Birthday

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 Kfir Bibas, who was murdered in Hamas captivity.

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

PORTRAIT OF Jewish poet Naftali Herz Imber, from The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, 1920.

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Atlanta scoutmaster Josiah Benator celebrates his 100th birthday

Benator is believed to be the oldest Jewish scoutmaster in America.

 Josiah Benator in his scoutmaster uniform.

Jonathan Margie celebrates birthday in LA party with notable celebs

Jonathan Margie, who is in the US after signing on with Haim Saban's music group, celebrates his 22nd birthday this week.

 Haim Saban and Jonathan Margie at Margie's birthday party

Jewish fashion designer throws gargantuan birthday bash at the Plaza

Rebecca Hessel Cohen, the birthday celebrant, changed dresses 3 times at her decked out birthday bash.

 Rebecca Hessel Cohen attends the Hamptons Magazine & London Jewelers Host a Luxury Shopping Afternoon on July 21, 2016 in Wainscott, New York.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach reflects on lessons learned as he turns 55

To age is to gain wisdom.

 A PARENT kisses her child on the first day of school.

Holocaust survivor celebrates 90th birthday by acting out his life on stage

Simon Gronowski survived the Holocaust in hiding, and lost his family in Auschwitz.

 Belgian lawyer and jazz pianist Simon Gronowski, 89, a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust during the Second World War, and Belgian artist Koenraad Tinel, 87, the son of a Flemish nationalist and Nazi sympathiser, take part in an opera called PUSH in Boortmeerbeek

Celebrating 180th birthday of South Africa's Jewish community

Despite South Africa’s short Jewish history, there are not many Jewish institutions around the world that can take pride in 180 years of continuous service to the community.

 SYNAGOGUE TOWER with Table Mountain in background.

Centenarian recalls the 20th century's dark highlights

Throughout history, many enemies tried to kill us, yet we survived, as illustrated in the life story of Elizabeth Markovich.

 ELIZABETH MARKOVICH celebrating her 100th birthday last year.

On This Day: 108th birthday of Menachem Begin, Israel's 6th prime minister

Begin served as the leader of the Irgun militia in Mandatory Palestine before going on to form the opposition in the Knesset and, finally, becoming prime minister and changing Israel forever.

Former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, under whom Operation Opera was carried out, bombing Iraq's nuclear reactor.

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PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN meets with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.

Twins celebrate fourth birthday in the ambulance where they were born

"Thanks to the work of these volunteers and their equipment, my children are healthy and happy – and it is because of the help that I received that night."

United Hatzalah volunteers celebrate birthday of twins they helped deliver.