Schmelvis: In Search of Elvis Presley's Jewish Roots - Softcover

Jonathan Goldstein; Max Wallace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155022462X ISBN 13: 9781550224627

Publisher: E C W Pr, 2002

Synopsis

It may sound crazy, but Elvis Presley - that God-fearing, gospel-singing American pop icon - was a Jew. Maverick journalists and filmmakers Max Wallace and Jonathan Goldstein have proven it. Schmelvis: In Search of Elvis Presley's Jewish Roots is a behind-the-scenes account of their irreverent and witty film documentary. With the help of a Hasidic Jewish Elvis impersonator and an eccentric Orthodox Rabbi, they trace Elvis's Jewish roots, all the way to Israel. Next? Bring the good news back home to Graceland! This wacky crew pilots the "Winnebagel" on a pilgrimage down America's legendary Highway 61 to the home of the King, and along the way they share the startling truth with Elvis' own disciples, rednecks, truckers, white trash and plain old unsuspecting Americans. Schmelvis: In Search of Elvis Presley's Jewish Roots compiles the journals of the filmmakers, production logs, selections from the film script, trivia, and a private investigator's official report on Elvis's Jewish roots. Finally, it has Aunty Pearly's original recipe for kosher peanut butter and banana sandwiches: Elvis's favourite.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Jonathan Goldstein is a producer with This American Life on WBEZ Radio in Chicago. His first novel, Lenny Bruce is Dead, was published in March 2001 by Coach House Books. Last summer he traveled across Canada for a CBC radio show, road.com. He has written for Saturday Night, broken pencil, Exile, and blood and aphorisms.

About the Author:

Jonathan Goldstein is the author of Lenny Bruce Is Dead, and is currently making waves as the host of the CBC Radio show Wire Taps. He lives in Montreal.

About this edition

• Publisher: E C W Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 155022462X
• ISBN 13: 9781550224627
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208