Elvis Stuff

[Trudi Goodman <goobietheg...>]

From: Trudi Goodman
Check his friend George's biography/memoir of the El.
George is Jewish.  Knew Elvis since childhood, grew up in the same hood.  I 
believe his last name is Stein???
The story goes that when Elvis' mother died--according to her wishes, 
because her mother was Jewish(El's grandmother) she wanted a Jewish star put 
on her headstone.
Elvis did this--and his father Vernon freaked and demanded that it be 
removed---Vernon didn't want anyone to know that his wife was part Jewish.
I don't know if the star is actually still on the headstone---many people 
knew this story though.
Elvis always maintained that he was part Jewish.
Of course, some of his friends were Jews growing up, like George.  Also when 
his family was destitute(I think when his father Vern was in Jail) a local 
Rabbi rented his mother and him an apartment--or gave them space to live in 
his basement.
So, if he wasn't Jewish he at least wanted to be.  Close enough for Jazz, 
I'd say.





>From: Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl (at) flash(dot)net>
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: RE: Julio Inglesias Jewish? -Reply
>Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 13:00:36 -0400
>
> >My understanding is that Elvis's maternal grandmother was Jewish.
>
>I don't think that this is true.   I know that his mother was born in
>Palestine but that doesn't automatically mean that the family was Jewish.
>
>
>Reyzl
>
>
>


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