Today’s Jewish Birthday: David Copperfield

Courtesy of Wikipedia David Copperfield (September 16, 1956), is an American magician, described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. Copperfield’s television specials have been nominated for 38 Emmy Awards, winning 21. Known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, his performance, in a career spanning more than 40 years, has earned 11 Guinness World

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Jewish Biography: Arthur Schnitzler, the Great Diagnostician

By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — The emancipation of Jews in Austria-Hungary was a fait accompli from the 1860s and 1870s, but it did not abolish popular and Catholic antisemitism. Judophobia posed an obstacle for Jews, but it was also a challenge: the further entrenchment and consolidation of Jewish status required secular education, by which

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Murray Gell-Mann

Courtesy of Wikipedia Murray Gell-Mann (September 15, 1929 – May 24, 2019) was an American theoretical physicist who played a preeminent role in the development of the theory of elementary particles. Gell-Mann introduced the concept of quarks as the fundamental building blocks of the strongly interacting particles, and the renormalization group as a foundational element of quantum field theory and statistical mechanics. He played key roles

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Amy Winehouse

Courtesy of Wikipedia Amy Winehouse (September 14, 1983 – July 23, 2011) was a British singer and songwriter known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, reggae, and jazz. Winehouse was a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in her youth, signing to Simon Fuller’s 19 Management in 2002 and soon recording a

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Mel Torme

Courtesy of Wikipedia Melvin Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed “the Velvet Fog“, was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for “The Christmas Song” (“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”) and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells. Tormé won two Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of

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