Obituaries

Robert Durst, real estate scion who was convicted of murdering his best friend, is dead at 78

Durst’s conviction hinged on a muttered confession he made while being taped for a documentary series on HBO, “The Jinx.”

By Ron Kampeas January 10, 2022 7:49 pm

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Michael Lang

Michael Lang, Jewish organizer of Woodstock festival, dead at 77

He and other Brooklyn-born impresarios helped stage one of the 1960s’ defining events.

January 10, 2022 11:54 am

Bob Saget

Bob Saget, comedian and actor who played Danny Tanner on ‘Full House,’ dies at 65

Saget honed his comedy as a rebellious Hebrew school student at Temple Israel in Norfolk, Virginia.

January 10, 2022 6:50 am

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich, acclaimed Hollywood filmmaker and son of an Austrian Jew, dies at 82

By Andrew Lapin January 6, 2022 3:09 pm

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Sandra Jaffe, who ran New Orleans’ celebrated Preservation Hall jazz clubs for decades, dies at 83

By Shira Hanau January 5, 2022 2:00 pm

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Mameve Medwed, novelist whose ‘New England Jewish wit’ infused her work, dies at 79

By Penny Schwartz January 3, 2022 4:20 pm

Rabbis, teachers, friends: 18 Jews whose deaths diminished our communities in 2021

By Philissa Cramer December 29, 2021 4:03 pm

Harry Reid, pugnacious Senate majority leader with deep Jewish ties, dies at 82

By Ron Kampeas December 28, 2021 11:33 pm

Holocaust survivor and grandson

Jack Feldman, Holocaust survivor who told his story in Emmy-winning documentary, dies at 95

By Andrew Silow-Carroll December 28, 2021 7:47 am

May their memories be a blessing: 18 notable New York Jews who died in 2021

By New York Jewish Week Staff December 27, 2021 5:45 pm

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