Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96 Haverbeck spent years in prison for publicly insisting Auschwitz was not a death camp, among other lies. By Andrew Lapin November 22, 2024 4:51 pm
Arthur Frommer, ‘wandering Jew’ who launched a travel guide empire, dies at 95 He wrote his first travel book as a U.S. Army intelligence officer in Berlin. November 20, 2024 11:55 am
Jewish Life Stories: Ed Koch’s sister dies on her own terms Other recent deaths in the Jewish world include a leading 20th-century painter, a noted jazz impresario and one of the country’s most vocal atheists. November 20, 2024 10:05 am
Former NY Jewish Week staffer Miriam Reinharth, 69, dies after being hit by ambulance on Upper West Side By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 13, 2024 5:52 pm
Jewish Life Stories: The producer who brought us ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 13, 2024 1:22 pm
Felice Gaer, Jewish organization official who championed human rights for all, dies at 78 By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 11, 2024 2:21 pm
Bernie Marcus, Home Depot founder who gave to Republicans and Israel, dies at 95 By Asaf Elia-Shalev November 5, 2024 12:32 pm
Paul Mendes-Flohr, Israeli-American authority on Martin Buber, dies at 83 By Andrew Silow-Carroll October 29, 2024 10:00 am
Walter Jacob, Pittsburgh rabbi who helped revive Reform Judaism in Germany, dies at 94 By Beth Kissileff October 28, 2024 2:08 pm
Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist who hosted musical Passover seders, dies at 84 By Philissa Cramer October 27, 2024 8:36 am