Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesFormer Representative Eliot Engel speaks […]
Category: Obituaries
Remembering Sean Bartel
Sean Bartel, 48, died March 13, 2026, while hiking in Argentina. Born June 28, 1977, […]
Marshall Weinberg, 95: The JTA president who didn’t know what a blog was — but knew right from wrong
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Courtesy JDCMarshall Weinberg reclines in his office in an undated […]
Elaine Grossinger Etess, third-generation owner of legendary Catskills resort, dies at 98
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Courtesy Grossinger Etess familyElaine Grossinger Etess (second from right) with […]
Andrea Weiss, trailblazing Reform rabbi who merged scholarship and activism, dies at 60
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Ellen DubinA photo of Andrea Weiss, former provost of Hebrew […]
Remembering Corky Philip H. Steiner
STEINER, Corky Philip H., age 83, passed away March 7, 2026, beloved husband of the […]
Remembering Dr. Emil Edward Herman
Dr. Emil Edward Herman (Ed Herman), child Holocaust survivor and speaker, long time Professor of […]
Isaiah Zagar, renowned Jewish mosaic artist who created Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, dies at 86
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBOIsaiah Zagar at the HBO documentary […]
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 […]