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Rock legend Steven Van Zandt’s new gig: Holocaust education

Van Zandt is looking to make his own mark in the world of Holocaust education through his educational initiative, TeachRock, which has, since 2013, provided K-12 lesson plans on a range of subjects.

Steven Van Zandt performs at Madison Square Garden on May 11, 2026 in New York City.
Noam Bettan, Israel's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, poses in this undated handout photo.

After five countries quit Eurovision over Israel, over 1,000 entertainment figures push back

 GENE SIMMONS of KISS attends the 2021 Tribeca Festival screening of ‘Biography: KISStory’ in New York City in 2021.

Gene Simmons: I never touched drugs because of my mother’s suffering in the Holocaust

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Kiss frontman Gene Simmons learns of his Holocaust survivor mother’s life


Israeli-born rock icon Gene Simmons turns 70

Born Haim Witz in Tirat Carmel, Israel, Simmons has become an icon in his industry as the front man of KISS, where he plays the character of "the Demon."

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Gene Simmons, Sharon Osbourne, Stephen Fry oppose Eurovision boycott

BDS efforts turn 'a tool of unity into a weapon of division,' write more than 100 entertainment figures who signed letter.

Cast member Stephen Fry attends the premiere of the film "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" in Los Angeles December 2, 2013.

Haifa-born rock star Gene Simmons sued for sexual harassment

According to the lawsuit filed, Simmons turned standard interview questions into sexual innuendos, among other accusations.

Gene Simmons at the FIDF gala in Beverly Hills, Novermber 6, 2015