Obituaries

Performer known for Bozo the Clown act dies at 89

Bostonian Frank Avruch briefly abandoned using his last name on stage because it sounded too Jewish.

Ideas

Stephen Hawking was admired by Israeli physicists for his insights and his humanity

His deep insights into the mysteries of the universe were matched only by his courage in the face of a cruel illness, writes a professor of physics at the Hebrew University.

David Wyman, author of ‘The Abandonment of the Jews,’ dies at 89

Wyman documented how the U.S. suppressed news about the Holocaust and ignored opportunities to rescue refugees.

Holocaust survivor Sala Kirschner, whose letters hidden from the Nazis became a book, dies at 94

Stephen Hawking once boycotted Israel, but an Israeli academic inspired one of his biggest discoveries

‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ Oskar Groening dies while prison sentence under appeal

Tower Records founder Russ Solomon dies at 92

Argentine judge Leopoldo Schiffrin, activist for human rights and Jewish causes, dies at 81

Billy Graham, who championed Israel in public and derided Jews in private, dies at 99

Marty Allen, wild-haired comedian known for catchphrase ‘Hello dere,’ dies at 95

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