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.

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

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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

 SATCHEL PAIGE warms up before a game in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx in 1952.

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Israeli musician Stephen Horenstein celebrates 75th birthday in style

What better way for a musician to celebrate than to get together a multigenerational bunch of like-minded artists to get down and dirty, in the best possible off-the-cuff musical sense?

 HORENSTEIN GETS together with longtime sparring guitarist Stephen Peskoff.

Israeli Knesset Liberty Bell ended up in a park. Now we know why

Letters have been found that finally explain how the Liberty Bell ended up in a park in Jerusalem instead of in the Knesset where it once was

 The Liberty Bell replica statue is seen inaugurated at the Knesset in 1955. But how did it end up in Jerusalem's Liberty Park?

Eight shot dead at birthday party in South Africa - police

The incident occurred between 1715 and 1730 local time at a house in Kwazakele, Gqeberha, when two gunmen shot at guests gathered for a birthday party.

 A police car in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Happy 50th anniversary of the Dry Bones cartoons

The Dry Bones cartoonist, who has been called a “national treasure of the Jewish people,” has received many awards, such as the Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Award and The Golden Pencil Award.

 Yaakov Kirschen at work, and one of his Dry Bones classic cartoons.

What is the secret to Adele's longevity?

Asked about her wry sense of humor, passed down from generation to generation, she says: “I’m glad I’m responsible for something good.”

 Adele Samuelson

Characters in the corridor: Memories of an ‘old-timer’ at JPost

The names of the journalists who helped make the paper, and helped form me, are too numerous to mention here, but they have a place in my heart, as well as the archives.

 ‘INTERNATIONAL JERUSALEM POST’ editor Liat Collins rereads a 75th-anniversary edition interview with Meir Ronnen. In the background is hardworking social media manager Noemi Szarkacs, who made aliyah from Hungary.

Jpost at 90: What the anniversary means to me as editor

It brings me great pleasure to introduce this issue on the 90th anniversary of The Jerusalem Post’s founding.

 (FROM L) John Adler; Lea Ben-Dor; ‘Palestine Post’ founder Gershon Agron; and Ted Lurie, 1956. The latter three all served as editors-in-chief.

A tribute to my mother on her 80th birthday - opinion

Mom, on your 80th birthday, your son wishes to offer you a Biblical item of praise. Said by King Solomon, “Many women have behaved with valor. But you have surpassed them all."

 THE WRITER (left) poses with his brother Chaim, wife Debbie, sister Ateret, and their mother Eleanor Paul.

Putin receives tractor, mountain of melons for 70th birthday

From tractors to melons to special prayers, what would you give Russian President Vladimir Putin for his birthday?

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Denis Pushilin, Leonid Pasechnik, Vladimir Saldo, Yevgeny Balitsky, who are the Russian-installed leaders in Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, attend a ceremony to declare the annexation of the Russian-controlled territories

Yom Kippur: When your birthday falls on the holiest Jewish fast day

In general, feelings toward having a birthday on Yom Kippur range from relative indifference to downright disdain.

 ‘THE SPECIAL feeling of ‘It’s my birthday’ is not the same when it’s on Yom Kippur.’