Obituaries

Maria Slepak, former Soviet refusenik, dies

She shared her husband Vladimir's exile in Siberia before they were permitted to leave the Soviet Union for Israel — 17 years after they first applied for an exit visa.

Arthur Finkelstein, political strategist who made ‘liberal’ a dirty word, dies

Finkelstein helped elected Ricahrd Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Benjamin Netanyahu, Republican senators including Orrin Hatch and Ariel Sharon as Israeli prime minister.

Jerry Lewis, comedian and filmmaker, dies at 91

Lewis is best known for his work with singer-actor Dean Martin and his four decades of hosting the Muscular Dystrophy telethon, as well as his starring role in the 1963 film "The Nutty Professor."