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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Harpo Marx

Courtesy of Wikipedia Harpo Marx (November 23, 1888 – September 28, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, mime artist, and harpist, and the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers Groucho and Chico, Harpo’s comic style was visual, being an example of vaudeville, clown and pantomime traditions. In all of his movie appearances, he wore a curly reddish […]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Scarlett Johansson

Courtesy of Wikipedia Scarlett Johansson (November 22, 1984) is an American actress and singer. The world’s highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019, she has been featured multiple times on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021. Johansson’s films have grossed over $15.4 billion worldwide, making her the highest-grossing box office female star of all time. She

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Goldie Hawn

Courtesy of Wikipedia Goldie Hawn (November 21, 1945) is an American actress. She rose to fame on the NBC sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (1968–1970), before going on to receive the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Cactus Flower (1969). Hawn appeared in such films as There’s a Girl in My Soup (1970), Butterflies Are Free (1972), The Sugarland Express (1974), Shampoo (1975), Foul

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Norman Greenbaum

Courtesy of Wikipedia Norman Greenbaum (November 20, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter, known for his 1969–1970 hit song “Spirit in the Sky”. The song is one of the most famous and best-selling one hit-wonders of all time. Greenbaum was born in Malden, Massachusetts. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household and attended Hebrew school at Congregation Beth Israel. His initial interest

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Larry King

Courtesy of Wikipedia Larry King (November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American author, radio host and TV host. His awards and nominations include two Peabodys, an Emmy, and 10 Cable ACE Awards. King was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 32nd Annual News and Documentary Emmys. During his career, King conducted over 50,000

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Naomi Chazan

Courtesy of Wikipedia Naomi Chazan (November 18, 1946) is an Israeli academic, activist, and politician. As a legislator, Chazan championed the causes of human rights, women’s rights, and consumer protection. Chazan is a past president of the New Israel Fund. Today, Chazam heads the School of Government and Society at the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo, and sits on

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Lee Strasberg

Courtesy of Wikipedia Lee Strasberg (November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American theatre director, actor and acting teacher. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed as “America’s first true theatrical collective”. In 1951, he became director of the nonprofit Actors Studio in New York City, considered “the

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Courtesy of Wikipedia Maggie Gyllenhaal (November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She began her career as a teenager with small roles in several of her father’s films, and appeared with her brother

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Nina Gordon

Courtesy of Wikipedia Nina Gordon (November 14, 1967), is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She co-founded the alternative rock band Veruca Salt and played on their first two studio albums, American Thighs (1994) and Eight Arms to Hold You (1997). During that time, Gordon wrote the band’s hit singles “Seether” and “Volcano Girls”. After leaving Veruca Salt, she released two solo

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Merrick Garland

Courtesy of Wikipedia Merrick Garland (November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 86th United States attorney general since 2021. He served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021. In 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the Republican-led U.S.

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Al Michaels

Courtesy of Wikipedia Alan Michaels (November 12, 1944) is an American television play-by-play sportscaster for Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video and in an emeritus role for NBC Sports. He has worked on network sports television since 1971, with his most recent work being with NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1976–2006) with ABC Sports. Michaels is known for his many years calling play-by-play of National Football

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Barbara Boxer

Courtesy of Wikipedia Barbara Boxer (November 11, 1940) is an American politician, lobbyist, and former reporter who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U.S. representative for California’s 6th congressional district from 1983 until 1993. Boxer was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and graduated from George W.

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Zoey Deutch

Courtesy of Wikipedia Zoey Deutch (November 10, 1994) is an American actress. The younger daughter of director Howard Deutch and actress-director Lea Thompson, Deutch made her acting debut in television during the early 2010s, with roles on Disney Channel’s The Suite Life on Deck (2010–2011) and CW’s Ringer (2011–2012). Making her film debut in 2012, Deutch gained wider attention and acclaim with her roles in

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