Doron Braunshtein
Doron Braunshtein (born May 2, 1976), known professionally as Apollo Braun, is an Israeli artist, singer, and writer. His work encompasses books, albums, and performance art, and touches on subjects such as LGBTQ+ issues, adoption by same-sex couples in Israel, and Holocaust research.[1]
Biography[edit]
Braunshtein, who grew up in Petah Tikva, Israel, was born to Holocaust survivors. He has published books on Holocaust remembrance and the impact of the Holocaust on the second and third generations.[1][2]
He lived in New York from 2001 to 2009, where he performed under the name Apollo Braun. In his performance art shows, he used provocative slogans with political significance, often printed on T-shirts.[3][4] In 2001, he released his debut album and several singles, including "Party in My Pants," which appeared in the film "Religulous". Braunshtein opened two boutiques in New York's East Village in 2003[5] and sold clothes to Britany Spears and Bjork.[6] Braunshtein created controversy when he planned a fashion show in 2005 where models with Hitler mustaches would wear necklaces with the Star of David. He explained that this was his way of taking revenge on Hitler for killing most of his family on his father's side.[6] In 2008, he created a series of provocative slogan T-shirts related to the 2008 United States presidential election, with slogans such as "Obama = Hitler", "Obama is my slave", "Jews Against Obama" and "Who Killed Obama?"[7][8]
In 2015, he appeared on the Israeli television program "HaKokhav HaBa."[9]
Braunshtein's music is primarily characterized by spoken word, often including references to celebrities, politicians and religious figures. He has written books since 1999 in both English and Hebrew, covering such subjects as philosophy, plays, poetry and sexuality.
In 2017, he released the song "People without feelings", which criticized Donald Trump for not allowing transgender individuals to serve in the U.S. military. The song incorporates elements of the song "Impressionist Picture" by Carmela Gross and Agnèr. In the music video, Braunshtein is seen wearing a T-shirt that reads "Trump, Hitler, Bibber".
In 2022, Braunshtein appeared in the web series "Ne'arei Park Ha'Khorshot" directed by Rafi Peretz.[10][11]
Bibliography[edit]
- America, My Whore (Poetry, 2006)
- Love Counts On The Inside (Novella, 2009)
- Sophie's Two Dads (Children's Book, 2011)
- The Divine Desperation Of The Human Condition (Poetry, 2011)
- The Gay Dating Rules: The Bible Of Gay Dating (A Gay Guide For Dating, 2012)
- Ego and Homosexuality and other Philosophy Essays (Philosophy, 2014)
- Bread Vs. Water: A Collection of Plays (Plays, 2014)
- 100 Excellent Pieces of Advice for a Healthy life with HIV in the 21st Century (Research, 2017)
- Henry's Dad has HIV (And he lives with it fantastically!) (Children's book, 2017)
- Shoah business: Jews of Plovdiv, Bulgaria (Photography book, 2018)
- Why do Gay Men Love the Eurovision (Research, 2018)
- Love memories from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Photography book, 2018)
- What do they know in China about the Holocaust (Photography book, 2019)
- MADONNA: the greatest gay obsession (Research, 2019)
- Opposites Do Not Exist: A Breakthrough Philosophical Theory (Philosophy, 2019)
Discography[edit]
- Number 1 in Iran (2006)[1]
- Dance in Tel Aviv! (2008)
- Between me and Allen Ginsberg (2011)
- The Obsessed Poet (2011)
- Sophie's Two Fathers (2012)
- The Divine Despair of the Human Condition (2012)
- Words Are My Home (2012)
- Modern Haiku for Ancient People (2014)
- Why am I so afraid to love (and can't even talk about it with my Argentinian psychologist) (2014)
- Songs of peace and love (2015, under the name "Jesus")
- When you have nothing to hold on to, you hold on to what you have (2015)
- I'm Dada (2015)
- Doron Braunstein is the father or: the laws of the lack of laws (2016, under the name "Jesus I")
- The Lost Diaries of New York (2016)
- The Meaning of Abstract (2016)
- I Love You (Like You Love Me) (2016)
- People Without Emotions (2017)
- Yael (2018)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Cat "Doron Braunshtein"".
- ↑ Braunshtein, Doron (2015). The Queens of Auschwitz (in Hebrew) (1st ed.). United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Yuni.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Idov, Michael (July 2, 2008). "How to Succeed in the Offensive T-Shirt Business". New York.
- ↑ Smith, Ben (July 17, 2008). "Only in New York..." Politico.
- ↑ Lee, Tien-Shun (September 28, 2004). "He's too sexy for his shirts; hoping to be a male Madonna". The Villager.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Grove, Lloyd (July 18, 2005). "Fashion show designed to raise quite a Fuhrer". The Daily News.
- ↑ Harris, Earnest (December 6, 2017). "Obama Ugly Slave Tee". Huffington Post.
- ↑ Younge, Gary (July 20, 2008). "People see in Obama what they want to see". The Guardian.
- ↑ "אפולו- "מוסיקה היא סם"" (in עברית). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ Yochpaz, Sarit (May 8, 2022). "Doron Braunstein is writer - performer in new network series".
- ↑ "IMDB "Doron Braunshtein"". IMDb.
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