Obituaries

Reform leader Rabbi Gunther Plaut dies

Rabbi Gunther Plaut, a major figure in Reform Judaism, died in Toronto.

By Ron Csillag February 9, 2012 9:23 pm

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Jane Ising, 110, editor Harry Coen, 67, actor Ben Gazzara, 81 – not Jewish, but…

In case you had seen headlines and were wondering, the subjects of this item, supercentenarian Jane Ising, 110, British editor Harry Coen, 67, and actor Ben Gazzara, 81, all of whom died in the last week, were not Jewish. But their stories are worth noting. [[READMORE]] Birthday celebrations at her suburban Chicago nursing home were […]

February 6, 2012 7:41 am

Istvan Csurka, anti-Semitic Hungarian writer and politician, dies

Istvan Csurka, a far-right Hungarian writer and politician who was notorious for his anti-Semitism, has died.

February 5, 2012 2:49 pm

Kazimierz Smolen, Auschwitz memorial director, dies

By Michael Stein January 29, 2012 2:52 pm

Milos Pojar, post-communist Czechoslovakia’s first envoy to Israel, dies

By Ruth Ellen Gruber January 24, 2012 5:03 pm

Legendary agent Frank Cooper, tied to Sinatra and Eastwood, dies at 99

By Alan D. Abbey January 24, 2012 6:58 am

The Eulogizer celebrates life

By Alan D. Abbey January 17, 2012 5:15 pm

Philanthropist Newton Becker dies

By Marcy Oster January 5, 2012 2:19 pm

Jerzy Kluger, lifelong friend of Pope John Paul, dies at 90

By Alan D. Abbey January 3, 2012 8:59 pm

Jerzy Kluger, childhood friend of Pope John Paul II, dies

By Ruth Ellen Gruber January 2, 2012 6:37 pm

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