Obituary
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
Israeli lyricist Tzruya Lahav dies at 74 after cancer battle
Yaakov Erez, former Maariv editor and Sokolov Prize winner, dies at 87
Herbert Gold, novelist who mined his own Jewish upbringing, dies at 99
Herbert Gold, a prolific, San Francisco-based novelist and poet known for his story “The Heart of an Artichoke,” died on Nov. 19 at age 99.
Shelley Akabas, Columbia U social work pioneer who transformed the world of work, dies at 92
Sheila (Shelley) Akabas, a professor of social work at Columbia University, pioneered research into how labor and management could expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Mourning Ed Mlavsky – Israeli hi-tech’s catalyst for growth - opinion
There has been little recognition of the outsized role that he played in parlaying the cutting-edge technologies of Israeli companies into successful joint ventures with US firms for mutual growth.
Jenessa Schwartz, Bay Area day school teacher and cancer ‘thriver,’ dies at 41
In 2022, Schwartz won the Ruby Award from the San Francisco-based Jewish Learning Works for excellence in Jewish youth education and engagement.
Arie Levanon, Israeli composer, dies at 91
One of his personal favorites was the song “Tiyul B’Shnaim” (“A Walk for Two”), performed by Ran & Nama, which he considered his greatest contribution to Israeli music.
Alice Shalvi - The secret of eternal youth
Prof. Alice Shalvi passed away on Monday at 96.
Israeli professor, Jewish feminism educator Alice Shalvi dies at 96
She is survived by five of her six children, 21 grandchildren, and 26 great-grandchildren, which is quite a legacy for someone who escaped Nazi Germany in time.
Mary Ann Stein, philanthropist who supported social justice in US and Israel, dies at 80
A supporter of Palestinian as well as Israeli Jewish rights, she served as co-president of Americans for Peace Now and supported then-President Bill Clinton’s criticism of Israeli settlement policy.
Robert M. Beren: Remembering a Jewish philanthropic giant - opinion
Mr. Beren’s impact on the Jewish community, and especially on Jewish education, has been of global magnitude. He spent his life supporting countless major Jewish institutions.
Andrea Pancur, singer who bridged German and Yiddish song traditions, dies at 54
Although raised Catholic, Pancur felt an affinity with the Yiddish musical culture that thrived for centuries across Europe before its devastation by the Holocaust.
