death

Queenie Hallegua, second-to-last Jewish resident of historic Indian Jewish community, dies at 89

Queenie Hallegua was the warden and managing trustee of the Paradesi Synagogue, a 450-year-old landmark, from 2012 to 2018.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
13/08/2024

A quiet revolution is providing dignity to widowed parents

The current law in Israel sees widowed parents stand before the court as adversaries against their own children.

By YEHUDA GLICK , HADAS DISSEN-GLICK
10/08/2024

David Biale, scholar of Jewish thinkers and ideas on the margins, dies at 75

The author and editor of nine books, David Biale was considered a trailblazer in the fields of Jewish studies and Jewish history

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
30/07/2024

Yevgeny Perder, 50, named as victim of Houthi drone strike on Tel Aviv

Yevgeny Perder, 50, was killed after shrapnel from a Houthi attack hit him while he slept.

Parashat Chukat: Protest against death

Judaism has a surprising perspective on death.

Rabbi Burt Jacobson, social activist and founder of Bay Area Renewal synagogue, dies at 87

Rabbi Jacobson envisioned an inclusive community, where people who didn’t feel welcome in more traditional Jewish environments would feel at home.

By ALIX WALL/JTA
03/07/2024
REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Nepal landslides kill nine, including 3 children

At least 35 people across Nepal have died in landslides, floods and lightning strikes since mid-June when annual monsoon rains started. Rains normally continue until mid-September.

By REUTERS
29/06/2024
  IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, June 4, 2024

International Widows Day: The wives and children of the IDF’s fallen soldiers

The IDF Widows and Orphans has seen 260 new widows and 520 newly orphaned children access their support services since October 7.

REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Death toll rises to 54 in India liquor tragedy

Nearly 200 people have been treated since Wednesday for vomiting, stomach aches and diarrhea, after drinking liquor spiked with methanol.

By REUTERS
22/06/2024

One of Yemen's last Jews laid to rest by his Muslim neighbors

One of Yemen's last remaining Jews, Yahya ben Yosef, passed away recently and was laid to rest by his Muslim neighbours.

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