Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak

Ms. Iz Productions / London, ON

By: Robyn Israel Posted: 2:30 PM CDT Friday, Jul. 16, 2010

Oy vey, do you know how hard it is to travel to the Middle East when your last name is Israel? Robyn Israel does, which is why you won’t find her on the sunny beaches of Iran anytime soon.

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Oy vey, do you know how hard it is to travel to the Middle East when your last name is Israel? Robyn Israel does, which is why you won’t find her on the sunny beaches of Iran anytime soon.

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Oy vey, do you know how hard it is to travel to the Middle East when your last name is Israel? Robyn Israel does, which is why you won’t find her on the sunny beaches of Iran anytime soon.

But you just might find the smiley 30-something floating down some river in a kayak, telling stories about her unusual last name and Jewish upbringing in Quebec, much as she does during her fringe monologue.

It’s not quite Judaism for Dummies, because she doesn’t explain everything in detail, so by the time the 75-minute comedy is over you still might not know all about Jewish holidays or foods. You will, however, learn that Jewish people don’t have piggy banks (not kosher), all holidays are about surviving some tragedy, what a JewBu is, and that dealing with families, lovers and foreskins are universal experiences, no matter what your last name.

— Rob Williams

From the official Fringe Festival guide:

Jewish Girls Don’t Kayak is a hysterical look into Robyn Israel’s life and how she came to have her eponymous surname. Playing a dozen characters that range from her immigrant grandfather to her mother to her Buddhist ex-boyfriend, Robyn weaves a touching and inspiring tale about the power of a name across three generations.