Spotted wearing a kippah, Sir Paul McCartney set the Jewish world alight on Yom Kippur when he appeared alongside his Jewish wife Nancy Shevell at the Círculo Israelita de Santiago, a synagogue and community center in Chile capital. McCartney, who is not Jewish, was in South America as part of his Got Back tour and had performed a concert in Santiago on Friday night, but his timing was perfect as a biopic about the other significant Jewish presence in his life is released on October 30.
Midas Man tells the story of Brian Epstein’s first encounter with The Beatles and follows their journey together as band and manager until his death on August 27, 1967. Having a Jewish manager led to John, Paul, George and Ringo meeting many others of the faith, some of whom were key to their success.