(JTA) — Vivian Silver, a Canadian-Israeli peace activist who had been presumed kidnapped by Hamas,
Category: Obituaries
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
Alan Hevesi, tarnished NYC pol who championed Holocaust restitution, dies at 83
(New York Jewish Week) — Former New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi, grandson of a
James Getz
Getz, James “Jim,” age 80, passed away November 11, 2023. Jim was the loving husband
Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought Lou Gehrig’s disease, dies at 39
(JTA) — Ady Barkan, an Israeli-American lawyer and one of the country’s most visible progressive
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
Robert Gottlieb, legendary editor who championed Joseph Heller, Robert Caro and Chaim Potok, dies at 92
(JTA) — Robert Gottlieb, the legendary literary editor who shepherded into print and best-sellerdom such
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, revered haredi leader in Israel, dies at 100
(JTA) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners crowded into Bnei Brak Tuesday for the funeral