Magical Balloons at Faneuil Hall, Boston

It’s the special ones who find the joy in giving to others. It’s not about adulation or fame, that’s left for the ambitious. The smile is the reward. The laugh. The first look of astonishment turning into glee. And in the case of Rami Salami, it’s all accomplished by the twisting and turning of a balloon which, as if by magic, he transforms into a gift for a delighted child.

Rami Salami’s been entertaining in Boston, particularly at Faneuil Hall since 1993. After serving as a volunteer in the Israeli army in 1988, he began performing in hospitals there, as well as army bases, before returning to his home ground of Boston to undergo an experimental heart procedure. Along with it’s success came his desire to make the world a happier place.
Rami Salami, who calls himself, the “real deal” has entertained children all over the world, stretching from the Nagasaki Holland Village in Japan, the Carnival in Caiz in Spain and to Israel where he hosted a children’s party held by then President Ezer Weizman at his residence in Jerusalem. The Israel Museum in Jerusalem became the home of SalamiLand during the Purim Holiday.

In the tradition of great entertainers his mission is to delight the youngest visitors in the most simple way. He needs nothing more than a a balloon and a rhyme to coax a giggle. Rami’s joy is his love of giving. And his specialty is the smile he puts on each little face.

"Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny." ~Carl Schurz, address, Faneuil Hall, Boston, 1859