Today’s Jewish Birthday

Courtesy of Wikipedia Paul Ben-Haim (July 5, 1897 – January 14, 1984) was an Israeli composer. Born in Munich, Germany, he studied composition with Friedrich Klose and was assistant conductor to Bruno Walter and Hans Knappertsbusch from 1920 to 1924. He served as conductor at Augsburg from 1924 to 1931 and afterward devoted himself to

Courtesy of Wikipedia Geraldo Rivera (July 4, 1943) is an American journalist, attorney, author, and political commentator who worked at the Fox News Channel from 2001 to 2023. He hosted the tabloid talk show Geraldo from 1987 to 1998. He gained publicity with the live 1986 TV special The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults. Rivera hosted the news magazine program Geraldo at

Courtesy of Wikipedia Gloria Allred (July 3, 1941) is an American attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases, particularly those involving protecting women’s rights. She has been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Gloria Rachel Bloom was born in Philadelphia into a Jewish working-class family on July 3, 1941. Her father, Morris, worked as

Courtesy of Wikipedia Jessica Meir (July 1, 1977) is an American NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She was previously an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, following postdoctoral research in comparative physiology at the University of British Columbia. She has studied the diving physiology and behavior of emperor penguins in Antarctica, and the physiology of bar-headed geese, which can migrate over the

Courtesy of Wikipedia Carl Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee from 2001 to 2003 and again from 2007 to 2015. Born in Detroit, Levin graduated from Swarthmore College and Harvard