Keren Peles

Keren Peles — singer with roots in the Russian Empire

Keren Peles is an Israeli pop singer who became one of the most commercially successful female artists in Israeli music history. She has had numerous chart-topping hits and has been a consistent presence in Israeli popular culture for over two decades.

Tracing the roots — Poland / Russia

Her family has Polish and Russian Jewish roots — part of the Eastern European Jewish communities of the Russian Empire's Pale of Settlement that emigrated to Israel. Her music career reflects the vibrant Israeli pop scene built by descendants of Russian and Eastern European immigrants.

Standard Ashkenazi roots.

Historical context

Russian Empire · c. 1721–1917

Poland / Russia. At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.

Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)

A career defined by ambition