Obituaries

Zookeeper's Wife

Daughter of couple who hid Jews at Warsaw Zoo dies

Teresa Zabinska-Zawadzki’s parents rescued about 300 Jews, who lived in tunnels underneath the park.

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 1, 2021 12:04 pm

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Abraham Twerski, 90, Hasidic rabbi and psychiatrist who specialized in substance abuse

Twerski, the scion of multiple Hasidic dynasties and author of more than 60 books, died of COVID-19.

January 31, 2021 3:04 pm

Walter Bernstein

Walter Bernstein, respected blacklisted screenwriter, dies at 101

He rebounded from the McCarthy era to become a respected and prolific writer who worked well into his 90s.

January 24, 2021 1:38 pm

Larry King

Larry King, legendary Jewish TV interviewer, dies at 87

By Ron Kampeas January 23, 2021 4:17 pm

Jewish Harvard Medical School professor dies while climbing in Pakistan’s mountains

By Philissa Cramer January 21, 2021 10:36 am

Norman Golb

Norman Golb, pioneering Dead Sea Scrolls and Jewish history scholar, dies at 92

By Gabe Friedman January 21, 2021 10:10 am

Phil Spector, rock legend and convicted murderer, dies at 81

By Ron Kampeas January 17, 2021 10:35 pm

Sylvain Sylvain, Jewish guitarist for the influential band New York Dolls, has died at 69

By Gabe Friedman January 16, 2021 2:13 pm

Sheldon Adelson, megadonor to Israel and Republicans, is dead at 87

By JTA Staff January 12, 2021 9:15 am

George Blake, a former MI6 officer, enters a car in Moscow, Russia on June 28, 2001.(Yuri Martianov/Kommersant Photo/AFP via Getty Images)

George Blake, British spy for Soviet Union, dies in Moscow at 98

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 29, 2020 10:34 am

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