A book for surfers, baby boomers and anyone whos considered taking their family off the grid. In doing so, he introduced surfing to israel and later to the palestinians of gaza. In 1956, dorian doc paskowitz stepped away from a successful medical. Founder of surfing for peace makes emotional plea to slater a few days before his death yesterday evening, november 10. Rare collectors 1997 first edition surfing and health, signed and inscribed by doc paskowitz 1921 2014. Onetime surf champ and surfers healing cofounder izzy paskowitz steps onshore at tourmaline in pacific beach, where he first rode the waves with his legendary dad, dorian doc paskowitz, at age.
Tv biopic of surfing doc paskowitz family threatened in. Doc paskowitz on death and happiness the inertia youtube. Explorer adam paskowitz set for docuseries as eone. Israel izzy paskowitz, the fourth of dorian and juliettes children, continues to run the family business. Doc paskowitz somehow melded allamerican surfing culture with yiddishkeit. Knowing navah paskowitz walther today as a san fernando valley stayathome mom who is active in her synagogue and childrens jewish day school, it. Dorian doc paskowitz march 3, 1921 november 10, 2014 an american surfer and physician, who gave up practicing medicine for a living and decided to become a professional surfer. Saturday night saw a gathering of surf royalty to look back at the life of the man known to the world simply as doc. In 1972, he founded a surf camp run by his family, where campers could live alongside and surf with members of the paskowitz family. The matriarch of the first family of surfing says lionsgate is developing the project with jennifer lawrence attached to produce but without her husbands life rights.
Dorian doc paskowitz, surfing pioneer, 93 jewish journal. Doc paskowitz, 19212014, rode the zionist wave in post. Doc paskowitz has made a reputation for himself as one of surfing s most outspoken thinkers a modern frontiersman, if you will. Legendary surfer, dorian doc paskowitz, abandoned a successful medical practice to withdraw from the lifestyle of mainstream america. The heartwarming story of surfing legend doc paskowitz trip jaunt. In 1991 he was inducted into the international surfing hall of fame, and he continued to ride waves in his nineties.
Dorian doc paskowitz, his wife juliette, and their nine children who were all homeschooled and raised in a small camper on the beach, where they surfed and had to adhere to the strict diet and lifestyle of animals in the wild. From the first family of surfing, the paskowitz family. Dorian dropped his practice and traveled to israel for a year where he lived among the bedouins and developed a lifelong obsession with a healthy diet. A surfing life and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. His casual style reads like a personal conversation. Dorian paskowitz is an 86 yearold doctor and surfer who has spent most of his life promoting what he calls the 5 pillars of health. Paskowitz is the son of legendary surfer doc paskowitz and the shows will be based on his familys atypical life. After graduating from stanford and becoming a doctor, dorian paskowitz opted for a different kind of life raising his.
Throughout his life, doc shared his knowledge with the world. A documentary film about paskowitzs family directed by doug pray, surfwise premiered at the toronto international film festival in 2007 and was released in theaters by magnolia pictures in 2008. Paskowitz applied that philosophy to another book, surfing and health, which he considered his best. Dorian doc paskowitz is within the scope of the wikiproject water sports, a collaborative effort to improve wikipedia s coverage of water sports. Surfing and health book pdf, surfing and health book. In this book, doc talks frankly about food, exercise, sex and how those things impact overall health and wellbeing. Paskowitz contributed articles to surfer magazine and wrote the book. But unlike other american searchers like thoreau or kerouac, paskowitz took his wife and nine children along for the ride, all eleven of them living in a 24foot camper.
We create and execute global, handson eco operations and encourage participation in ocean recovery and cleanup, so we can push awareness of human impact across multiple generations and deliver positive change for the future. It portrays the inspiring and tumultuous story of the aging surfer, his wife and their nine children who were born, raised and homeschooled in a small camper on beaches across. Doc was one of surfings most beloved characters of the 20th century. Few surfers had the kind of longevity in the world of surfing as dorian doc paskowitz, who was born in 1921, began surfing when he was 10 and has surfed all his life, until he passed away at the age of 93.
Doc surfed for over 75 years and enjoyed the moniker first jewish surfer. Doc advocates a basic diet, free from the crap we sling into our vessels, and simple breezy exercise. Dorian paskowitz, a stanfordeducated physician who abandoned. In this inteview, he shares with us his deep wisdom and love for the ocean. Paskowitz wrote a book in 1997 republished in 2007 on his philosophy about health and other issues titled surfing and health. Paskowitz wrote surfing and health, an influential book among surfers that laid out his five pillars of health. Having met the man, a couple dinners, shared waves and heard his story first hand, i can say that as a surfer for the last 45 years and over 50, this book is a. The heartwarming story of surfing legend doc paskowitz in 2007, documentary filmmaker doug prey premiered his film surfwise at the toronto international film festival. Paskowitz reflects on his familys unconventional 1960s lifestyle 9 boys in a camper van, no school, just surf and how this unusual environment created the person and famous surfer he is now. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks this article has not yet received a rating on the projects quality scale this article has not yet received a rating on. Surfer legend dorian doc paskowitz a modernday duke kahanamokuwas one of two members of a mighty minyan of jews who, after world war ii, helped found temple emanuel in. When hes away from the ocean hes an old man, paskowitz s wife said in 1990, looking at her then68yearold husband.
The paskowitz family, a surfing legacy opened at san clementes surfing. The family spent their days living by doc s rules on health, fitness, sexuality, and. A bitchin love letter to sand and sea, and a spirited inside account of life with the first family of american surfing in 1956, dorian doc paskowitz stepped away from a successful medical practice and began a lifelong surfing odyssey that grew to include his wife juliette. The inspiring and tumultuous story of 85year old surfer, health advocate and sex guru, dr. Benjamin ivry looks back at the man who signed off every chat with shalom aloha. Founded by his legendary surfer father, dorian paskowitz, in 1972 with his wife and nine children, the paskowitz surf camp runs classes each summer in california, mexico, and montauk, n. Dorian paskowitz touched hearts, inspired young and old with his magnetic eyes, and got diets and healthy habits into the surfing world. Dorian doc paskowitz, the jewish father of surfing s first family, and the man believed to have introduced surfing to israel, died on monday in newport beach, california at age 93. Imagine growing up with your 8 other brothers and sister and parents in a camper travelling across the nation and surfing at every spot possible. Paskowitz is one of nine adult siblings who, along with their parents, own and operate the paskowitz surf camp, which was founded in 1972 by the family patriarch, dorian doc paskowitz. Packing his nine children into a camper and educating them through surfing, health, travel, and family, doc has. Doc invented the surf vagabond lifestyle, along with his wife raising their 9 kids in a 24 foot camper roaming the coasts of america and mexico.
A look back at the life of dorian doc paskowitz at the. All i had was a way of life that i made up as i went along, doc paskowitz told the journal. A bitchin love letter to sand and sea, and a spirited inside account of life with the first family of american surfing. Kelly slater reveals biggest wish of surf guru doc. I have started using the five pillers of good health in my life, thanks doc. The heartwarming story of surfing legend doc paskowitz. Dorian paskowitz, a stanfordeducated doctor who gave up a. Paskowitzs book surfing and health became something of a lifestyle guide. What it is a book that is obviously sincere, very wellintentioned, and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read scratching the horizon. The best quotes by dorian doc paskowitz surfer today. Dorian, who moved to southern california from galveston, texas, in. The best quotes by dorian doc paskowitz surfertoday.
A surfing life ebook written by izzy paskowitz, daniel paisner. Dorian doc paskowitz march 3, 1921 november 10, 2014 was an american surfer and. Paskowitz foundation drives resources, actions, and solutions that protect our planet. Vtg surfing health dorian paskowitz md rare 1st ed.
For a much more in depth view of doc paskowitz s ideas on health, check out his book, surfing and health. The american public at large was introduced to doc in the 2007 film surfwise, which chronicled the eclectic paskowitz clan s time spent living and surfing together out of a van. Ol doc paskowitz was a russian jew who went to stanford, became a doctor and threw it all in to chase surf. Dorian doc paskowitz has been surfing for a very long time. Paskowitz contributed articles to surfer magazine and wrote the book surfing and health. And he seems to have walked the walk, its not just hot air. The founder of the first surfing family was an avid surfer, health and diet promoter, doctor and philosopher. Dorian went on to become a health guru in the world of surfing, authoring a book titled surfing and health having contributed regular health columns to surfer magazine throughout the 1970s. Rather the antithesis of the typical nuclear family, they shun material luxuries. Doc paskowitz pioneered the art and science of the nomadic surfer. And in that time he has learned what it means to be a man, how to have a good relationships, and surf with aloha. Surfing and health was written by dorian doc paskowitz back in 1997. This isnt really a surf book, and not really a health book in the traditional sense.
Dorian doc paskowitz, a physician who abandoned the prospect of a lucrative practice for surfing because he said he never felt right about taking money from people in pain, died monday at a. Izzy paskowitz finds purpose in the surf the san diego. The story of the paskowitz clan has taken on mythic proportions in the surfing community, and with reason. Join thousands of readers and give today to help fund the forwards reliable reporting, intelligent analysis, and a jewish voice you can trust on news, culture, lifestyle and opinion. Surf and health guru doc paskowitz, the father of the socalled first family of surfing a nomadic clan of 11 who lived an unorthodox life centred around surfing and wellbeing has passed away aged 93.