Obituary
Israeli TV presenter, journalist, director Menashe Raz dies at 80
Raz served as the presenter of several programs on Channel 1.
Albert Axelrad, Brandeis Hillel rabbi who championed pluralism and social justice, dies at 87
Rachel Rabin-Yaakov, Yitzhak Rabin's sister, Galilee settlement figure, dies at 101
Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, known for dots and pumpkins, dies at 97
A master musician: Michael Tilson Thomas’s compositional legacy
While much of his oeuvre was deeply indebted to his American identity, several works explicitly engaged with his Jewish heritage.
David Hockney, one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, dies at 88
"Strong shadows meant a lot of sun," the painter recalled to BBC television in 2009. "So I thought, well, wherever that is, it's always sunny."
Cara Trager, beloved Queens Jewish communal leader and lifetime journalist, dies at 71
Trager died on May 29 from injuries sustained when she and her husband were struck by a car while returning to their home in Hollis Hills, Queens, from an Israeli restaurant four days earlier.
Knesset speaker sends condolences to pro-Israel Moroccan publisher Ahmed Charai
In the letter, Ohana described Charai as “a pillar of integrity and public service,” and referred to his longstanding ties with Israel and the Jewish people.
Former ADL national director Abraham Foxman passes away aged 86
Israel's Consul General in New York City, Ofir Akunis, eulogized Foxman as a "good friend, beloved Jew, proud Zionist, and a warm and kind-hearted person," in a post on X/Twitter.
Influential Israeli painter and satirist Yair Garbuz dies at 80
Garbuz showed his work at dozens of exhibitions in Israel and all over the world, and also headed the Midrasha Faculty of Arts at Beit Berl College.
Israeli lyricist Tzruya Lahav dies at 74 after cancer battle
Lahav played a major role in shaping popular Israeli music across generations and wrote the lyrics for many songs that have become embedded in the country’s canon.
Yaakov Erez, former Maariv editor and Sokolov Prize winner, dies at 87
Erez, a Sokolov Prize winner, was behind many exclusive stories and investigations.
Robert Mueller, special counsel who probed but did not charge Trump, dies at 81
Mueller, who led the FBI after 9/11 and oversaw the Russia investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign, has died at 81.
Who was Ali Khamenei, Iran’s brutal dictator killed in Tehran bunker strike?
At first dismissed as weak and indecisive, Khamenei seemed an unlikely choice for supreme leader after the death of the charismatic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
