Obituaries

Conservative Judaism’s flagship in mourning after death of 3 influential scholars

Samuel Klagsbrun, Israel Francus and Avraham Holtz were former members of the faculty of the Jewish Theological Seminary.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 20, 2023 5:16 pm

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Phillip Ratner, sculptor whose work tells immigrants’ stories at NYC landmarks, dies at 86

The Washington-area artist’s bronzes adorn the museums at Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.

November 20, 2023 4:18 pm

Vivian Silver, veteran Canadian-Israeli peace activist, declared dead in Hamas massacre

Until Monday, Silver, 74, was assumed to be among the more than 200 people held captive by Hamas.

November 13, 2023 7:23 pm

Students and fellow educators on three continents say goodbye to Israeli reservist killed in tunnel blast

By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 13, 2023 3:37 pm

Alan Hevesi, tarnished NYC pol who championed Holocaust restitution, dies at 83

By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 13, 2023 1:47 pm

Jenessa Schwartz, Bay Area day school teacher and cancer ‘thriver,’ dies at 41

By Leslie Katz November 6, 2023 5:05 pm

Ady Barkan attends the Los Angeles Supports a Dream Act Now! protest at the office of California Senator Dianne Feinstein on January 3, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images)

Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought Lou Gehrig’s disease, dies at 39

By Ben Sales November 2, 2023 9:18 am

Gershon Hundert, renowned scholar of Polish Jewry, dies at 77

By Andrew Silow-Carroll October 31, 2023 6:13 pm

A Harry Potter fan’s murder reverberates from Israel to Boston

By Penny Schwartz October 29, 2023 6:28 pm

Ideas

My Israel Scouts leader died defending our country. I won’t let him be a statistic.

By Benjamin Siegel October 23, 2023 4:41 pm

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