Birthday

'I'm sorry for bringing you into such a cruel world': Yarden Bibas mourns Kfir on his 3rd birthday

Kfir, his older brother Ariel, and his mother Shiri were all murdered by Hamas terrorists after being taken hostage on October 7. His father was the only survivor of the family.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Kfir Bibas, who was murdered in Hamas captivity.
PORTRAIT OF Jewish poet Naftali Herz Imber, from The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, 1920.

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

|BySTEVEN DRUCKER
A table set up for hostages Gali and Ziv Berman, who turned 28 in Hamas captivity, is seen in their hometown of Kfar Aza, on September 10, 2025.

Hostages Gali, Ziv Berman mark 28th birthday while in Hamas captivity

This is the second birthday they have had while in Gaza. A table marking their birthday was set up in Kfar Aza in their honor.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
SATCHEL PAIGE warms up before a game in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx in 1952.

Your Investments: Reflecting on the past for a better future

Change is far from being a simple process. But just because you have lived a certain way financially for decades doesn’t mean you can’t change.

|ByAARON KATSMAN

Netanyahu celebrates 70th birthday with his ‘Team Bibi’ soldiers

“Two of us are absent, Udi and Uri who have passed away, but the unity has been maintained over the years," Netanyahu said.

OCTOBER 23, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PM Netanyahu at 50th reunion of 'Team Bibi'

Donald Trump on Netanyahu's birthday: ‘You’re Great!’

The U.S. President spoke about the partnership between America and the Jewish State and said it has never been more productive.

OCTOBER 22, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they pose in the Rose Garden at the White House this week

Netanyahu asks Putin personally for Naama Issachar pardon

Putin calls PM to wish him 'Happy Birthday,' discusses Syria day before meeting Erdogan in Sochi

OCTOBER 22, 2019ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia September 12, 2019.

Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog celebrates his 59th birthday

Herzog served in many positions in goverment before arriving at his current position at the Jewish Agency

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog speaks at the GC4I conference in Jerusalem, June 19

A gift to the heart

Happy 95th birthday, my beloved sister

AUGUST 21, 2019ByDVORA WAYSMAN
THE WRITER’S favorite photo with her sister, when she was 14 (left) and Bobbie 21.

The good old days

Can you conceive of a Stalin singing the praises of Jews, or proudly showing off his Jewish grandchildren, as President Trump does today?

JULY 3, 2019BySTEWART WEISS
‘AGE IS just a number, isn’t it?’

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s 86th birthday is coming — and Brooklyn wants to party

Partygoers can sign a card for Ginsburg, who does not appear to have RSVPed that she will be attending.

MARCH 12, 2019ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg