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Roselle Kline Chartock

Jul 5, 2021, 1:28 PM

The bottom line on Elvis Presley’s Jewish heritage

Detail of a Rosh Hashanah greeting featuring Elvis Presley in a photo from the 1960s, made in Israel in the 1970s. (Courtesy Israel Museum)

The King of Rock ‘n Roll grew up in a poor, fundamentalist Christian family in the Deep South, but a conversation with his mother Gladys likely changed his outlook for life

About Me

Roselle Chartock is professor emerita of education at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. After a 45-year career in education, she is now a full-time artist and writer and resides in Great Barrington, MA. Her book “The Jewish World of Elvis Presley” is available at Amazon.