Barbara Wolf Altman was born in 1933 in Cincinnati. She studied dance from a young […]
Category: Obituaries
Henry Kissinger, influential first Jewish secretary of state, dies at 100
(JTA) — Henry Kissinger, the first Jewish secretary of state and the controversial mastermind of […]
Vivian Silver, veteran Canadian-Israeli peace activist, declared dead in Hamas massacre
(JTA) — Vivian Silver, a Canadian-Israeli peace activist who had been presumed kidnapped by Hamas, […]
Samantha Woll, Detroit synagogue president, found stabbed to death outside her home
(JTA) — Samantha Woll, a Democratic activist and prominent Jewish lay leader in Detroit, was […]
Remembering Jeffrey Ganson Elkus
Jeffrey Ganson Elkus, age 39, passed away June 11, 2023, beloved son of Steve and […]
Gershon Hundert, renowned scholar of Polish Jewry, dies at 77
(JTA) — Gershon Hundert, a Canadian historian of Polish Jewry who served as the editor-in-chief […]
Alan Hevesi, tarnished NYC pol who championed Holocaust restitution, dies at 83
(New York Jewish Week) — Former New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi, grandson of a […]
James Getz
Getz, James “Jim,” age 80, passed away November 11, 2023. Jim was the loving husband […]
Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought Lou Gehrig’s disease, dies at 39
(JTA) — Ady Barkan, an Israeli-American lawyer and one of the country’s most visible progressive […]
Samantha Woll, Detroit synagogue president, found stabbed to death outside her home
(JTA) — Samantha Woll, a Democratic activist and prominent Jewish lay leader in Detroit, was […]