Obituaries

K-tel founder Philip Kives, farm boy who pioneered the infomercial, dies at 87

A Jewish farm boy grew up to create breathless ads for gadgets like the Veg-O-Matic, the Miracle Brush, the Bonsai Blade and the Patty Stacker.

May 1, 2016 11:00 am

Walter Kohn, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, dies at 93

His research, which spanned the fields of physics and chemistry, applied quantum mechanics and advanced mathematics to explain complex chemical reactions.

May 1, 2016 10:34 am

Frederick Mayer, German Jew-turned US spy against the Nazis, dies at 94

Mayer posed as a German soldier for more than two months, sending intelligence on Nazi troop movements to his commanders back in the U.S.

April 21, 2016 3:16 pm

Doris Roberts, 4-time Emmy winner from ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ dies

April 19, 2016 10:43 am

Author Imre Kertesz, Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate, dies at 86

March 31, 2016 8:34 am

Joseph Sher, Holocaust survivor and tailor to stars, dies at 100

March 25, 2016 3:11 pm

Former Intel CEO Andy Grove, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 79

March 22, 2016 4:59 pm

Police probe death of Bob Adelman, civil rights photographer

March 22, 2016 4:40 pm

Leon Charney, Jewish TV show host and property tycoon, dies

March 22, 2016 11:55 am

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan dies at 71

March 17, 2016 11:54 am

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K-tel founder Philip Kives, farm boy who pioneered the infomercial, dies at 87

Walter Kohn, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, dies at 93

Frederick Mayer, German Jew-turned US spy against the Nazis, dies at 94

Doris Roberts, 4-time Emmy winner from ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ dies

Author Imre Kertesz, Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate, dies at 86

Joseph Sher, Holocaust survivor and tailor to stars, dies at 100

Former Intel CEO Andy Grove, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 79

Police probe death of Bob Adelman, civil rights photographer

Leon Charney, Jewish TV show host and property tycoon, dies

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan dies at 71

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