Obituaries

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.

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

Levin, an unapologetic liberal who was close with the AIPAC for most of his career, served 36 years, becoming his state’s longest-serving senator.

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

The Detroit Jewish News restaurant reviewer was a regular presence in the paper from 1942 until his death — a run likely unparalleled in journalism history.

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

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

These are the Jewish victims of the Surfside building collapse

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