Glatt Kosher. Many people consider an observant Jew to be someone who keeps the laws of Shabbat and eats only kosher food. But there are actually a wide variety of ways that one can observe these commandments.
This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. On this day, in 1959, rock 'n' roll pioneer Buddy Holly died in a plane crash along with fellow stars Ritchie Valens and JP 'The Big Bopper' Richardson.
Pilot was 'unfairly blamed for crash that killed Buddy Holly and should be hailed a hero for trying to avert disaster'. 1  Buddy Holly, 22, killed in the crash on February 3, 1959, in Clear Lake, Iowa. 2  Singers Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson and pilot Roger Peterson also died. 3  Crash ruled to be caused by pilot error during inclement weather.