Obituaries

Lou Pearlman, who formed Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, dies in prison

Pearlman went to prison after admitting to a Ponzi scheme of 84 businesses that cheated investors out of at least $300 million.

August 21, 2016 3:18 pm

Arthur Hiller, Jewish director of ‘Love Story,’ dies at 92

Hiller tried to volunteer to fight for Israel after the outbreak of the 1948 War of Independence but was rejected because he had recently married his childhood sweetheart.

August 21, 2016 12:31 pm

Bambi Sheleg, trailblazing Israeli journalist, dies at 58

A former leader of the settler movement in Israel, she sought to challenge dogmas on the political left and right following the 1995 murder of Yitzchak Rabin.

August 15, 2016 11:36 am