Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East PeaceS. Daniel Abraham […]
Category: Obituaries
Marthe Cohn, survivor and nurse who spied for the French, dies at 105
Courtesy of JTA.Marthe Cohn greets well-wishers during a car parade celebrating her 100th birthday, April […]
After Zohran Mamdani’s upset, there’s a way forward for pro-Israel progressives
By Benjamin Ross (JTA) — Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral primary puts […]
Leonard Lauder, who expanded his Jewish family’s business into a cosmetics empire, dies at 92
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Estee Lauder CompaniesUnder Leonard Lauder’s leadership, Estée Lauder Companies would […]
Linda Greenberg (née Heldman)
Linda Heldman Greenberg, beloved mother, devoted wife, adored grandmother, cherished friend and pillar of her […]
Helena Weinrauch, Holocaust survivor and ‘dancing angel,’ dies at 100
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Karen GoldfarbHolocaust survivor Helena Weinstock Weinrauch, who wore the same […]
Lawrence “Larry” J. Hochberg
Lawrence “Larry” Joel Hochberg, a true New Yorker to his core, passed away peacefully on […]
Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim identified as victims in Capital Jewish Museum shooting
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: XSarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were identified as the two […]
Remembering ‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen, who sketched Israeli feats and foibles for 50 years
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Image via amazon.comYaacov Kirschen drew his “Dry Bones” comic strip, […]
Jill Sobule, pop star who also composed songs for a new ‘Yentl,’ dies at 66
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Al Pereira/Getty ImagesJill Sobule performs as part of Wesley Stace’s […]