Margot Stern Strom, who founded pioneering Holocaust education program Facing History, dies at 81 A curriculum launched in 1976 broke a “powerful silence” about racism and antisemitism in American schools. By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 29, 2023 4:01 pm
Nathan Chavin, Jewish ad exec who wrote a raunchy country western hit, dies at 78 “Chinga” Chavin wrote ad copy for Trump properties, palled around with Robert Durst and counted Kinky Friedman as a frat brother. March 27, 2023 4:44 pm
Abraham Zarem, one of the last surviving Manhattan Project scientists, dies at 106 The electrical engineer, a regular at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, also developed the fastest camera of its time. March 16, 2023 5:19 pm
Raphael Mechoulam, Israel’s ‘father of cannabis research,’ dies at 92 By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 10, 2023 3:22 pm
Ideas How the late actor Topol turned Tevye into a Zionist By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 9, 2023 3:11 pm
Chaim Topol, Israeli actor who played Tevye in 1971 ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ film, dies at 87 By Philissa Cramer March 9, 2023 8:58 am
Judy Heumann, Jewish disability advocate who spurred a movement, dies at 75 By Philissa Cramer March 5, 2023 2:55 pm
Elan Ganeles, American killed in West Bank attack, remembered for his wit and friendship By Jackie Hajdenberg and Ben Sales February 27, 2023 10:49 pm
Ideas Richard Belzer was a Jewish comedian. Why didn’t his obituaries say so? By Eddy Portnoy February 23, 2023 11:15 am
Richard Belzer, eminently recognizable Jewish comedian and character actor, dies at 78 By Philissa Cramer February 20, 2023 8:12 am