Obituaries

Marilee Shapiro Asher, artist who survived global pandemics a century apart, dies at 107

More than a century after surviving the Spanish flu, Asher survived COVID-19 despite doctors telling her family that she had mere hours to live.

By Ben Harris September 30, 2020 2:07 pm

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, first Jewish woman to serve on Supreme Court, dies at 87

A fierce jurist known for her outsized presence and outspokenness, Ginsburg was a tireless advocate for gender equality who often cited her Jewish values.

September 18, 2020 8:04 pm

Massachusetts court chief Ralph Gants remembered as a giant of justice

The first Jewish chief justice of the state’s highest court, Gants had suffered a heart attack earlier this month but anticipated a full recovery.

September 18, 2020 11:57 am

Jorge Kirszenbaum, human rights activist and former head of of Argentina’s Jewish community, dies at 72

By JTA Staff September 10, 2020 2:51 pm

Ronald Harwood, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘The Pianist,’ dies at 85

By Marcy Oster September 10, 2020 11:35 am

Gabor Hirsch visits the former Auschwitz I concentration camp in Poland on January 26, 2015 (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Gabor Hirsch, prominent Swiss activist for Holocaust education, dies at 90

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 30, 2020 7:00 am

Arnold Spielberg, who helped son Steven make his first movie, dies at 103

By Marcy Oster August 26, 2020 3:07 pm

Angela Buxton, Jewish tennis star who won Wimbledon doubles title, dies at 85

By Marcy Oster August 18, 2020 12:06 pm

Ruth Gavison, influential Israeli legal scholar and civil rights activist, dies at 75

By Marcy Oster August 16, 2020 4:03 pm

Luiz Filipe Barbosa, leading Brazilian Israeli folk dance choreographer, dies at 52

By Marcus M. Gilban August 12, 2020 12:48 pm

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Obituaries

Marilee Shapiro Asher, artist who survived global pandemics a century apart, dies at 107

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, first Jewish woman to serve on Supreme Court, dies at 87

Massachusetts court chief Ralph Gants remembered as a giant of justice

Jorge Kirszenbaum, human rights activist and former head of of Argentina’s Jewish community, dies at 72

Ronald Harwood, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘The Pianist,’ dies at 85

Gabor Hirsch, prominent Swiss activist for Holocaust education, dies at 90

Arnold Spielberg, who helped son Steven make his first movie, dies at 103

Angela Buxton, Jewish tennis star who won Wimbledon doubles title, dies at 85

Ruth Gavison, influential Israeli legal scholar and civil rights activist, dies at 75

Luiz Filipe Barbosa, leading Brazilian Israeli folk dance choreographer, dies at 52

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