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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Simon Wolfson

Courtesy of Wikipedia Simon Wolfson (October 27, 1967), is a British businessman and currently chief executive of the clothing retailer Next plc, as well as a Conservative life peer. He is the son of the former Next chairman, The Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale, who was also a Conservative life peer. Click here to read more of the Wikipedia […]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Sasha Cohen

Courtesy of Wikipedia Sasha Cohen (October 26, 1984) is a retired American figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion. She is known for her artistry, flexibility and body lines, and musical interpretation. As of 2024, Cohen is the most recent American woman

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Harold Brodkey

Courtesy of Wikipedia Harold Brodkey (October 25, 1930 – January 26, 1996), was an American short-story writer and novelist. Aaron Weintraub was the second child to his Jewish parents Max Weintraub and Celia Glazer Weintraub (1899-1932), born in Staunton, Illinois. Samuel Weintraub (1928-2017) was their oldest child. When their mother died, Samuel was four and old

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Drake

Courtesy of Wikipedia Drake Graham (October 24, 1986), known mononymously as Drake, is a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor. An influential figure in popular music, he has been credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip-hop artists. Gaining recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2008), Drake began his recording career in 2006 with the release of his

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Gummo Marx

Courtesy of Wikipedia Gummo Marx (October 23, 1892 – April 21, 1977) was an American vaudevillian performer, actor, comedian, and theatrical agent. He was the second youngest of the five Marx Brothers. Born in Manhattan, he worked with his brothers on the vaudeville circuit, leaving the act when he was drafted into the US Army in 1918 during World War I and replaced by

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Jeff Goldblum

Courtesy of Wikipedia Jeff Goldblum (October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their sequels. Goldblum made his acting film debut in Death Wish (1974) with early roles in California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and Annie Hall (1977). He gained wider attention for his roles in Invasion of

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Benjamin Netanyahu

Courtesy of Wikipedia Benjamin Netanyahu (October 21, 1949) is an Israeli politician, serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office in 1996–1999 and 2009–2021. He is chair of the Likud party. Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history, having served a total of over 17 years. Born to secular Jewish parents, Netanyahu was raised

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Joyce Brothers

Courtesy of Wikipedia Joyce Brothers (October 20, 1927 – May 13, 2013) was an American psychologist, television personality, advice columnist, and writer. In 1955, she won the top prize on the American game show The $64,000 Question. Her fame from the game show allowed her to go on to host various advice columns and television shows, which

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Chris Kattan

Courtesy of Wikipedia Christopher Kattan (October 19, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Kattan found wider success during his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2003. He also played Doug Butabi in A Night at the Roxbury,

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Zac Efron

Courtesy of Wikipedia Zac Efron (October 18, 1987) is an American actor. Efron began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence as a teen idol for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical trilogy (2006–2008). During this time, he also starred in the musical film Hairspray (2007) and the comedy film 17 Again (2009). Efron had starring roles in

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Jerry Siegel

Courtesy of Wikipedia Jerry Siegel (October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996) was an American comic book writer. He is the co-creator of Superman, in collaboration with his friend Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics. They also created Doctor Occult, who was later featured in The Books of Magic. Siegel and Shuster were inducted into the comic book industry’s Will Eisner Comic Book

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: David Ben-Gurion

Courtesy of Wikipedia David Ben-Gurion (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973) was the primary national founder of the State of Israel as well as its first prime minister. As head of the Jewish Agency from 1935, and later president of the Jewish Agency Executive, he was the de facto leader of the Jewish community in Palestine, and largely led the movement for an

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Linda Lavin

Courtesy of Wikipedia Linda Lavin (October 15, 1937) is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing the title character in the sitcom Alice and for her stage performances on and off-Broadway. After acting as a child, Lavin joined the Compass Players in the late 1950s. She began appearing on Broadway in the 1960s, earning notice in It’s a Bird…It’s

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Ralph Lauren

Courtesy of Wikipedia Ralph Lauren (October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, best known for founding the brand Ralph Lauren, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise. He has become well known for his collection of rare automobiles, some of which have been displayed in museum exhibits. He stepped down as CEO in September 2015 but

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