New York Yankees
Ron Blomberg, former MLB player, he was the first designated hitter in MLB history and was the manager of the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox in the Israel Baseball League, turns 78 on Sunday
FRIDAY
Irwin Wecker, retired owner of Effective Strategy Consultants, South Florida resident
Ilana Rovner, senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, turns 88
L. Rafael Reif, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology until the end of 2022, turns 76
Eric S. Brown, former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, he was the first Jewish chief justice in Ohio history, turns 73
Yossi Dina, Israeli-born pawnbroker and star of the reality television series “Beverly Hills Pawn,” turns 72
Sabina Berman Goldberg, Mexican writer, playwright and journalist, turns 71
Mitchell Rales, businessman and collector of modern and contemporary art, he is the leading limited of the NFL’s Washington Commanders, turns 70
Jon Tester, former U.S. senator (D-MT), turns 70
Yehiel Lasri, Israeli physician who was a member of the Knesset, he now serves as mayor of Ashdod, turns 69
Jerry Avenaim, photographer best known for his fashion and celebrity images, turns 65
Ido Aharoni, Israeli career diplomat who served for six years as consul general in New York, turns 64
Scott Bessent, secretary of the U.S. Treasury, turns 64
Mark Stuart Charendoff, president at Maimonides Fund
Jack Weiss, co-founder of BlueLine Grid, he was previously an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles and a member of the Los Angeles City Council, turns 62
Chavie Kahn, member of the philanthropic leadership group for the UJA-Federation of New York
Ken Mehlman, global head of public affairs at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts-KKR, turns 60
Rachel Hirschberg Light, president of Berger Hirschberg Strategies
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, both Bloomberg and Forbes rank him as one of the ten wealthiest people globally, turns 53
Jason Marquis, former MLB pitcher for nine teams, he was the starting pitcher in three of Team Israel’s first four games in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, turns 48
Chesa Boudin, former district attorney of San Francisco, turns 46
Adam Fisher, head coach of the Temple University Owls men’s basketball team, turns 42
Adam Rosenblatt, founding partner of Bold Decision, turns 41
Erica Miller, missions manager for domestic and overseas travel at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
David Abadian Heifetz, communications director at Breakthrough Energy
Madeline Fuhrman, pop singer and songwriter, turns 33
Tzippy Baitch, associate editor at Simon & Schuster
Noa Rakel Perugia, an Argov fellow at the World Jewish Congress
Lynn Sharon
James Barton
SATURDAY
Morton Dean, Emmy Award-winning television news journalist, formerly the weekend anchor of “CBS Evening News,” turns 91
Margie Berkowitz, former director of Prozdor, the high school program of the Hebrew College in Newton, Mass.
Paul Singer, founder, president, co-CEO and co-chief investment officer of Elliott Management Corporation, turns 82
Joyce Fox, dermatologist in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Eli Capilouto, president of the University of Kentucky since 2011, he traces his heritage to a small Sephardic community on the Island of Rhodes, turns 77
Steven Brill, founder of the magazine American Lawyer and the cable channel Court TV (now TruTV), he also co-founded NewsGuard, turns 76
I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, former chief of staff to VPOTUS Dick Cheney, turns 76
Yitzhak Aharonovich, chairman of Mekorot (Israel’s water company), he was a member of the Knesset for the Yisrael Beiteinu party, turns 76
Mark Gilbert, former MLB outfielder, then investment banker, he was the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and has served as president of B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton, Fla., turns 70
Adlai W. Wertman, former investment banker who left his job to run a Los Angeles-based homeless service provider, he was also a professor at USC, turns 67
Ofra Strauss, chairwoman of Israel’s Strauss Group, conducting business in 20 countries, turns 66
Jesse Itzler, co-founder of Marquis Jet and part owner of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, turns 58
Ed Miller, SVP of political campaigns and strategy at AIPAC, turns 55
Deborah Hochberg, director of strategic partnerships at the Paul E. Singer Foundation
Michael Fragin, senior advisor to the county executive in Nassau County, N.Y.
Craig Greenberg, mayor of Louisville, Ky., since the start of 2023, turns 53
Rachel Saifer Goldman, director of operations at the University of Pennsylvania Hillel
Stuart A. Graiwer, partner in the Century City office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Shari Dollinger Magnus, co-executive director of Christians United for Israel
Shana Knizhnik, attorney and author, best known for her New York Times bestselling book, Notorious R.B.G.: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, turns 38
Claire Stein-Ross, chief of staff and development director at Protect Borrowers
Ari Stidham, actor known for his role as statistical genius Sylvester Dodd in the television series “Scorpion,” Ari Stidham, turns 34
Braden Adam Bishop, professional baseball player for nine years, he is now a player agent and also manages a foundation for families affected by Alzheimer’s, turns 33
SUNDAY
Norman Braman, owner of many car dealerships, art collector and former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, turns 94
Reuven Amitai-Preiss, director of the Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of the Jewish Communities of the East, turns 71
David Alexander Wolf, astronaut, medical doctor and electrical engineer, he brought a dreidel, a yad and a small menorah into space, turns 70
Richard Zeskind, retired senior vice president and general counsel of Eastern Savings Bank in Hunt Valley, Md.
Eitan Cabel, former member of Knesset for 23 years representing the Labor party and Zionist Union party, turns 67
Bracha Radin, owner of A&A Wholesale
Anna Kaplan, first Iranian-American member of the New York State Senate, her term ended in 2022, turns 61
Marc Swatez, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis
Elise Rosenstock, jewelry designer
Kimberly Merle Schrier, member of the House of Representatives since 2019 (D-WA), she served as a physician prior to entering politics, turns 58
Errol Damelin, founder and CEO of Wonga, a British financial technology company (one of the first fintechs in the world), turns 57
Jeremy Schaap, ESPN host and one of the network’s longest-tenured personalities, he has won 11 Emmy Awards, turns 57
Rabbi Josh Kohl, teacher at Politz Hebrew Academy in Philadelphia, known by his students as “Rabbi Science”
Lawrence Frank, former NBA head coach (Pistons and Nets), now president of basketball operations for the LA Clippers, turns 56
Craig Silverman, national reporter for ProPublica, turns 49
Mor Katzir, Israeli model, born in Haifa, turns 46
Avigail Goldgraber, managing director in the hospital and healthcare practice of Accenture
Isabella Tobias, retired ice dancer who competed for Georgia, Lithuania, and Israel, turns 35
Stephen Joffe, actor best known for his role as Alex in the television series “Timeblazers,” Stephen Joffe, turns 35