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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Meir Kahane

Meir Kahane (August 1, 1932 – November 5, 1990) was an American-born Israeli Orthodox ordained rabbi, writer and ultra-nationalist politician. Founder of the Israeli political party Kach—whose legacy continues to influence militant and far-right political groups active today in Israel —he was convicted of multiple acts of terrorism in the United States and in Israel. [Wikipedia]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. He started out his career as a young actor studying under Stella Adler before working as a film critic for Film Culture and Esquire and finally becoming a prominent filmmaker of the New Hollywood movement. [Wikipedia]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Theda Bara

Theda Bara (July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema’s early sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname “The Vamp” (short for vampire, here meaning a seductive woman), later fueling the rising popularity in “vamp” roles based in exoticism and sexual domination. [Wikipedia]

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