Obituaries

Aerospace pioneer Simon Ramo dies at 103

Ramo, who was Jewish, was a key player in the development of America’s military technology over the past 50 years and in the creation of Southern California’s aerospace industry.

June 30, 2016 7:47 am

Anton Yelchin, Russian-Jewish ‘Star Trek’ actor, crushed to death by own car at 27

Yelchin, who will appear in a "Star Trek" film to be released next month, was killed by his car as it rolled down his driveway.

June 20, 2016 10:53 am

Boris Schnaiderman, Brazil’s pioneering Russian literature translator, dies at 99

A translator, writer and essayist, Schnaiderman translated great Russian authors including Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Gorky and Mayakovsky from their original Russian.

May 22, 2016 10:12 am