When the Jews Knew How to Throw a Party

Seth Gitell takes us back to Israel's 30th anniversary party, which featured Barbra Streisand, Golda Meir and the Fonz. I remember watching this primetime special, which was co-written by the patriarch of one of my favorite Hollywood families, Buz Kohan, father of Jenji "Weeds" Kohan and David Kohan, who gave us "Will and Grace," which is not, I learned in Pakistan, a favored show of at least some Islamic fundamentalists, but that's another story.

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