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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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.

Grapevine June 30, 2021: Happy Birthday BG!!!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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.

Study reveals link between household birthdays and COVID infection rates

While the study hypothesized that birthdays would not lead to an increase in COVID-19 cases due to their random distribution, the results clearly proved otherwise.

Birthday cake.

An 80th birthday party to remember for prominent businessman

Alfred Akirov, one of the most prominent businessmen in Israel, celebrated his birthday in style — complete with a show by Israel's leading artists

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