Obituary
Knesset speaker sends condolences to pro-Israel Moroccan publisher Ahmed Charai
In the letter, Ohana described Charai as “a pillar of integrity and public service,” and referred to his longstanding ties with Israel and the Jewish people.
Former ADL national director Abraham Foxman passes away aged 86
Influential Israeli painter and satirist Yair Garbuz dies at 80
Israeli lyricist Tzruya Lahav dies at 74 after cancer battle
Andrea Pancur, singer who bridged German and Yiddish song traditions, dies at 54
Although raised Catholic, Pancur felt an affinity with the Yiddish musical culture that thrived for centuries across Europe before its devastation by the Holocaust.
Huwara terror victim's widow: 'He raised my children as his own'
Silas Nigerker's partner told Maariv that he had been going to Huwara for errands all the time.
Nechama Tec, survivor whose book about the Bielski partisans inspired film ‘Defiance,’ dies at 92
When Tec set out to write a book about the Bielski brothers, she sought to fill in omissions and correct distortions created by their almost-total excision from historical accounts of the Holocaust.
Robbie Robertson, songwriting force in rock group The Band, dies at 80
Robertson is of Jewish descent, coming from his father's side of the family.
Florence Berger, 83, Cornell professor, practitioner of the art of Jewish matchmaking
As an amateur matchmaker, she reportedly arranged more than two dozen matches that resulted in successful marriages.
Beloved Jewish children's writer Mary Ann Hoberman dies at age 92
She co-founded and performed with “The Pocket People,” a children’s theater group, and “Women’s Voices,” a group giving dramatized poetry readings.
Legendary American singer Tony Bennett dies at age 96
Legendary American singer Tony Bennett has died at the age of 96, the Associated Press reported Friday.
Professor Amnon Shapiro: A holy rebel - obituary
All who knew Shapiro knew that to him, the values of tolerance, equality, and justice were crucial religious values not only personally, but also underpinning our national identity.
James Crown, one of Chicago’s leading Jewish philanthropists, dies in racetrack crash
His sudden death at the Aspen Motorsports Park drew immediate eulogies and condolences from Chicago’s Jewish leaders as well as President Joe Biden.
Betty Woolf, last surviving sibling of world’s oldest mixed triplets, dies at age 96
In 2020, the Jewish siblings were still making news, when they were named by Guinness World Records as the oldest living (mixed-sex) triplets.
