Obituaries

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas sends condolence letter to Peres family

The Palestinian Authority president called Peres a "brave" partner for peace.

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Arafat Peres Rabin Nobel

Jewish groups praise Shimon Peres as respected statesman and peacemaker

The late Israeli president was being remembered as "a friend," "a giant" and "a beacon of light."

Obama delivers passionate farewell to Peres: ‘Todah rabah, Shimon’

The president said the statesman, who died Tuesday at age 93, represented the pioneering spirit he admires in Israelis.

Shimon Peres, last of Israel’s founders, dies

Joseph Harmatz

Joseph Harmatz, leader of Jewish ‘Avengers’ of Nazis, dies at 91

Italian Jews mourn passing of country’s ex-President Azeglio Ciampi

Stanley K. Sheinbaum

Stanley Sheinbaum, liberal activist for nearly 70 years who met with Arafat, dies

Jewish woman in iconic World War II Times Square kiss photo dies at 92

Israeli father dies waiting for return of soldier son’s remains

Zero Mostel, left, and Gene Wilder star in the Mel Brooks classic "The Producers."

Gene Wilder, star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and other classic comedies, dies at 83

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