(JTA) — Robert Gottlieb, the legendary literary editor who shepherded into print and best-sellerdom such […]
Category: Obituaries
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, revered haredi leader in Israel, dies at 100
(JTA) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners crowded into Bnei Brak Tuesday for the funeral […]
Sam Zell, Jewish billionaire whose media purchase tarnished a legendary career, dies at 81
(JTA) — Sam Zell, a Chicago real estate magnate and son of Holocaust survivors […]
As author Martin Amis died, a movie of his Holocaust novel ‘Zone of Interest’ wowed at Cannes
(JTA) – The death of Martin Amis, the prolific British author, came just as […]
South African Jewish journalist Jeremy Gordin murdered in home burglary at 70
(JTA) — Jeremy Gordin, one of South Africa’s most prominent journalists, wrote repeatedly in […]
Jonathan Omer-Man, leader in Jewish meditation who met with the Dalai Lama, dies at 89
(JTA) — Jonathan Omer-Man, a rabbi and pioneer in Jewish meditation whose meeting with the […]
Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of ‘When Bad Things Happen to Good People,’ dies at 88
(JTA) — Rabbi Harold Kushner, one of the most influential congregational rabbis of the twentieth […]
The Jerry Springer I knew
Written By Rabbi Sandford Kopnick, The Valley Temple When Jerry Springer died last week, Jews […]
Maurice (Maury) Dick
Maurice (Maury) Dick, 95, of Cincinnati, OH, passed away on April 22nd, 2023. Maury was […]
Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, Holocaust survivor and bridal empire builder, dies at 99
(JTA) — Before “Say Yes to the Dress” brought Kleinfeld Bridal to the attention of […]