Obituaries

Mary Ann Hoberman, a kids’ writer whose poems drew on the warmth of her loud Jewish homes, dies at 92

The poet and author of dozens of books was inspired by her Yiddish-speaking relatives in Connecticut.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 25, 2023 11:50 am

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Journalist and scholar Aharon Ariel, 97, veteran of Israel’s war of independence and ‘walking encyclopedia’

Ariel was a polymath who lobbied Washington when his son was held prisoner and tortured in Syria.

July 18, 2023 11:00 am

Marlena Spieler, globetrotting writer of Jewish cookbooks, dies at 74

Her 70+ books included “The Jewish Heritage Cookbook” (2001) and “The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking” (2011).

July 11, 2023 10:22 am

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin, Jewish actor with uncommon versatility, dies at 89

By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 30, 2023 12:49 pm

Jim Crown

James Crown, one of Chicago’s leading Jewish philanthropists, dies in racetrack crash

By Asaf Elia-Shalev June 27, 2023 4:44 pm

Reuben Baron, Jewish co-author of the most widely cited paper in the history of psychology, dies at 86

By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 27, 2023 12:50 pm

Sheldon Harnick, the lyricist who made Jewish longing universal in ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies at 99

By Ron Kampeas June 23, 2023 4:13 pm

Betty Woolf, last surviving sibling of world’s oldest mixed triplets, dies at age 96

By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 20, 2023 4:44 pm

Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker whom ‘everyone assumed’ was Jewish, dies at 92

By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 16, 2023 6:17 pm

Ben Helfgott

Ben Helfgott, one of two Holocaust survivors to compete in the Olympics, dies at 93

By Jacob Gurvis June 16, 2023 10:17 am

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