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Today’s Jewish birthday: Yonatan Netanyahu

Yonatan Netanyahu (March 13, 1946 – July 4, 1976) was an Israeli military officer who commanded Sayeret Matkal during the Entebbe raid. The raid was launched in response to the 1976 hijacking of an international civilian passenger flight from Israel to France by Palestinian and German militants, who took control of the aircraft during a stopover in Greece and diverted it to Libya and then to Uganda, where they received support from Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. [Wikipedia]

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Today’s Jewish descendant’s birthday: Nina Hagen

Nina Hagen (March 11, 1955) is a German singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her theatrical vocals and rise to prominence during the punk and Neue Deutsche Welle movements in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She is known as “The Godmother of German Punk”. [Wikipedia]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Rob Reiner

Robert Reiner (March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. [Wikipedia]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis (March 5, 1938 – November 22, 2011) was an American evolutionary biologist, who was the primary modern proponent for the significance of symbiosis in evolution. In particular, Margulis transformed and fundamentally framed biologists’ understanding of the evolution of the Eukaryotes, organisms with nuclei in their cells. [Wikipedia]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Ira Glass

Ira Glass (March 3, 1959) is an American public radio personality. He is the host and producer of the radio and television series This American Life and has participated in NPR programs, including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Talk of the Nation. His work in radio and television has won him awards, such as the Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio and the George Polk Award in Radio Reporting. [Wikipedia]

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