Yitzhak And Yossi

BOAZ DVIR SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

D

avid Letterman, having
shaped American late-
night television for the next
generation, has extended
his influence to Israel.
The most popular show on Is-
raeli television — a Friday night
American-style talk show hosted
by the famous comedian Dudu
Topaz — now features a couple of
real life mechanics broadcasting
segments on a ,
variety of top-
ics such as sky-
diving.
Mr. Topaz
told Maariv he
got the idea
from "Late
Night with
David Letter-
man," which
features two
Bangladesh tourist shop workers
— Mujibar and Sarajul, for the
uninitiated — doing segments on
a variety of topics such as Disney
World.
Like Mr. Letterman, Mr. Topaz
ventured no farther than his stu-
dio's building to find his instant
reporters. After conversing with
Yitzhak Rahamim and Yossi Alos
a few times at their auto shop,
called "Israeli Heroes Tires," he
sent them on an assignment to
interview a basketball star.
Although Yitzhak and Yossi
get no money for their television
work, they told Maariv they take
their assignments seriously. They
know that a lot is riding on their
reporting.

Love For Sale

Good news for carnal con-
sumers in the Holy Land. They
can let their fingers do the walk-
ing in the new Escort Pages, the
"first full guide in Israel for sex
services," according to Maariv.
The 64-page glossy monthly
magazine with a circulation of
6,000 is comprised primarily of
advertisements for escort services.
But it also offers X-rated stories
in the biblical language and some-
times graphic photos of Israeli
women au nature', according to
Maariv.
The magazine, which costs
$7.50, is published by Yaniv Tal,
a 22-year-old who allegedly be-
longs to an Israeli satanic cult and
an unnamed 39-year-old married
man with two children, according
to Maariv.

rateurs conveyed American style
but failed to deliver quality Amer-
ican service. The copycat eateries
did not stay open 24 hours a day
and charged expensive prices.
(Can you imagine the chuzpah?)
But a new Tel Aviv diner
claims to have learned a lesson
from others' mistakes. It has an
all night take-out counter and
charges reasonable prices (by Is-
raeli stan-
dards). It sells a
hamburger,
fries and onion
rings for $8.50,
according to
Maariv.
To survive,
"Diner" will
have to deliver
American qual-
ity. While it is
the only diner in Tel Aviv, it faces
plenty of competition from its two
neighboring restaurants, "Amer-
ica" and "New York."

Feeling Sorry For Ephraim

Israel, which until a couple of
years ago had no Hebrew-speak-
ing sitcoms, is now swamped with
shows featuring people acting
silly for the sake of regular, reli-
able and free — if questionable —
entertainment.
The latest Israeli sitcom,
"Ephraim's Suffering," debuted
June 27 at 9:05 p.m.
According to Channel 2 adver-
tisements that appeared in Israeli
newspapers, the 30-minute show
features a couple with a new
baby, voyeuristic neighbors (with
a telescope), and a "maid who
needs help."
And if that's not a good enough
reason to stay home Tuesday
nights, consider that it's followed
by "Chicago Hope."

Playing With Money

Israeli soccer players make a
good living, even by American
standards.
While they do not command
salaries on par with players in the
NFL or the NBA, they earn six-
figure incomes. But the source of
the big bucks is a mystery, con-
sidering Israeli soccer has low at-
tendance (the national league
draws an average of 20,000 spec-
tators every Saturday — a quar-
ter of what the University of
Florida Gators draw) and limited
TV advertising appeal (Israeli
television has only recently
started broadcasting live games).
Style Over Substance
The national champion, Mac-
Tel Aviv has seen its share of cabi Tel Aviv, has put four star
American style diners come and players on the selling block for a
go.
total of $7.6 million.
According to Maariv, a lack of
Maybe the owners emulate
substance has led to the failure of their American baseball counter-
the diner in Israel where restau- parts.

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