Obituary
How Matti Caspi’s music became a treasured national soundtrack - comment
Israelis of every age can sing Caspi's tunes, and his talent was such that he worked in many different styles.
Jewish proprietor of Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel dies at 98
Italian fashion designer Valentino dead at 93
Eitan Na'eh, Israel's first ambassador to Bahrain, dies at 62
James Crown, one of Chicago’s leading Jewish philanthropists, dies in racetrack crash
His sudden death at the Aspen Motorsports Park drew immediate eulogies and condolences from Chicago’s Jewish leaders as well as President Joe Biden.
Betty Woolf, last surviving sibling of world’s oldest mixed triplets, dies at age 96
In 2020, the Jewish siblings were still making news, when they were named by Guinness World Records as the oldest living (mixed-sex) triplets.
Robert Gottlieb, legendary editor who championed Joseph Heller, Robert Caro dies at 92
A famous workaholic, he reportedly was reviewing proofs of a book by the Jewish author Cynthia Ozick while helping his pregnant wife through labor.
Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86
Voters repeatedly bought into his can-do exuberance and Berlusconi survived a string of diplomatic gaffes and scandals.
Holocaust survivor Judge Thomas Buergenthal passes away at 89
The government of Goettingen, the German city where Buergenthal resided after the war said that he had “tirelessly dedicated himself to reconciliation and for human rights his entire life.”
Israeli former High Court justice Jacob Turkel passes away at 88
"Even after his retirement from the bench, Judge Turkel continued to make an important contribution to the State of Israel," Yariv Levin said.
Veteran Israeli actress Dvora Kedar passes away at 98
The scene-stealing Kedar often played tough but lovable mothers and grandmothers and she continued acting until she was well into her 90s.
Revered American-Israeli pianist Menahem Pressler dies at 99
A six-time Grammy nominee, the acclaimed musician was the driving force behind the trio, which disbanded in 2008 after more than 50 years or recordings and concerts.
Friends, colleagues and fans remember Rabbi Harold Kushner
Kushner said when bad things happen to good people, it is a religious community’s responsibility to offer them the compassion and solace they crave in the form of chesed.
Former US talk show host Jerry Springer dies at 79
Springer once said that he did not mind being referred to as the “grandfather of trash TV."