Obituaries

Richard Wexler, a leader and then a trenchant critic of the organized Jewish community, dies at 80

Richard Wexler sought to make fundraising more efficient by bringing together under one umbrella the main Jewish philanthropic bodies.

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Colin Powell, who brokered the Middle East ‘road map’ to peace, dies at 84

Colin Powell loved to surprise Jewish people he met with his second language, Yiddish.

Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku shows the concentration camp number tattoo on his left arm

Holocaust survivor who called himself ‘The Happiest Man on Earth’ dies at 101

Eddie Jaku, who bestselling author at age 100, was a beloved figure in Australia.

Jim Fleischer

Jim Fleischer, CEO of Jewish fraternity AEPi, dies at 52

Neal Sher, Nazi hunter and former AIPAC director, dies at 74

Alan Kalter, longtime announcer for David Letterman and a former synagogue president, dies at 78

David Eliach

David Eliach, beloved educator who led Yeshivah of Flatbush for decades, dies at 99

Moshe Tendler medical ethics

Rabbi Moshe Tendler, whose thinking shaped Orthodox views on organ donation, dies at 95

Sheila Bromberg, Jewish harpist who was first woman to play on a Beatles album, dies at 92

Rabbi Ephraim Einhorn

Taiwan’s longtime rabbi, whose life brimmed with international intrigue, dies at 103

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