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Chicago’s 96-Year-Old Barber from Auschwitz Has Finally Retired

Benny “The Barber” Scheinkopf has closed up shop. After cutting hair for over 60 years in West Rogers Park, Chicago, the 96-year-old Auschwitz survivor has decided he has better things to do with his time. Also, he’s tired. Still, he has loyal customers who depend on him for a $12 haircut. And it’s not just […]

The 81-Year-Old Jewish Kid From L.A. Whose Mariachi Band Topped the Charts

The 81-Year-Old Jewish Kid From L.A. Whose Mariachi Band Once Topped the Charts

In the 1960s, there was no escaping the mellifluous sounds of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. The band’s Whipped Cream & Other Delights (and its infamous image of a cream-covered model) shared chart-topping status with The Beatles and Elvis. But that unique blend of mariachi, lounge and smooth jazz came from an unlikely source. […]

Old Jewish Men

Remember Garbage Pail Kids? Those drawings of Cabbage Patch Kids gone Sour Patch? Take the imagination and somewhat offbeat whimsy of that, replace the kids with old Jewish men, and what do you get? Old Jewish Men! Colorful posters of elderly Jewish male archetypes, with Yiddish names befitting their characters. Your Hanukkah gift search ends here and now. There’s Moishe Shluffen, […]

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Chicago’s 96-Year-Old Barber from Auschwitz Has Finally Retired

The 81-Year-Old Jewish Kid From L.A. Whose Mariachi Band Once Topped the Charts

Old Jewish Men

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