#jewish bands

Best known as the American pop rock trio HAIM, sisters Este, Danielle, and Alana Haim have won the spotlight with hit songs such as “The Wire,” “My Song 5,” and “Pray to God.” Not only are they an extremely talented band and buddies with Taylor Swift, but the sisters are Jewish! Here’s how we know:

- The Haim sisters were born in Los Angeles, California, to Jewish parents Mordechai and Donna Haim. Mordechai, nicknamed “Moti,” was born in Israel, and Donna was born in the United States and is of Polish Jewish descent. The family name is the Hebrew word for “life.“ [x]

-Both of the Haim parents were musicians, and the Haim sisters grew up playing in a family band called Rockinhaim. One of their gigs involved playing at a Jewish deli, and the Haim family was compensated for their efforts in matzah ball soup. [x]

- The girls grew up celebrating Jewish holidays and listening to their grandmother’s collection of Israeli Jewish singer and recording artist Ofra Haza cassettes, and many of their musical influences come from her music. [x]

-The Haim sisters considered many different band names before deciding to go with their own surname. One major contender was “The Bagel Bitches,” referring to the common food of Polish Ashkenazi Jewish origin. [x]

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