Obituaries

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

Ciampi was a ”generous, just, and visionary man,” the head of a Jewish umbrella group wrote, and was "always close to the Jewish world."

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Stanley K. Sheinbaum

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

Sheinbaum was scorned as a traitor by many in the Jewish community for his 1988 meeting in Tunisia with the Palestinian leader.

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

The photograph of Greta Zimmer and George Mendonsa by Alfred Eisenstaedt became an icon marking the end of the Second World War.

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

Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, ex-defense minister and longtime Knesset member, dies at 80

Sonia Rykiel

Sonia Rykiel, ‘Queen of Knitwear’ fashion designer, dies at 86

Esther Jungreis, Orthodox Jewish outreach pioneer, dies

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

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

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