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The advice I gave Madeleine Albright when she found out she was Jewish

Diplomat Stuart Eizenstat remembers the late secretary of state as a great American public servant and a dear friend who embraced her Jewish identity.

By Stuart E. Eizenstat March 25, 2022 4:02 pm

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Madeleine Albright

Madeleine Albright, first woman secretary of state and a refugee who discovered her Jewish roots late in life, dies at 84

Madeleine Albright was haunted by a Holocaust she claimed she did not know affected her personally until she was in her 50s.

March 24, 2022 10:52 am

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky .

Chaim Kanievsky, haredi Orthodox rabbi known as ‘Prince of Torah,’ dies at 94

The son of a major rabbi with familial connections to numerous famed rabbinic dynasties, Kanievsky was long respected but rose to new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 18, 2022 10:48 am

Sam Massell, Jewish Atlanta mayor who shepherded in an era of Black-led politics, dies at 94

By Ron Kampeas March 16, 2022 2:31 pm

Holocaust survivor Inge Deutschkron, who hid in Berlin during WWII, dies at 99

By Toby Axelrod March 15, 2022 9:48 am

A rabbi

Simeon Maslin, influential Philadelphia rabbi who brought tradition back to Reform Jews, dies at 90

By Andrew Lapin and Jarrad Saffren March 4, 2022 1:40 pm

Kathryn Kates

Kathryn Kates, actress who played the babka purveyor on ‘Seinfeld,’ dies at 73

By Shira Hanau February 16, 2022 2:18 pm

His Jewish wedding at a Nazi enclave was a ‘middle finger extended to Hitler.’ So was the rest of his life.

By Philissa Cramer February 15, 2022 4:36 pm

Ivan Reitman

Ivan Reitman, ‘Ghostbusters’ director and son of Auschwitz survivor, dies at 75

By Shira Hanau February 14, 2022 9:24 am

Trude Feldman, Jewish reporter who spoke to presidents and prime ministers, dies at 97

By Ron Kampeas February 11, 2022 4:21 pm

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