1987-1988 Rothberg Yearbook

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Talent Show
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As the long-awaited Talent Show/End of Ulpan Party approached we found it necessary to
prepare for the evening’s festivities. At the Mt. Scopus makolet we purchased a bottle of Sprite
and two bottles of three-shekel Israeli vodka. Little did we know what a dangerous investment
three-shekel Israeli vodka would prove to be.
Without delay, the fun began. We gathered in the pit and, shot glasses in hand, drank to our
hearts’ desires, if not to our stomachs’. We were soon travelling, arm in arm, singing, to Club 12
1/2. As people piled in, the DJ began to play some tunes. Suddenly I found myself on stage doing
a small rap for the assembled audience. For the next five minutes, my hands, feet, body, and
mouth performed for the crowd without the approval of my brain. I was finally kicked off the
stage by everyone’s favorite kinda guy, Gil, and the real talent show began.
For the next hour or so we were entertained by acts of great talent from around the world. We
were overwhelmed by If I Were a Rich Man, regaled by Psycho Killer, moved by Australian arias,
and wowed by a true South-of-the-Border rendition of La Bamba. And of course, Danny and
Laurie, the evening’s MC’s, put on quite a show themselves.
But when we thought it was all over, the music began to play and we danced through the night
with the wild abandon so typical of overseas students. A true show of unity: all of us Ulpaners
dancing together without a thought of our upcoming finals. Finally around three or four in the
morning we retired to our rooms, took cold showers, and passed out for the next six days. Truly
an unforgettable evening. Only in Israel.
Allen Rozansky
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