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Gene Simmons was front man and bassist in the popular rock band Kiss. He is an ardent supporter of Israel. He was born as Chaim Witz in Tirat Carmel, near Haifa, in 1950. His mother Flora was a Holocaust survivor. In 1960, Flora and her son moved to Jackson Heights in Queens New York. After an illustrious career in music, as well as a reality TV show, Simmons returned to Israel in 2011. Kiss performed in Israel for the first time in September 2014.

Gene Simmons: I never touched drugs because of my mother’s suffering in the Holocaust

Speaking to The Jerusalem Post during a visit to Israel in 2011, Simmons referred to his mother’s Holocaust experience.

 GENE SIMMONS of KISS attends the 2021 Tribeca Festival screening of ‘Biography: KISStory’ in New York City in 2021.
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Kiss frontman Gene Simmons learns of his Holocaust survivor mother’s life

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Israeli-born rock icon Gene Simmons turns 70

Cast member Stephen Fry attends the premiere of the film "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" in Los Angeles December 2, 2013.

Gene Simmons, Sharon Osbourne, Stephen Fry oppose Eurovision boycott


Haifa-born rock star Gene Simmons sued for sexual harassment

According to the lawsuit filed, Simmons turned standard interview questions into sexual innuendos, among other accusations.

Gene Simmons at the FIDF gala in Beverly Hills, Novermber 6, 2015