Birthday

Mazal tov to Mel Brooks: The 100-year-old man

Brooks, best known for directing irreverent films that became comedy classics, including The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Spaceballs, was born in Brooklyn on June 28, 1926.

Mel Brooks speaks onstage at the "Spaceballs" screening during the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 21, 2024 in Hollywood, California.
US President Donald Trump gestures during a roundtable focused on tax cuts in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, April 16, 2026.

Netanyahu, Herzog wish Trump a happy 80th birthday, praise his support of Israel-US alliance

THE PALMAH’S ‘German Squad’ on a training march, 1942.

This month in Jewish history: Revelation, thrill of victory, agony of defeat

A drone view shows an artist from the Sand In Your Eye art team putting the finishing touches to a giant sand portrait of David Attenborough to mark the conservationist's 100th birthday, on the beach in Morecambe, Britain, May 6, 2026.

British broadcaster David Attenborough turns 100, notable for not joining anti-Israel boycotts


Grapevine September 9, 2022: Happy Birthdays

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM LEFT: Ronny Fuchs, Liora Ofer, Ehud Olmert and Gil Riba.

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews celebrates Israelis' 100th birthdays

The gathering was part of the With Dignity and Fellowship program, which provides elderly Israelis who do not have a support network with weekly food deliveries, medicine and other services.

 IFCJ celebrates Israelis' 100th birthdays

It's time to rethink how you spend your money - opinion

YOUR INVESTMENTS: Just because you have lived a certain way financially doesn’t mean you can’t change. Start making smart decisions.

Illustrative photo of a birthday cake.

A tribute to my father-in-law on his 80th birthday - opinion

May you live until Moshiach comes and witness the final triumph of the Jewish nation.

 RABBIS POSE in front of Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, in 2018. After the writer returned to New York for rabbinical ordination, a rabbi from Sydney asked him if he was ready to date.

Guillaume Levy-Lambert: A birthday marked by divine providence

These birthday mates, his cosmic siblings, are contacting him from far-flung corners of the world – from the US, the United Arab Emirates, the Philippines, to Africa

 GUILLAUME LEVY-LAMBERT points to Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘Desk Calendar’ during a 2017 TedX talk in Washington, DC.

Independence Day, 21st birthday and financial freedom

We are a sovereign state, and we can defend ourselves. The Jews of Israel have independence and we are in charge of our own destiny. 

 Israeli money bills.

Hannah Szenes' Hebrew birth date corrected on gravestone after 70 years

A high school student discovered that Hannah Szenes' Hebrew birth date on her gravestone was incorrect while working on a school project.

Hannah Szenes

The Passover Effect: Do deaths increase around the holidays?

Is it true that an individual’s likelihood of death appears to increase leading up to, and during, their birthday? Here's everything you need to know about the Birthday Effect.

Illustrative photo of a birthday cake.

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