Obituaries

David Mermelstein, Holocaust survivor and longtime advocate for restitution, dies at 92

Mermelstein led years-long legislative battles to reopen claims against insurance companies who failed to pay out on Holocaust-era policies.

By Ron Kampeas July 11, 2021 11:49 am

These are the Jewish victims of the Surfside building collapse

From a group of young Venezuelan immigrants to New Yorkers looking for a fresh start in a new state, the tragedy struck a diverse nexus of the American Jewish community.

July 1, 2021 6:39 pm

Reuven Bulka, Ottawa rabbi behind a Canadian week dedicated to kindness, dies at 77

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Bulka “Canada’s rabbi,” saying he “inspired Jewish Canadians and people across the country.”

June 29, 2021 4:28 pm

Janet Malcolm, famed New Yorker writer whose family fled the Nazis, dies at 86

By Gabe Friedman June 17, 2021 5:12 pm

Herb Sturz, driver of criminal justice reform in New York City and beyond, dies at 90

By Philissa Cramer June 11, 2021 12:05 pm

Jaime Lerner, renowned Brazilian-Jewish urban planner and politician, dies at 83

By Marcus M. Gilban May 27, 2021 4:44 pm

Roman Kent, Holocaust survivor who negotiated billions in restitution, dies at 92

By Andrew Silow-Carroll May 21, 2021 4:56 pm

Charles Grodin, Jewish comic actor known for ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ and ‘Beethoven,’ dies at 86

By Gabe Friedman May 19, 2021 12:33 pm

Former congressman Lester Wolff, known for surviving assassination threats and supporting Israel, dies at 102

By Asaf Elia-Shalev May 12, 2021 5:46 pm

Faye Schulman, Holocaust survivor whose photographs documented the partisan resistance, dies at 101

By Shira Hanau May 10, 2021 12:04 am

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Obituaries

David Mermelstein, Holocaust survivor and longtime advocate for restitution, dies at 92

These are the Jewish victims of the Surfside building collapse

Reuven Bulka, Ottawa rabbi behind a Canadian week dedicated to kindness, dies at 77

Janet Malcolm, famed New Yorker writer whose family fled the Nazis, dies at 86

Herb Sturz, driver of criminal justice reform in New York City and beyond, dies at 90

Jaime Lerner, renowned Brazilian-Jewish urban planner and politician, dies at 83

Roman Kent, Holocaust survivor who negotiated billions in restitution, dies at 92

Charles Grodin, Jewish comic actor known for ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ and ‘Beethoven,’ dies at 86

Former congressman Lester Wolff, known for surviving assassination threats and supporting Israel, dies at 102

Faye Schulman, Holocaust survivor whose photographs documented the partisan resistance, dies at 101

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