Recording Artist 'Sir Ivan' Led the Salute to Israel Parade Alongside Mayor Michael Bloomberg and...

NEW YORK, June 16 /CNW/ -- "Sir Ivan" Wilzig aka Mr. Mitzvah, the first Jewish superhero on TV, wowed the crowds as the Honorary Grand Marshal for the Salute to Israel Parade in New York. This year's parade marked the country's 60th Anniversary. The internationally famed recording artist marched next to New York's top political leaders, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor David Patterson. > Although his late father Siggi B. Wilzig, an Auschwitz survivor and legendary banker, bought over $100 million dollars worth of Israel Bonds in his lifetime and received the Prime Minister's Medal for supporting the State of Israel, it was his son's hysterical over-the-top performance as Mr. Mitzvah, the world's first Jewish superhero, that inspired the Israel Independence Day Parade organizers to pick "Sir Ivan" Wilzig to be the Honorary... [read full story]