After having visited the land of her family for the last time in 2011, the new Sarah Silverman Israel visit will see the comedienne as a part of a respected film festival, receiving a prize and answering questions.
It's been a very successful year for Silverman, after her Emmy win for the HBO comedy special "Sarah Silverman: We Are Stars" and even going back to Saturday Night Live to host after being a writer to the show for just one season. Now, she'll be honored in a different way: Sarah Silverman's Israel visit!
According to The Jerusalem Post, Sarah Silverman's Israel visit will happen as the famous, award-winning comedienne gets a prize for her work in cinema and television, plus the fact that she's currently one of the most famous and successful Jewish entertainers in the world.
The last time that Sarah Silverman's Israel appearance became a reality was back in 2011, according to the Times of Israel. At that moment, she dropped by to support then-president Shimon Peres at the Israeli presidential conference of that year.
The ties of Sarah Silverman to Israel are more than merely being Jewish, according to Haaretz.com. She's part of a family that's very close to their religion and culture; as a matter of fact, one of her sisters, called Susan Silverman, is actually a Reform rabbi, as well as a member of the organization Women of the Wall.
According to Jewish Business, Susan was arrested a while ago over her activism of women's issues in the Middle East country. As soon as Sarah found out about the fact that her sister had been taken in by authorities, she was quick to go on Twitter in full support of her family, saying she was very proud of the "ballsout" civil disobedience Susan and her niece had gone through.
