Those we lost in 2020: Remembering the rabbis, pioneers, innovators and family members Even beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jewish world lost some of its most famous and influential pillars. By Gabe Friedman December 28, 2020 11:46 am
Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, pioneer of women’s leadership in Orthodoxy, dies “In many ways he anticipated and pioneered decades of halachic discussion,” said one woman who learned from him. December 24, 2020 5:49 pm
Jack Steinberger, pioneering Jewish physicist and Nobel Prize winner, dies at 99 He shared the Nobel with two other Jewish colleagues for their discoveries about the neutrino, the world’s smallest subatomic particle. December 17, 2020 5:30 pm
First Person Catie Lazarus was not only a brilliant comedian — she gave it her all as a friend By Maia Magder December 16, 2020 4:38 pm
Theodore Mann, 92, former chairman of Presidents Conference and early critic of Israeli occupation By Ben Harris December 15, 2020 3:52 pm
Joseph Safra, Brazil’s richest person and Jewish philanthropist, dies at 82 By Marcus M. Gilban December 10, 2020 10:44 am
Maria Piechotka, architect who was an influential expert on Poland’s synagogues, dies at 100 By Penny Schwartz November 30, 2020 5:25 pm
James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president and Jewish philanthropist, dies at 86 By Ron Kampeas November 25, 2020 6:19 pm
Diego Maradona’s death spurs tribute from fellow Argentine and namesake Diego Schwartzman By Emily Burack November 25, 2020 4:22 pm
Suzanne Belling, former JTA correspondent and South African Jewish leader, dies at 72 By Ben Harris November 24, 2020 3:42 pm