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D: At Temple Israel in Hollywood, the tradition was to announce, just before the start of Yom Kippur services, that the reserved seats up front which were not occupied would now be available for anyone to sit in. One year, Carol Channing attended services there, and the rabbi had her make that announcement from the bima. One congregant complained out loud, “The nerve of them! Bringing in a Carol Channing impersonator — and for the High Holidays!”
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Though the A choice, that Channing sang for Prime Minister Ben-Gurion, is not correct, Channing did in fact sing Hello Lyndon in support of President Lyndon Johnson. Click here to see a video.