‘Dear Abby,’ Jewish Woman of Wisdom and Grace, Put Down her Pen
One of Pauline's most famous quotes was: "It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister."
Mayor of Ariel, New University City, Passes Away
Ron Nachman, the Mayor of the Samarian city of Ariel, passed away after losing his battle to bladder cancer.
Cardinal Glemp Dies at 83, Made Anti-Semitic Statements
According to Dershowitz, Glemp "was forced to apologize" as the result of Dershowitz's lawsuit against him.
Hiz Onner Ed Koch Dies at 88
Koch never met a solicitation for an opinion that he didn't like.
Jewish Philosopher Rabbi David Hartman Dies at 81
In 1971, Hartman and his wife Bobbi and their five children, made aliyah to Israel with plans to establish an institute for Jewish studies in Israel
Rabbi Joseph Friedenson, Yiddish Journal Editor, Dies At 93
Joseph (Yossel) Friedenson carried the title of “rabbi,” but his “pulpit” was far wider than any within four walls.
Rabbi Froman of Tekoa, Gush Etzion, Dies after Long Illness
Rabbi Menachem Froman died Monday night at has home in Tekoa in Gush Etzion, where 200 of his students and followers sang and prayed instead of learning with him a weekly lesson in the mystical Zohar.
Hugo Chavez Dies
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58.
He has been the president of Venezuela since 1999.
The Neshchizer Rebbe Passed Away
Even while he was severely ill, he was determined not to change his daily agenda despite his pain.
Former MK Marina Solodkin Passed Away at 60 in Latvia
Former Kadima Knesset Member Marina Solodkin passed away on Saturday night at the age of 60.
Solodkin was in Riga, the Latvian capital, at a...
Rabbi Herschel Schacter, former Chair of Presidents Conference , Dies at 95
Rabbi Herschel Schacter, a former chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, has died.
Schacter, the first U.S. Army chaplain to...
Princeton’s Rabbi James Diamond Killed in Traffic Accident
Rabbi James Diamond, the retired director of Princeton University's Center for Jewish Life, has died in a traffic accident after leaving a breakfast Talmud...
My Tanta Shirley’s Enterprise
Once the children were grown, my aunt decided to give love and care to many lonely, elderly Jewish women in Williamsburg.
Thatcher Remembered for her Affection for Britain’s Jews
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- History will remember former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for relentlessly facing down communism and helping to turn back more than...
Ten of Thousands at Funeral of Son of Rav Ovadia Yosef
Tens of thousands of people participated Friday afternoon in the funeral procession of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, the eldest son of Shas spiritual leader Rabbi...
Britain’s Rabbi Sacks Says Thatcher as More like Moses than Aaron
British Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks paid tribute to Margaret Thatcher on the day of her funeral, saying that “in public, her leadership style...
Samaritan High Priest Dies (87)
Samaritan High Priest Aharon Ben Av-Hisda died in his home in Mount Grizim on Friday.
Fred Lafer, Longtime Jewish Leader, Dies
Fred Lafer, a longtime leader of several Jewish institutions, died Tuesday in New Jersey after suffering from leukemia.
Lafer served as president and chairman of...
Jewish Psychologist-Media Star Dr. Joyce Brothers Dies
Millions of Americans this week are mourning Dr. Joyce Brothers, the Jewish psychologist and media start who died Monday in Fort Lee, New Jersey...
In Memory of my Zeidy, Harry Rosenthal
He never boasted about his accomplishments, preferring to work hard in the background.
Attorney Howard Grief
It is with great sadness that we heard about the passing last night of our dear friend Attorney Howard Grief .
Howard Grief, author of...
Frank Lautenberg, Senate’s Oldest Member, Dies at Age 89
Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey died Monday at the age 89. His life was a classic Jewish rag-to-riches story of a young man who worked his way to business and political success.
Rabbi Who Compiled Laws of the Sabbath Dies at 85
Rabbi Yehoshua Neuwirth, who compiled the widely used “Shmirat Shabbat K’Hilkhatah," died Monday night in Jerusalem at the age of 85.
Tens of thousands of...
The Bus Stop – A Father’s Day Tribute
Growing up in North Woodmere, Long Island in the 1960’s was tantamount to being immersed in a spiritual wasteland. My parents, Rabbi Meshulem and Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis were the rabbi and rebbetzin of Congregation Ohr Torah, the only Orthodox synagogue in the area at that time. Since there were no yeshivas for me to attend locally, my parents sent me to a yeshiva in Queens called Ohr Yisroel.
World’s Oldest Jewish Person Dies at 113
The world's oldest Jewish person has died in New York City at age 113, the Star Tribune reports.
Evelyn Kozak's granddaughter, Brucha Weisberger, says she...
Dov Hikind’s Mother Dies at 85; Burial Today
Frieda Hikind, mother of New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind, died on Noonday at the age of 95. Her funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m....
‘Sopranos’ Star Gandolfini Dead at 51
Anerican actor James Gandolfini, whose depiction of Tony Soprano in HBO's "The Sopranos,' about a troubled mobster trying to balance his family life and...
Rabbi Uzi Meshulam (60)
Rabbi Uzi Meshulam (60) died on Friday afternoon.
Meshulam was an activist who claimed that thousands of Yemenite babies were taken away from their families...
Jewish Philanthropist Marc Rich Dies in Switzerland at Age of 78
Financier and "King of Commodities” Marc Rich died on Wednesday following a stroke in Switzerland at the age of 78.
He was a long-time philanthropist...
Helen Thomas (92)
Helen Thomas, who in this paper's view, is most famous for her anti-Semitic statement that Jews "should get the hell out of Palestine" and...