Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBOIsaiah Zagar at the HBO documentary […]
Category: Obituaries
Frederick Wiseman, documentarian whose antisemitism experiences led to a career examining social institutions, dies at 96
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty ImagesFrederick Wiseman attends the […]
James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star who died at 48, had longstanding ties to Israel
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty ImagesJames Van Der Beek […]
Jerry Lippman was a Jewish newspaperman who refused to play by the rules
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Via FacebookJerome Lipman, left, the longtime publisher of the Long […]
Julius Berman, Orthodox rabbi whose influence spanned secular and observant Jewish institutions, dies at 90
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Yeshiva UniversityProminent Jewish communal leader Rabbi Julius Berman dies at […]
Sanford S. Osher, MD
Dr. Sanford S. Osher of Montgomery, Ohio, age 72, passed away on January 17, 2026. […]
Norman Podhoretz, influential American Jewish intellectual, dies at 95
Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: Sarah Merians/Courtesy of Commentary Inc.Norman Podhoretz (JNS) — Norman Podhoretz, […]
Remembering Z. Charles Fixler, M.D.
Dr. Z. Charles Fixler, 100 years old, passed away on January 8, 2026. He was […]
Eleanor Miriam Shott
SHOTT, Eleanor (née Weiss), age 98, passed away in Cincinnati on January 7, 2026. Eleanor […]
Rob Reiner, iconic Jewish director and actor, found dead with wife Michele in their home
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Tribeca Film FestivalRob Reiner attends the […]