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Celebrities' Bar and Bat Mitzvah Memories
Simon & Schuster
November 2007
On Sale: November 6, 2007
176 pages
ISBN: 0743287878
EAN: 9780743287876
Hardcover
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In Mazel Tov, celebrity journalist Jill Rappaport and
photographer Linda Solomon offer an intimate glimpse of the
bar or bat mitzvahs of some of the most talented people in
entertainment, politics and business. This remarkable book
brings together stories and never-before-seen family photos
of a variety of public figures, as they look back on their
thirteen-year-old selves and reminisce about the celebration
that marked their transition into adulthood. The
wonderfully candid interviews in Mazel Tov document
deeply poignant, and often hilariously awkward, moments in
these very public lives. Interviewees include Jeremy Piven,
Senator Joseph Lieberman, Marlee Matlin, Richard Dreyfuss,
Ronald Perelman, Howie Mandel, Gene Shalit, Harvey
Fierstein, Judy Gold, Larry King, Donny Deutsch, Michael
Kors, Charles Grodin, Josh and Andy Bernstein, and many
others. Their experiences run the gamut: Kirk Douglas
decided to be bar mitzvahed twice, while others, like Noah
Wyle, always wanted one but never had the chance. There are
stories of bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, confirmations, and
the only documented "bark" mitzvah, held in honor of two
beloved pets. Though the stories vary greatly in their
detail, they all express a common appreciation for values
and traditions that have been passed down through the
generations. Illustrated with photos pulled from family
albums as well as contemporary portraits, Mazel Tov
is an appealing tribute to the enduring bonds of faith and
family.
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