Michael Schwerner (November 6, 1939 – June 21, 1964) was an American civil-rights activist. He was one of three civil rights workers murdered in rural Neshoba County, Mississippi, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. [Wikipedia]
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaArt Garfunkel (November 5, 1941) is an American singer, actor and poet who is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. [Wikipedia]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaRuth Handler (November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American business magnate and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot, as well as serving as the company’s first president from 1945 to 1975. [Wikipedia]
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Business & Finance, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaAlma Rosé (November 3, 1906 – April 4/5, 1944) was an Austrian violinist and conductor. In July 1943, Rosé was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Rosé directed the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz and was the Kapo of the music block. [Wikipedia]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaDavid Schwimmer (November 2, 1966) is an American actor, director, and producer. He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends (1994–2004), for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. [Wikipedia]
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaKinky Friedman (November 1, 1944 – June 27, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and columnist for Texas Monthly, who styled himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. [Wikipedia]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaAdam Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a member of the band Fever High. [Wikipedia]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaFred Friendly ( October 30, 1915 – March 3, 1998) was a president of CBS News and the creator, along with Edward R. Murrow, of the documentary television program See It Now. [Wikipedia]
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News Media, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaWinona Ryder (October 29, 1971), is an American actress. Having come to attention playing “quirky” characters in the late 1980s, she achieved success with her more dramatic performances in the 1990s. Ryder’s many accolades include a Golden Globe, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award. [Wikipedia]
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaJonas Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New York and New York University School of Medicine.
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaSasha Cohen (October 26, 1984) is an American retired figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion. [Wikipedia]
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Sports & Competitions, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaMartin Gilbert (October 25, 1936 – February 3, 2015) was a British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. He was the author of 88 books, including works on Winston Churchill, the 20th century, and Jewish history including the Holocaust. [Wikipedia]
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaYossi Sarid (October 24, 1940 – December 4, 2015) was an Israeli politician and news commentator. He served as a member of the Knes set for the Alignment, Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006. [Wikipedia]
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News Media, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaGummo Marx (October 23, 1892 – April 21, 1977) was an American vaudeville performer, theatrical agent and businessman. He was the fourth-born of the five Marx Brothers. Born in Manhattan, he worked with his brothers on the vaudeville circuit, leaving the act when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1918 during World War I and replaced by his brother Zeppo. [Wikipedia]
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