Famous jews
Actors, leaders, Holocaust survivors among 18 notable Jews who died in 2025
Despite its grief, the Jewish world also took time to celebrate the lives lived by a constellation of figures who made lasting contributions to film, architecture, politics, and Jewish scholarship.
Jewish actress Odessa A’zion pushes back after IDF T-shirt controversy: ‘Not a zio!’
Paul Simon shattered my dreams: Support for Barghouti is profoundly dissapointing - opinion
'A shining light for the American Jewish community': US Jewish leaders, groups grieve Charlie Kirk
18 notable Jews who died in 2022
These well-known Jewish icons leave outsized legacies on politics, the arts, sports and everything in between.
Johnny Depp directing film about Jewish Italian painter Modigliani
Depp's new film will chronicle the life of the artist whose portraits and sculptures of Parisian women made him the toast of the early 20th century art world.
Face-to-face with Hanoch Piven
Although Piven's lifelong passion had been to draw faces, he fell in love with his own distinctive technique and all that came with it.
Notebooks of mysterious, influential teacher ‘Mr. Shushani’ opened to public
Scholars believe that the notebooks will reveal some potentially groundbreaking ideas and teachings related to Jewish thought and texts, the National Library of Israel said.
Craigslist founder: Rising antisemitism keeps me up at night
Newmark, the founder of the legendary classified ad website Craigslist, spoke with the 10th annual Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference on Tuesday about his personal history creating the site.
Jim Fleischer, CEO of AEPi, dies at 52
On its website, AEPi said, “Jim fought a courageous battle against cancer for the last three years, but the fight was too much and he passed away yesterday evening.”
Jewish standup comedian Jackie Mason passes away at 93
Mason was one of the last "borscht belt" comedians, continuing the comedy which was famous in the Catskills long after the last resort closed down.
Veteran journalist Arye Mekel passes away, age 75
Veteran journalist, diplomat Arye Mekel interviewed all the big names in politics.
A tale of 2 Jewish Super Bowl linemen: Ali Marpet and Mitchell Schwartz
Both are standout players, but only one — Ali Marpet, a sixth-year pro for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — is expected to suit up for the NFL championship game on Sunday in his home stadium.
Chuck Schumer is now the highest-ranking elected Jewish official ever
Georgia’s new senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, were sworn in on Wednesday, making Schumer the new Senate majority leader — the first-ever Jew in that powerful role.
