Obituaries

Jewish Life Stories: Columbia Hillel mourns Yakov Shapiro, 30, an Israeli emissary of ‘joy and warmth’

Notable recent Jewish deaths include a powerhouse in philanthropy, a renowned cantor and the prosecutor who put “Son of Sam” behind bars.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll October 9, 2024 10:23 am

Aileen Lampel Novick, of Jericho, N.Y., passes away at 94

She proudly served as the National Executive Director of Hadassah.

September 27, 2024 3:49 pm

Jewish Life Stories: George Berci, 103, the Holocaust survivor who revolutionized surgery

Notable Jews who died this month include a beloved Philadelphia cantor, Poland’s first Progressive rabbi since the Shoah, and the longtime pianist and songwriter for Sha Na Na.

September 25, 2024 10:30 am

Fania Brantsovsky, last living Vilna ghetto partisan resistance fighter, dies at 102

By David I. Klein September 23, 2024 6:17 pm

Jewish Life Stories: The Holocaust survivor who fell in love with jazz

By Andrew Silow-Carroll September 17, 2024 4:06 pm

Artist and physician Mark Podwal, whose distinctive work adorned museums, synagogues and opinion pages, dies at 79

By Andrew Silow-Carroll September 16, 2024 4:10 pm

Ideas

Hamas murdered our daughter. This is what she’d tell American Jews right now.

By Orna and Eldad Adar September 13, 2024 10:03 am

Rachel Goldberg-Polin speaks at the funeral of her son Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin at son Hersh’s funeral: ‘Finally, you’re free’

By Philissa Cramer September 2, 2024 11:54 am

Michael Lerner, influential rabbi-activist and founder of Tikkun magazine, dies at 81

By Andrew Silow-Carroll August 30, 2024 4:39 pm

Jewish Life Stories: Hettie Jones, one half of a Beat generation power couple, dies at 90

By Andrew Silow-Carroll August 28, 2024 10:30 am

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Jewish Life Stories: Columbia Hillel mourns Yakov Shapiro, 30, an Israeli emissary of ‘joy and warmth’

Aileen Lampel Novick, of Jericho, N.Y., passes away at 94

Jewish Life Stories: George Berci, 103, the Holocaust survivor who revolutionized surgery

Fania Brantsovsky, last living Vilna ghetto partisan resistance fighter, dies at 102

Jewish Life Stories: The Holocaust survivor who fell in love with jazz

Artist and physician Mark Podwal, whose distinctive work adorned museums, synagogues and opinion pages, dies at 79

Hamas murdered our daughter. This is what she’d tell American Jews right now.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin at son Hersh’s funeral: ‘Finally, you’re free’

Michael Lerner, influential rabbi-activist and founder of Tikkun magazine, dies at 81

Jewish Life Stories: Hettie Jones, one half of a Beat generation power couple, dies at 90

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