Jacobs, Linda née Lofstrom, age 92, originally of Pittsburgh, PA, peacefully passed away on March […]
Category: Obituaries
Max Seibert
Max Seibert (b. March 6, 1948) passed away on Thursday, February 29th, 2024, of heart […]
Robert Chazan, 87, NYU scholar of medieval Jewry who helped build field of Jewish studies
(JTA) — When Robert Chazan was studying toward his Ph.D. from Columbia University in the […]
Nina Gottlieb, Holocaust survivor who told her story in an award-winning documentary, dies at 91
(JTA) — Nina Gottlieb, who broke eight decades of silence about her experiences during the […]
Pearl Berg, world’s oldest Jewish person and 9th-oldest overall, dies at 114
(JTA) — Pearl Berg, thought to be the oldest Jewish person in the world and […]
Norman Jewison, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ director and lifelong friend of the Jews, dies at 97
(JTA) – In a 2022 documentary on the making of the 1971 film “Fiddler on […]
Remembering Senator Stanley Aronoff
“I want to be remembered for the good deeds, for some of the unnoticed constituent […]
Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, dean who led Yeshiva U seminary through period of growth, dies at 94
(JTA) — Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, who as dean of the rabbinical seminary at Yeshiva University […]
The American Israelite remembers Aaron Milgrom
Netanel “Ted” Deutsch and the staff at The American Israelite wish to extend their condolences […]
Bernie Steinberg, a Harvard Hillel director who promoted pluralism, dies at 78
(JTA) — “My goal,” wrote Bernie Steinberg when he won the prestigious Covenant Award for […]