Posted on October 9, 2014 by Neta Alexander in Haaretz Haaretz, By Neta Alexander A homeless man with a knitted winter hat that covers his forehead almost down to his eyes stands on a busy Manhattan street asking passersby to put small change in a disposable McDonald’s cup. Had they bothered to look up from their screens for a second they would have discovered that the homeless man in front of them begging for a little bit of money for food was none other than Hollywood actor Richard Gere.