Obituaries

Zalman Kossovsky, former chief rabbi of Zurich and a US Marines chaplain, dies at 80

He led congregations on three continents and toiled to find solutions for women whose husbands refused them a Jewish writ of divorce, or get.

By Sam Sokol April 20, 2020 2:59 pm

Yefim Haim Goldberg presenting his last book of poetry in 2019 in Vladivostok, Russia. (Courtesy of the the government of the Primorsky Krai region)

Yefim Haim Goldberg, a celebrated Russian-Jewish war veteran, dies at 106

Born in czarist Russia, his university studies were interrupted by World War II, in which he participated in the conquest of Berlin.

April 14, 2020 10:30 am

Stanley Chera, 78, coronavirus patient who made pandemic real for Trump

A major New York real estate developer and a leader of the city’s Syrian Jewish community, Chera was an early and generous supporter of Trump’s presidential campaign.

April 13, 2020 4:23 pm

Danny Goldman, ‘Smurfs’ actor and beloved Hollywood casting director, dies at 80

By Gabe Friedman April 12, 2020 1:56 pm

Helene Aylon, 89, feminist artist whose work reflected her evolution as a woman and a Jew

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen April 8, 2020 3:03 pm

Yaakov Perlow, leader of Novominsker Hasidim and a top haredi Orthodox rabbi, dies of coronavirus at 89

By Josefin Dolsten April 7, 2020 5:30 pm

Robert Lappin, Jewish philanthropist and founder of teen Israel program, dies at 98

By Penny Schwartz April 7, 2020 3:40 pm

Rabbi Osher Yaakov Westheim, renowned British authority on kosher laws, dies of coronavirus

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 3, 2020 11:47 am

Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ songwriter, dies from coronavirus at 52

By Ron Kampeas and Emily Burack April 1, 2020 7:00 pm

Steve Steiner, 75, was public relations director for the Orthodox Union

By Ben Harris April 1, 2020 5:39 pm

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Obituaries

Zalman Kossovsky, former chief rabbi of Zurich and a US Marines chaplain, dies at 80

Yefim Haim Goldberg, a celebrated Russian-Jewish war veteran, dies at 106

Stanley Chera, 78, coronavirus patient who made pandemic real for Trump

Danny Goldman, ‘Smurfs’ actor and beloved Hollywood casting director, dies at 80

Helene Aylon, 89, feminist artist whose work reflected her evolution as a woman and a Jew

Yaakov Perlow, leader of Novominsker Hasidim and a top haredi Orthodox rabbi, dies of coronavirus at 89

Robert Lappin, Jewish philanthropist and founder of teen Israel program, dies at 98

Rabbi Osher Yaakov Westheim, renowned British authority on kosher laws, dies of coronavirus

Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ songwriter, dies from coronavirus at 52

Steve Steiner, 75, was public relations director for the Orthodox Union

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