Obituaries

Maurice El Medioni.

Maurice El Medioni, Algerian Jewish pianist revered among Jews and Muslims, dies at 95

Thee pioneer of the “pianoriental” style remained busy into his ninth decade.

By Christopher Silver April 1, 2024 1:15 pm

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Joseph Lieberman, centrist senator and first Jew on a major presidential ticket, dies at 82

His legacy was that of a bridge builder, a position that sometimes angered former colleagues.

March 27, 2024 6:01 pm

Israeli-American Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, who reframed economic decision-making, dies at 90

His work on concepts such as cognitive biases and prospect theory effectively launched the field of behavioral economics.

March 27, 2024 4:55 pm

Amnon Weinstein.

Jewish Life Stories: Harry Belafonte’s Jewish wife, and the man who repaired Holocaust violins

By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 27, 2024 2:16 pm

Martin Greenfield.

Martin Greenfield, Auschwitz survivor and master tailor to American presidents, dies at 95

By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 21, 2024 6:01 pm

Juli Lynne Charlot.

Jewish Life Stories: The inventor of the poodle skirt, Time Warner’s ‘Jewish, frumpy intellectual’

By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 20, 2024 11:51 am

Horse racing

Jewish Hall-of-Fame jockey Walter Blum, who rode to victory in Belmont Stakes, dies at 89

By Rob Charry March 15, 2024 10:00 am

Marco Troper.

Jewish Life Stories: The 19-year-old son of a tech legend, and the French Jew who helped abolish the guillotine

By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 13, 2024 11:44 am

jewish food activist

Kathy Goldman, NYC’s ‘most important food activist,’ dies at 92

By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 11, 2024 5:35 pm

Singer Steve Lawrence, son of a cantor and half of ‘Steve and Eydie,’ dies at 88

By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 11, 2024 1:05 pm

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