Jan 19, 2007

If Madonna can bring the people together in the west, Cheb i Sabbah is definitely doing this in the east. And the best part about this is he does it with style. (Foward) For many people, the idea of a Jewish DJ being named a featured artist at venues like the Arab Film Festival or the Arab American National Museum would be a head-scratcher. For global...

Jan 16, 2007

“Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin alive, stayin alive. Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin alive.” Sorry for that, I just had to get that out of my system. (Israel Today) Singer and songwriter, Robin Gibb of the “Bee Gees” arrived in Israel as a guest of psychic Uri Geller and the Ministry of Tourism. Gibb was a member of the band that was a singing trio of...

(Hat Tip: Israellycool, Twice) I would have never guessed that Elvis Presley and Yaphet Kotto were Jewish. I was able to meet Presley’s step brother (by marriage) a few years ago, although he mentioned nothing about his step brothers kosher roots (then again, he was talking to a couple hundred students at the time). I wonder how many other actors we see on...