Iftah Ya Simsim
The show focused on Arab heritage, like the wedding rituals of countries in the region, and included Arab poems and songs. "Iftah Ya Simsim" premiered in Kuwait in September 1979, and was broadcast in all Arabic-speaking countries excluding Egypt. The show's opening consisted of a catchy tune that became beloved of its young viewers. As the song played, the opening footage showed children across the Arab world running past familiar landmarks like the Pyramids and playing in playgrounds and ancient alleyways before running into a white fort that had its gates open wide. The show's set consisted of an intricately traditional Arabian neighborhood called "Sharee Eshreen" (20th Street).
Simcha Bunim of Peshischa
Rabbi Simcha Bunim Bonhart of Peshischa (Przysucha, in Poland) (1765–1827) was one of the key leaders of Hasidic Judaism in Poland. After studying Torah at "yeshivas" in Mattersdorf and Nikolsburg, he was introduced to the world of Hasidism by his father-in-law, and became a "chasid" (follower) of Rabbi Yisroel Hopsztajn ("Magid" of Kozhnitz), and then Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin ("Chozeh"), and the Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz "(Yid Hakodosh)", the Hasidic leaders of the day. After the death of the "Yid Hakodosh", most of the chasidim followed Rabbi Simcha Bunim as their rebbe.