Josh K-sky at 2011-09-19 20:42:15:
Quick yiddishe check: "kibbutz" is an Israeli communal farm; "kibbitz" (or kibitz) is a word meaning to gossip or chat. Sid is named after the latter.
Josh K-sky at 2011-09-19 20:43:15:
Assessing the value, in Hollywood, of exactitude in matters Semitic, I will leave as an exercise to the reader.
Scott at 2011-09-19 20:57:58:
Josh, I fixed my faux pas. And it explains why one very well known movie producer referred to my previous writing partner and me as "Jew, Not A Jew."