Obituaries

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.

By Shira Hanau December 24, 2020 5:49 pm

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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

Catie Lazarus

Catie Lazarus was not only a brilliant comedian — she gave it her all as a friend

A close friend of the late comedy host and writer beloved throughout the industry opens up about Lazarus’ struggles and triumphs.

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

David Dinkins, pictured here in 1986, was elected New York City's first black mayor in 1989. (Karjean Levine/Getty Images)

David Dinkins, NYC’s first Black mayor who was embattled by Crown Heights riots, dies at 93

By Ben Sales November 24, 2020 12:31 pm

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