Obituaries

Neil Simon, Broadway’s giant of bickering, wise-cracking couples, dies at 91

Simon is known for such Broadway hits as “The Odd Couple,” “Barefoot in the Park,” and “Lost in Yonkers.”

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John McCain, senator who made human rights and Israel central to his foreign policy, dies at 81

Qualities that perhaps cost McCain the presidency helped make him a hero of the Jewish and pro-Israel communities.

Moshe Mizrahi, only Israeli director of Oscar-winning film, dies at 86

“Madame Rosa” was shot in France and won the 1977 Academy Award for best foreign language film for that country.

Charlotte Rae, who starred as Mrs. Garrett on ‘The Facts of Life,’ dies at 92

Herman Shine, one of the last survivors to have escaped Auschwitz, dies at 95

Jonathan Gold

Jonathan Gold, restaurant critic who showcased diverse Los Angeles neighborhoods, dies at 57

Hundreds in Georgia mourn Jewish soldier killed in Afghanistan

Richard Siegel, educator who co-edited ‘The Jewish Catalog,’ is dead at 70

Claude Lanzmann, filmmaker behind famed Holocaust documentary ‘Shoah,’ dies at 92

Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer, conservative columnist who fiercely defended Israel, is dead at 68

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