A few days ago at D.C.’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Adam Sandler was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
One of those to pay tribute to Sandler was his friend and fellow comedian Chris Rock. And he let it be known – albeit comedically – just how much he hearts Sandler but also Jews in general.
I assume there was a bit of making fun of Kanye West going on here, but I believe Rock really is a friend of the Jews.
In 2018, I attended his show in Israel, at which he expressed his appreciation for Israel.
Rock’s “Total Blackout” tour brought him to the Holy Land for a second time (the first was to publicize his role in “Madagascar:2”) and he happily let the spirit overwhelm him, like a first-time shuk visitor caught between aggressive halva salesmen. “I guess I am trying to find God before he finds me,” he reflected suddenly to the audience during what was supposed to be, remember, a comedy show. “I’m loving this country,” he shouted in another moment, as the audience applauded. “Israel! Yeah!” The fact that Rock did not, at this point, upend a bottle of Goldstar on his head is surprising. Next time.
This must be a real slap in the face of the antisemites.
