Ze’ev Jabotinsky (October 17, 1880 – August 3, 1940) was a Russian-born author, poet, orator, soldier, and founder of the Revisionist Zionist movement and the Jewish Self-Defense Organization in Odessa. [Wikipedia]
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Alice Shalvi (October 16, 1926 – October 2, 2023) was an Israeli professor and educator. She played a leading role in progressive Jewish education for girls and advancing the status of women. [Wikipedia]
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Mordechai Gifter (October 15, 1915 – January 18, 2001) was an American Haredi rabbi. He was the rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland. He was a staunch opponent of Zionism. [Wikipedia]
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Isaac Mizrahi (October 14, 1961) is an American fashion designer, actor, singer, television presenter and chief designer of the Isaac Mizrahi brand for Xcel Brands. [Wikipedia]
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Ari Fleischer (October 13, 1960) is an American media consultant and political aide who served as the 23rd White House press secretary, for President George W. Bush from January 2001 to July 2003. [Wikipedia]
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Sidney Weinberg (October 12, 1891 – July 23, 1969) was a long-time leader of the Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs, nicknamed “Mr. Wall Street” by The New York Times and “director’s director” by Fortune magazine. In a rags-to-riches story, he rose from a janitor’s assistant, making $3/week, to CEO. [Wikipedia]
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Charles Revson (October 11, 1906 – August 24, 1975) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was best known as a pioneering figure in the American cosmetics industry as the person who created the first pigment-based nail polish and founded and managed Revlon through five decades. [Wikipedia]
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David Lee Roth (October 10, 1954) is an American rock singer. Known for his wild and energetic stage persona, he was the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Van Halen for three stints: from 1974 to 1985, during 1996, and from 2006 to when they disbanded in 2020. [Wikipedia]
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Sharon Osbourne (October 9, 1952) is an English and American television personality, music manager and author. She was married to heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne from 1982 until his death in 2025, and came to prominence while appearing on The Osbournes (2002–2005), a reality television show that aired on MTV, which followed her family’s daily life. [Wikipedia]
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R.L. Stine (October 8, 1943) is an American novelist. He is the writer of Goosebumps, a horror fiction novel series for children which has sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 languages, becoming the second-best-selling book series in history. [Wikipedia]
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Yaltah Menuhin (October 7, 1921 – June 9, 2001) was an American-born British pianist, artist and poet. [Wikipedia]
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Louis Begley (October 6, 1933) is a Polish-American novelist. He is best known for writing the semi-autobiographical Holocaust novel Wartime Lies (1991) and the Schmidt trilogy: About Schmidt (1996), Schmidt Delivered (2000) and Schmidt Steps Back (2012). [Wikipedia]
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Ben Cardin (October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 2007 until 2025. [Wikipedia]
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Liev Schreiber (October 4, 1967) is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award as well as nominations for nine Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.
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