Obituaries

Martin Landau, Oscar winner and ‘Mission: Impossible’ star, dies at 89

His seven-decade career reached its pinnacle with the Academy Award as best supporting actor for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi in the 1994 film "Ed Wood."

Bill Goldman, 38, historian, philanthropist and Levi Strauss heir, killed in plane crash

Goldman's two children survived the crash and are in serious condition.

Sheila Michaels, iconic feminist who popularized ‘Ms.,’ dies at 78

The civil rights activist championed a term for a woman "who did not ‘belong’ to a man."

Jonathan Woocher, leading Jewish educational theorist, dies at 70

Simone Veil, French feminist and politician who survived the Holocaust, dies at 89

Valentin Pimstein, pioneer of Mexican telenovelas, dies at 91

Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz, founder of ArtScroll Publications, dies at 73

Gabe Pressman, pioneer of television reporting, dies at 93

Al Erlick, longtime editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent, is dead at 88

Sara Ehrman, Democratic party mainstay and Hillary mentor, dies at 98

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