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


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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