For these five sets of twins, shared vocations and passions keep them more connected than ever
Who: Yaakov and Yisrael Gourion
Where: Crown Heights, NY, and Monsey, NY
Occupation: “The Twins from France” performing duo
“W
e never knew what to answer when people asked what career we wanted,” says Yaakov Gourion, looking very serious. “The other kids in school wanted to be doctors or lawyers, so how could we say that we wanted to do circus tricks?”
Today, those circus tricks, which include blowing fire, juggling, and acrobatics, have made Yaakov and Yisrael Gourion into popular entertainers throughout the frum world. Known simply as “The Twins from France,” they perform at weddings, camps, and events, and in recent years have created several original videos.
“There are tricks that you just can’t do onstage or in the middle of a crowd, like car tricks, or the more spectacular fire tricks,” says Yisrael, “so we created the DVDs.”
The twins’ family, particularly their father, an acupuncturist in Marseille, France, noticed and encouraged their acrobatic talent when they were very young. “Our father would actually offer us extra allowance if we did more cartwheels, more tricks,” Yaakov says.
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