Submitted by HUC-JIR Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) shares with great sorrow the […]
Category: Obituaries
Shlomo Avineri, dovish Israeli political philosopher and public intellectual, dies at 90
(JTA) — Shlomo Avineri, a leading Israeli political philosopher, left-leaning former director-general of the country’s […]
In memory of Michael Glassman
It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Michael Glassman, a […]
Gerald Alan “Jerry” Wallace
GERALD ALAN “JERRY” WALLACE, Gedalia ben Moshe, of Pomona, NY, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, age […]
Barbara Wolf Altman
Barbara Wolf Altman was born in 1933 in Cincinnati. She studied dance from a young […]
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 […]