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The Jewish World of Elvis Presley

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For international customers: The center is staffed and provides answers on Sundays through Thursdays between 7AM and 14PM Israel time Toll In May 1929, Parker returned to the U.S. and found work with carnivals owing to his experience in the Netherlands. [4] He enlisted in the United States Army a few months later, taking the name Tom Parker from the name of the officer who interviewed him to disguise the fact that he was an illegal alien. He completed basic training at Fort McPherson in Georgia. [4]

As documented in the movie, in the end, the group was successful in giving Elvis the Jewish tribute that they felt was long overdue. Initially they had only 7 of the 10 Jewish males required for a minyan (quorum) to recite the mourner's kaddish. But fortunately, or miraculously as Hartal asserts, three more Jews came "out of nowhere" and Rabbi Reuven Poupko led the group in prayer. Alan Fortas acted as a bodyguard and general assistant to Elvis. He was the nephew of former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas. 5. His mother’s tombstone is graced with a Star of David. Presley's father, Vernon, was of German,[9] Scottish and English origins.[10] Presley's mother, Gladys, was of Scots-Irish with some French Norman ancestry.[11] His mother, Gladys, and the rest of the family, apparently believed that her great-great-grandmother, Morning Dove White, was Cherokee;[12][13] this was confirmed by Elvis's granddaughter Riley Keough in 2017.[14][15] Elaine Dundy, in her biography, supports the belief.[16] Gladys was regarded by relatives and friends as the dominant member of the small family. For the remainder of Presley's life, Parker saw little of him. The two had become almost strangers, and false reports in the media suggested that Presley's contract was up for sale. [58] Although Parker publicly denied these claims, he had been in talks with Peter Grant, the manager of Led Zeppelin, about the possibility of him overseeing a European tour for Presley. [58] Despite the new rumors of Presley touring overseas, however, Parker never followed through with the deal.In addition to Geller’s memoir and the many other personal and anecdotal references I consulted while writing about the question of Elvis’s Jewish heritage, there is also the book, Elvis and Gladys (2004), in which author Elaine Dundy uncovers Elvis’s great, great grandmother, Nancy (Sarah?) Burdine (b. 1825), whose Jewish family arrived in the South from Lithuania in the late 18 th century. Dundy traces Burdine’s lineage through five generations until arriving at Gladys Smith Presley. She then explains that, according to Jewish law, if you are, like Elvis, descended from a Jewish woman in an unbroken line of women, you are considered to be a Jew, even if you never identified as one or practiced the religion.

In July 1976, three of Presley's personal bodyguards and members of the "Memphis Mafia", Robert Gene "Red" West, his cousin Sonny West and David Hebler, were fired by Vernon Presley and decided to write a tell-all book about their life in his inner circle, Elvis: What Happened?. [58] Worried about the impact such details might have on his career, Presley, through his father, asked Parker to stop the publication. Parker made several attempts to have it stopped, but failed to do so. [58] According to Presley's friend, Larry Geller, Parker secretly wanted the book to be published, hoping that it would help Presley realize the severity of his situation and persuade him to do something about it. [58] The book was published one year later on July 12, 1977, about a month before Presley's death. [59]There is another Elvis however who is in fact observant. Dan Hartal is the world's only Orthodox Jewish Elvis impersonator, and goes by the moniker -- Elvis Schmelvis. My parents didn’t expect him to become famous,” Judy, Harold’s sister, said. “They thought he had a nice voice, but they didn’t think it was exceptional.”

So that’s where the Copen family menorah sits today, on display for the museum’s 50,000-100,000 annual visitors to view. And here’s the story of Elvis Shmelvis, a.k.a. Dan Hartal, “the world’s only Orthodox Elvis impersonator” and a longtime devotee of the Jewish Elvis. Elvis was 13 when he and his parents left Tupelo for Memphis. There, the Presleys lived downstairs from the family of Rabbi Alfred Fruchter of Beth El Emeth Congregation. The rabbi’s son, Harold, now 65 and living in Maryland, told me the two families became good friends; Harold’s mother would often have coffee with Elvis’ mother Gladys. Afvaart 'SS Veendam' op 20-03-1926 vanaf haven New York". stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl. Rotterdam City Archive.Firstly, here’s a look at Elvis’ parent’s ethnicities. On his mother’s side, Elvis had some Native American ancestry, specifically Cherokee ancestry. According to the book Elvis and Gladys, his maternal great-great-great grandmother was a Cherokee woman named Morning White Dove. She married a man named William Mansell, who was of French ancestry. They got married at a time when marriage between Native Americans and white people was not uncommon in the American South. Elvis refused to take any money for his help. On Sundays he accompanied his own family to church, dressed in his finest clothes. 4. His “Memphis Mafia” included three Jews. I just don’t want to miss getting through the gates of Heaven on a technicality,” Elvis would quip. 3. Elvis was the “Shabbos goy” for a Rabbi’s family. Turns out, Elvis’ maternal great-great grandmother, Nancy Burdine, was believed to be Jewish. Her daughter gave birth to Doll Mansell, who gave birth to Elvis’ mother, Gladys Smith. That, according to a Jewish law, which confers Jewish lineage by way of the mother, makes Elvis technically a Jew.

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