In 2003, Whitney Houston and her husband Bobby Bonds took a trip to Israel, gushing ,"I've never felt like this in any other country. I feel at home, I feel wonderful."
From the Israel 21C Website
"The main purpose of the couples' trip was to visit to the Hebrew Israelite community, known as the Black Hebrews in the southern town of Dimona. The community of 2,000 African-Americans, whose members have converted to Judaism, has lived in Dimona since the early 1970s. They are controversial because of their practice of polygamy, and Israel has hesitated to give them permanent resident status. Nonetheless, over the decades, many community members have integrated into Israeli society, and their musical performances are particularly popular.
Houston was greeted by the community upon her arrival in Eilat, where she began her trip. She then headed north to Dimona itself to see where they live. According to the community's spokespeople, Ben Ami Carter, the leader of the community, proposed the idea of hosting the singer Whitney Houston in the Negev.
Houston's mother, the veteran soul singer, Cissy Houston, as well as Whitney's godmother, Aretha Franklin, are friends of community member Asiel Ben Yisrael from his earlier days in Chicago. Ben Yisrael has been working on this visit for over two years and met in the United States with mutual friends of his and the singer's family."
Whitney Houston, dead at 48.
A woman of substance, whenever she open her mouth even to talk you could hear melodys of music not to mention whenever it is open to sing. RIP Whitney, all good things must come to an end.Your creator has given you rest.Condolences to your family and your presious gem Bobby Kristina.
ReplyDeleteA lovely woman with an astonishing gift.
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