Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Andrew Matthews, AFP via Getty ImagesLily Ebert, left, poses with […]
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Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Cedars-SinaiPioneering surgeon and Holocaust survivor Dr. George Berci Dr. George […]
Fania Brantsovsky, last living Vilna ghetto partisan resistance fighter, dies at 102
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Video still courtesy Dovid Katz Fania Branstovsky was one of […]
Barry Allan Kohn
Kohn, Barry Allan, age 74, passed away on September 21, 2024. Barry was the son […]
Artist and physician Mark Podwal, whose distinctive work adorned museums, synagogues and opinion pages, dies at 79
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: WikipediaThe artist Mark Podwal in his studio in 2007; at […]
Hamas murdered our daughter. This is what she’d tell American Jews right now.
By Orna and Eldad Adar (JTA) — Eleven months ago, Hamas murdered our daughter while […]
Michael Lerner, influential rabbi-activist and founder of Tikkun magazine, dies at 81
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Screenshot from YouTubeRabbi Michael Lerner speaking at Muhammad Ali’s funeral, […]
Bill Pascrell, NJ Democrat who tread a fine line on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, dies at 87
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: S.K. Vemmer/Department of StateU.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (second from […]
Diane Klieger Feibel
Diane Sue Feibel (née Klieger), beloved daughter of Dr. Israel Stanley and Edith Weisman Klieger, […]
Queenie Hallegua, second-to-last Jewish resident of historic Indian Jewish community, dies at 89
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Rabbi Jonathan Goldschmidt via FacebookQueenie Hallegua was the warden and […]