retail chain M. Fredric, and his maternal grandfather were Jewish. Published sources do not document a Russian-Empire origin; the documented branches of his mother's Jewish line came from England and Germany.
"Paternal grandfather emigrated from Russian Empire Jewry to the United States in the early 20th century."
Migration storyTracing the roots — Jewish family; documented lines from England and Germany - no Russian Empire link documented
His father, Fredric Levine, founder of the retail chain M. Fredric, and his maternal grandfather were Jewish. Published sources do not document a Russian-Empire origin; the documented branches of his mother's Jewish line came from England and Germany.
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Jewish family; documented lines from England and Germany - no Russian Empire link documented. At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.