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Elvis Presley Yiddish Button OY GEVALT ELVIS
$ 52.8
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Description
Rare Elvis Presley Button in Yiddish “Oy Gevalt Elvis” from 1956.Button is 3 3/8" in diameter.
In very good condition.
Oy Gevalt is a Yiddish saying that translates to "oh the violence", and used to express shock or amazement.
It's a phrase that can be used in the context of you accidentally spill something, for example.
I do not speak Yiddish, and I was unaware of how the Jewish community helped support and propel Elvis to fame.
The button was made in 1956, when Elvis had just made his debut!
Thus, this Elvis button has modern significance as it sends an important message of tolerance that Elvis embraced.
Background:
"Elvis’s Jewish connections were more than just a series of coincidences. Elvis, it turns out, was not merely passing through a “Jewish world” as an outsider but as a member of the tribe himself, one who could trace direct matrilineal descent back at least as far as his great-great grandmother."- https://forward.com/culture/461739/was-elvis-presley-actually-the-jewish-elvis/
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