Metzitzim Beach in Tel Aviv changed its name from Sheraton Beach after the 1972 film "Metzitzim," which has since become a cult favorite and is considered one of Israel's greatest films.

Kathy Zuckerman, known as Gidget, worked as an Ambassador of Aloha at a Hawaiian-themed restaurant in Malibu, embodying the beachy, tropical vibe reminiscent of her past as a teenage surfer and inspiration for the book "Gidget: The Little Girl With Big Ideas," written by her father Frederick Kohner in 1957.