Daphne Zuniga
in Spaceballs played a Druish
princess . . . Does that count?
Posted on 03/16/2006 1:48:19 PM PST by KevinDavis
When Jason Sherwin told his parents he wanted to be an astronaut, they weren't thrilled. Jews, they reminded him, "don't have a good track record" in outer space.
Notwithstanding the "Jews in Space" bit from Mel Brooks's "History of the World: Part I," they're right.
Arguably, the first Jewish astronaut was Elijah. According to the Bible, "a fiery chariot with fiery horses suddenly appeared... and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind." He didn't come back down.
In modern times, the first Jew in space, Judith Resnick, died in the Challenger explosion of 1986. In 2003, Ilan Ramon of Israel died when the space shuttle Columbia broke up.
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Funny...she doesn't look Druish...
Joooooooooooz on Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarz!!!!!!
Yeah, but do you have a "Jews in Space" ping list?
If Jews ever did make it to Mars and colonize it and make it thrive the palis would demand a right of return to Mars.
"To boldly go where No Jew has gone before....."
Reminds me of an old Henny Youngman joke: "On our 50th anniversary, I took my wife somewhere she's never been before, the kitchen." drum roll and cymbal...
Right. And the site of the synagogue would be declared a Muslim holy site and a mosque erected on it.
Honest.
IIRC, he also said "I got into a cab in my town and asked the driver to take me where the action is. He took me to my house." No wait, that was Dangerfield...
Also, their right of return to Mars would have to be financed by a third party.
~~~Snicker~~~! ;0)
How long till the Palestinians claim that their interplanetary land is being illegally occupied by the Jooos?
Not sure what you mean. Eliyahu never died. We put a cup of wine out for him every Pesach. He will annoint the Mashiach.
Columbia Hills named as memorial on Mars
Seven peaks near Spirit site honor seven astronauts
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4143223/
When George Christian converted and married Sadie Levine. 8>)
Actually, there is a tendency for Jews named Cohen to take a more Anglo last name, often beginning with "Ch." I knew a Cohen, whose last name had been Anglicized to "Chester." I don't know of any Jews who've had the Chutzpah to use "Christian," as their last name, but you never know.
Wait now the nut job that runs Iran will demand all the Jews be moved to Mars! Ixnay on the spaceay!
We're Jews out in space We're zooming along Protecting the Hebrew race We're Jews out in space If trouble appears We'll put it right back in its place When Goyim attack us We'll give 'em a smack We'll slap 'em right back in the the face We're Jews out in space We're zooming along Protecting the Hebrew race! (Mel Brooks, History of the World, Part 1)
Who knew they were all related? Must have been a sad day in the Hill family.
If you get a chance, read the new book by Mike Mullane, one of the TFNG shuttle astronauts. Lots of stuff about Judith Resnik and how good of an astronaut she was.
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