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Actors, leaders, Holocaust survivors among 18 notable Jews who died in 2025

Despite its grief, the Jewish world also took time to celebrate the lives lived by a constellation of figures who made lasting contributions to film, architecture, politics, and Jewish scholarship.

18 notable Jews who died in 2025.
A woman poses by the iconic Hollywood sign on the day members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) approved a new three-year contract with major studios, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 9, 2023.

Variety’s star-studded Hollywood summit on antisemitism takes a turn amid war in Israel

A fan takes a photo of a Barbie doll at the world premiere of the film "Barbie" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2023

Is Barbie Jewish? The complex Jewish history of the doll, explained

A picture of text written about Albert Agarunov in Qırmızı Qəsəbə

Remembering Albert Agarunov, the Jewish hero of Azerbaijan


Leonard Cohen, Jewish-Canadian singer songwriter, dead at 82

Cohen is survived by a son and a daughter.

Jewish-Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen.

DC synagogue and cultural institution watches the election together

There had been talk in the lead up that the state has a chance to turn blue, but no one could confidently predict an outcome in this year’s unprecedented election.

United States Capitol building in Washington, DC.

Ex-prostitute alleges Orthodox businessmen mistreated her on ‘mile high’ NYPD job

Brooklyn businessman Jeremy Reichberg, who was arrested Monday, allegedly hired Grecko as part of a larger pattern of showering gifts on police officers in exchange for special treatment.

Gabi Grecko

יְהוּדֵי תֵימָן

The Jews of Yemen

The Jews of Yemen

קָפֶה נָגְלֶר

New movie: Café Nagler

New movie: Café Nagler

Persecution of North African Jews to be highlighted at memorial

“The story that has not been told,” is an initiative of Kulanu MK Rachel Azaria and the Shaharit Institute in Tel Aviv where it is being held.

MK Rachel Azaria

How much money is the life of the world's richest Jew worth?

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is so valuable, in fact, that his company has spent over $12 million since 2013 to protect him.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg

David Goldfein to serve as US Air Force’s highest ranking officer

The Pentagon announced on Tuesday Goldfein’s nomination by President Barack Obama as the 21st Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

A pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria

A final farewell to a well-loved, colorful figure

Dolev – who suffered from a severe degenerative muscular disease that impeded her ability to walk or to hold a pen – died on Saturday in her home in Ramat Gan.

Anat Dolev

Washington Watch: Israel in 2016 campaigns

Most Jewish voters want to know where the candidates stand on Israel, particularly peace and security, even if that is not anywhere near the top issue on their agenda.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) campaigns in Cleveland