Obituaries

Red Fisher, Canada’s foremost hockey writer, dies at 91

In all, he covered several thousand hockey games in his career; he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.

January 21, 2018 6:14 am

Julius Lester, professor who embraced his Jewish and African-American identities, is dead

An award-winning author of 43 books and articles in The New York Times and the Village Voice, he taught Judaic and Near Eastern studies at the University of Massachusetts

January 18, 2018 5:43 pm

Alan Sagner, NJ developer who backed liberal and Jewish causes, is dead at 97

A former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, he was also an early supporter of J Street.

January 12, 2018 11:59 am

Ideas

Remembering Aharon Appelfeld, from charnel house to whorehouse to a home in Israel

By Thane Rosenbaum January 5, 2018 10:43 am

Aharon Appelfeld, renowned Israeli author, dies at 85

January 4, 2018 7:33 am

Jewish families killed in Costa Rica crash remembered for passionate social justice work

By Josefin Dolsten January 2, 2018 5:39 pm

Jerry Yellin, who flew the last combat mission of World War II, dies at 93

December 26, 2017 7:43 am

Kazimierz Piechowski, leader of daring escape from Auschwitz, dies at 98

December 18, 2017 3:27 pm

Vera Katz, three-term mayor of Portland who escaped the Nazis, dies at 84

December 14, 2017 3:49 pm

Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, leader of the Lithuanian haredi Orthodox community, dies at 104

December 12, 2017 9:21 am

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Obituaries

Red Fisher, Canada’s foremost hockey writer, dies at 91

Julius Lester, professor who embraced his Jewish and African-American identities, is dead

Alan Sagner, NJ developer who backed liberal and Jewish causes, is dead at 97

Remembering Aharon Appelfeld, from charnel house to whorehouse to a home in Israel

Aharon Appelfeld, renowned Israeli author, dies at 85

Jewish families killed in Costa Rica crash remembered for passionate social justice work

Jerry Yellin, who flew the last combat mission of World War II, dies at 93

Kazimierz Piechowski, leader of daring escape from Auschwitz, dies at 98

Vera Katz, three-term mayor of Portland who escaped the Nazis, dies at 84

Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, leader of the Lithuanian haredi Orthodox community, dies at 104

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