Obituaries

Nach Waxman, New York City cookbook store owner and Jewish text enthusiast, dies at 84

“He’s somebody who understood the importance of cookbooks as literature … and the importance of food books to telling cultural stories,” said one food writer who knew Waxman.

By Shira Hanau August 6, 2021 2:33 pm

Ruth Pearl, mother of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl, dies at 85

She dedicated the latter part of her life to preserving the legacy of her son’s passions: music, journalism and being Jewish.

August 5, 2021 10:11 am

The old Washington Post building, June 9, 2011. (Daniel X. O'Neil/Creative Commons)

From Israel (especially) and the arts to science and toilets, this late letter writer wrote about them all

Nelson Marans was perhaps The Washington Post’s most persistent critic. The paper will miss him.

August 4, 2021 2:00 pm

Carl Levin, longtime Jewish senator from Michigan, dies at 87

By Ron Kampeas July 29, 2021 11:05 pm

Danny Raskin, Jewish dining columnist who enjoyed an 8-decade career, dies at 102

By Andrew Lapin July 27, 2021 12:01 pm

Jackie Mason was a Jewish American comedy icon. These videos show why.

By Philissa Cramer July 25, 2021 11:57 am

Anita Novinsky, leading scholar on Jews of Brazil, dies at 98

By Marcus M. Gilban July 21, 2021 2:17 pm

Harry Rosenfeld, key editor in exposing Watergate, dies at 91

By Ron Kampeas July 20, 2021 8:46 pm

Rabbi Yoel Kahn, Hasidic scholar who preserved Lubavitcher rebbe’s words, dies at 91

By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 16, 2021 4:13 pm

Esther Bejarano, member of Auschwitz orchestra, dies at 96

By Ron Kampeas July 12, 2021 10:49 am

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Nach Waxman, New York City cookbook store owner and Jewish text enthusiast, dies at 84

Ruth Pearl, mother of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl, dies at 85

From Israel (especially) and the arts to science and toilets, this late letter writer wrote about them all

Carl Levin, longtime Jewish senator from Michigan, dies at 87

Danny Raskin, Jewish dining columnist who enjoyed an 8-decade career, dies at 102

Jackie Mason was a Jewish American comedy icon. These videos show why.

Anita Novinsky, leading scholar on Jews of Brazil, dies at 98

Harry Rosenfeld, key editor in exposing Watergate, dies at 91

Rabbi Yoel Kahn, Hasidic scholar who preserved Lubavitcher rebbe’s words, dies at 91

Esther Bejarano, member of Auschwitz orchestra, dies at 96

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