Zedd
Birth Name: Anton Zaslavski
Place of Birth: Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Date of Birth: 2 September, 1989
Ethnicity: Russian Jewish
Zedd is a Russian-born German record producer, DJ, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He is a Grammy Award-winner. His songs include “Clarity,” “Stay the Night,” “I Want You to Know,” “Stay,” and “The Middle,” a co-credit on the remix “Lost in Japan,” and as a featured artist on “Break Free” and “Starving.”
Zedd was born in Saratov, Russia, then in the USSR, to musicians, Marina Vladimirovna Zaslavskaya and Igor Zaslavski. He moved with his family to Germany when he was three. He grew up in Dansenberg, Kaiserslautern, there. Zedd speaks fluent Russian, German, English, and a little French. His stage name is from the English pronunciation of the letter “Z.”
Zedd has said:
I grew up in Germany and my family is Jewish. Trust me. I know what a dictator is.
Most Russians who live in present-day Germany are of Jewish or ethnic German background.
He is a classically trained musician, and began playing the piano and drums at four. In 2002, he joined the German band Dioramic, signed by Lifeforce Records. His interest in producing electronic music was piqued after hearing † by French electronic duo Justice. He began producing electronic music in 2009.
One of Zedd’s grandmothers’ names is Margarita.
No I wasn’t suggesting that. Sorry meant to ask if his father or grandfather was Jewish.
Well it could be his mother…
About my idea, yes or no?
How do you know he’s not Jewish? Since his family are Russians living in Germany, he would pretty much have to be of either Jewish or ethnic German descent, and I doubt he’s German. It isn’t trolling to say he’s Jewish, although they don’t seem to have a source.
So it’s possible that his father or paternal grandfather is the one that practices Judaism?
“practices Judaism”?
I’m confused why that was quoted with a question mark. But more importantly please consider my idea.
I’m confused why you said “practices Judaism”? Are you saying they converted from Russian Orthodox to Orthodox Jewish (thus breaking the law in Czarist Russia at the time)? Or did they convert after the Russian Revolution (this probably breaking a different law)?
Of course he’s Jewish. He’s very dark, exotic, and Lebanese-looking.
Many Mongolians and blonde haired and blue eyed, but are they White? no. Melanesians can have blonde hair too, but are they White as well? no. Genetic mutations like being fair haired and fair eyed has nothing to do with being more White, at all.
Russians and Baltic peoples are genetically more Northern European than Scandinavians even. But yes, they are just as white as the Maltese.
Russians are definitely not the Whitest Europeans. Lighter features has nothing to do with being more White. That is called Nordicism. Europeans are of many different hues and are just as White as each other.
probably jew, doesnt look russian AT ALL. too dark.
I know russians who are darker than him ( darker skin, black hair and dark eyes). and he is definitely not dark at all.
No ethnic Russian has black hair or dark skin, and only 5% have dark brown eyes. If you are not blue/grey-eyed and your hair is darker than light/light-medium brown you are going to stand out A LOT.
And Zedd surely stands out.
No ethnic Russian has hair darker than light-medium brown or brown eyes? Natalie Wood and her family beg to differ.
Also, Zedd could have Jewish ancestry, but he still isn’t “dark.” Not by a long shot.
You sound like a delusional white supremacist to me.