Nostalgia Sunday

June 1, 2008 - 8:59 AM by Rachel Neiman

The song “Yehezkel” about the prophet Ezekiel was a major hit for 60s group The High Windows and remains an Israeli classic. This black and white TV version features band members Shmuel “Shmulik” Krauss and his then-wife Josie Katz, but Arik Einstein had apparently already split. What a bummer.

By the way, Josie Katz was a new immigrant from the US (!) and an inspiration to thousands of American-Jewish girls on how to be groovy in the land of Israel. Her life has had ups and downs, she’s been away and come back, but she’s kept on truckin’ and lives in Tel Aviv.

The original recorded version of the song can be found here. This is the one that is burned into my brain – my Israeli mother bought it and delighted as her three little miniskirted American daughters played it on the Hi-Fi and GoGo-ed away.

Tags: • Category: Art, General, Israeliness, Pop Culture 

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4 Comments on Nostalgia Sunday

  1. karin on Sun, Jun 1st 2008 11:22 AM

    2. Rachel,

    I can sooo picture a mini-you be-bopping around the living room in your mini-skirt. Sounds like you had the coolest mom ever….
    Karin

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