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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.

|ByDAVID BRINN
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

Kiss frontman Gene Simmons said his mother almost never spoke about her Holocaust ordeal, including time in Nazi camps.

|ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
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Israeli-born rock icon Gene Simmons turns 70

Born Haim Witz in Tirat Carmel, Israel, Simmons has become an icon in his industry as the front man of KISS, where he plays the character of "the Demon."

|ByAARON REICH
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

BDS efforts turn 'a tool of unity into a weapon of division,' write more than 100 entertainment figures who signed letter.

|ByAMY SPIRO

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.

DECEMBER 17, 2017ByJACOB GOFF KLEIN
Gene Simmons at the FIDF gala in Beverly Hills, Novermber 6, 2015