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Category: Obituaries
Kinky Friedman, singer and novelist who fronted The Texas Jewboys, dies at 79
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: JTA filesKinky Friedman styled himself after popular American satirists Will
Susan Lee Dailey (née Rosenblum)
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Susan Dailey (née Rosenblum)
Dr. Irvin H. Goodman Obituary
Dr. Irvin H. Goodman passed away on June 28, 2024, surrounded by family, at his
Frieda Johles Forman, ‘fiery’ feminist who rediscovered Yiddish women authors, dies at 87
(JTA) — Although Frieda Johles Forman grew up speaking Yiddish in Europe and New York
Barry Lefton
Barry Edward Lefton, age 83, passed away June 20, 2024, beloved husband of 63 years
David Levy, a voice for Mizrahi Israelis as politician and foreign minister, dies at 86
(JTA) — When David Levy resigned as Israel’s foreign minister in 1999, he finally received
Marc Klein, Bay Area editor who led Jewish journalism into the digital age, dies at 75
(J. via JTA) — In 1984, when Marc Klein showed up in San Francisco, the
Lillian B. Becker
Lillian B. Becker (nee Bluestein), age 97, passed away peacefully on May 30, 2024, beloved
Ivan Boesky, financier whose downfall led to a Jewish communal reckoning, dies at 87
(JTA) — Ivan Boesky, a financier whose role in an illegal insider trading scheme in