Obituaries

Irene Klass, Jewish Press publisher, dies

Irene Klass, publisher of The Jewish Press weekly newspaper, has died.

Martin Kraar, former CJF and Weizmann Institute head, dies

Martin Kraar, who was instrumental in helping the Council of Jewish Federations merge with the United Jewish Appeal and the United Israel Appeal, has died.

Study details German Foreign Ministry’s Holocaust involvement

Germany’s Foreign Ministry was deeply involved in planning and carrying out the Holocaust, a new study about the wartime history of the ministry reveals.

Irving Kessler, former UIA vice chairman, dies at 88

Lester Rosenberg, Chicago community leader, dies

Fannie Buten, oldest Jewish person, dies at 111

Debra Berger, founder of Project Interchange, dies

‘Who by Fire, Who by Water’: Is our fate determined on Yom Kippur?

Benjamin Kaplan, Nurenberg attorney, dies

Rabbi Yehuda Amital, yeshiva founder and Zionist leader, dies

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