Obituaries

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

The Baron-Kenny method sought to bring statistical rigor in establishing cause and effect.

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

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

Sheldon Harnick’s paeans to Jewish tradition have become a songbook for the universal anguish of cultural loss.

June 23, 2023 4:13 pm

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

Woolf was also a founder of a San Diego Jewish community, Jewish Collaborative.

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

Robert Gottlieb, legendary editor who championed Joseph Heller, Robert Caro and Chaim Potok, dies at 92

By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 15, 2023 10:24 am

Pat Robertson, pastor who personified American Jews’ dilemma with evangelicals, dies at 93

By Ron Kampeas June 9, 2023 8:30 am

Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, revered haredi leader in Israel, dies at 100

By Jackie Hajdenberg May 30, 2023 6:15 pm

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As author Martin Amis died, a movie of his Holocaust novel ‘Zone of Interest’ wowed at Cannes

By Andrew Lapin May 22, 2023 2:51 pm

Sam Zell, Jewish billionaire whose media purchase tarnished a legendary career, dies at 81

By Andrew Silow-Carroll May 19, 2023 10:00 am

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