![]() In July 1969, the band appeared on the BBC TV program Color Me Pop. That year the band traveled to England, where they performed in night clubs in London and were signed by Polydor Records. In 1969, Dave Watts from the British band The Tornados joined The Lions. Saban started his career in 1966 as a bass player and manager with the rock band The Lions of Judah ( Ha’arayot), which was named after the Lion of Judah in Jewish Scripture. Expelled from an Aliyah Boarding School for being a troublemaker, he enrolled in a night school where the principal told him: “You’re not cut out for academic studies you’re cut out for making money.” In 1956, the Saban family immigrated to Israel, along with much of the Egyptian Jewish community. Saban was born in 1944 in Alexandria, Egypt, to an Egyptian Jewish family. He is a major donor to the Democratic Party and vocal supporter of Israel. He headed up consortiums that purchased the broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 Media and Univision Communications. Saban is the founder of Saban Entertainment, producer and distributor of children’s television programs in the U.S. ![]() ![]() He is ranked by Forbes as the 232nd richest person in America with an estimated net worth of $3 billion. Haim Saban is an Israeli-American media proprietor, investor, philanthropist, musician, record, film and television producer. Table of Contents| Table of Contents| Jews in America| Jewish Education ![]()
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