Obituaries

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

Shine claimed to be a roofer in order to survive Nazi camps and actually learned how to build roofs.

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

Gold, who was the first restaurant critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, died Saturday at the age of 57 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this month.

Hundreds in Georgia mourn Jewish soldier killed in Afghanistan

Army Ranger Christopher Celiz was wounded by enemy small-arms fire while helping to support a medical evacuation landing zone.

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

Charles Krauthammer says he has weeks to live

Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef and TV host, is dead at 61

LGBT activist Connie Kurtz, who won equal rights for gay New Yorkers, dies at 81

Elaine Holstein, last surviving parent of the four Kent State shooting victims, dies at 96

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