Obituaries

Brazil’s iconic Rabbi Henry Sobel, who challenged the country’s military regime, mourned by Jews and non-Jews

He arrived in Brazil in 1970 and took the helm of Congregacao Israelita Paulista synagogue, which he helped become the largest Jewish congregation in Latin America with 2,000 families.

Yvette Lundy, French Resistance member who helped Jewish families, dies at 103

A survivor of two concentration camps, Lundy did not speak about her war experiences until nearly 15 years after liberation.

Robert Evans, storied producer of ‘Godfather’ and ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89

Evans, who was a women’s pants salesman got his start in Hollywood after being spotted by an A-list actress at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool.

Jacob Dolinger, Jewish Brazilian international law expert, dies at 84

Elijah Cummings, congressman who built bridges between African-American and Jewish communities, dies at 68

Morton Mandel, Jewish businessman and philanthropist, dies at 98

Eric Pleskow (right) attends the 50th Viennale Opening Gala in Gartenbau cinema in Vienna on October 25, 2012. (Manfred Schmid/Getty Images)

Eric Pleskow, Holocaust refugee and producer of Oscar-winning films, dies at 95

Acclaimed artist and children’s book author Mordicai Gerstein dies at 83

Inspiring Jews who died in 5779

Austria’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies at 106

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