Tag: obituary
Jewish Singer and Songwriter Leonard Cohen, 82 [video]
Leonard Cohen passed away this week at age 82.
Israel’s 9th President Shimon Peres Dead at 93
Nobel Prize winner Shimon Peres, who took part in establishing Israel's security apparatus and served 48 consecutive years as MK passed away following a stroke.
Dr. Irving I. Moskowitz, 88
Dr. Irving Moskowitz z"l has been called the Montefiore and Rothschild of our time.
Thousands Mourn Rabbi Lichtenstein
"He did not know what anger was and never engaged in slander."
American-Israeli PR Pioneer Charley Levine Dies at Age 62
He and his wife Shelly were one of the most influential American couples in Israel.
Canadian Israeli Philanthropist David Azrieli, 92
Far from missiles and mortar shells, Canadian Israeli Philanthropist David Azrieli has passed away at the age of 92.
Former IDF Chief Rabbi (Maj.-Gen.) Mordechai Piron, 93
Former IDF Chief Rabbi Mordechai Piron has passed away at the age of 93, the second to serve in the position.
Former Head of 92nd Street Y Commits Suicide
The former director of the 92nd Street Y is dead after hanging himself last Friday at his home in Seagate.
Rivka Haut, Women of the Wall Co-Founder and Agunot Advocate, Dies
Rivka Haut, a foremost advocate for agunot, Orthodox women who have been refused a religious divorce and also a founder of the Women of...
Republican Jewish Coalition Co-Founder Gordon Zacks Dies
Gordon Zacks, a founder of the Republican Jewish Coalition and an unofficial adviser to George H.W. Bush, has died.
Zacks, a businessman who also was...
Sharon Eulogized as Some Show Up to Pay Respects
Sharon’s coffin was placed in the Knesset Plaza on Sunday.
The ‘Chicken Lady’ Who Helped the Poor Dies at Age 90
Bracha Kapach, wife of a scholarly rabbi from Yemen and more widely known as the “Chicken Lady,” died Tuesday morning in Jerusalem at the...
Philip Berg (86), the Kabbalah Centre Rabbi
Rabbi Philip Berg, founder of the controverisal Kabbalah Centre passed away on Monday
My Mother and Her Judaism
Her obituary definitely mentions a host of hobbies, interests and activities, but it leaves out something that was very crucial to her life, Judaism.
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....
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Chavez and the Jews: a Sorry Tale
Before Chavez came to power there were 30,000 Jews in Venezuela. The community has now dwindled to fewer than 9,000.