Obituaries

Andre Glucksmann, French-Jewish political philosopher, dies at 78

His experience during World War II as a Jewish child in France during the Nazi occupation shaped his view of international intervention in such conflicts.

November 12, 2015 3:24 pm

Jewish man with Nazi-raised identical twin dies at age 82

Born in Trinidad in 1933, Jack Yufe and Oskar Stohr were separated as infants, when their mother took Stohr to Germany.

November 11, 2015 6:11 pm

Former US Olympic fencer dies in fire set by Havdalah candle

Byron Krieger, who accidentally set himself and his house on fire with the candle, won two gold medals at the 1957 Maccabiah Games.

November 10, 2015 7:40 am

Russian mogul Mikhail Lesin, ex-Putin aide, found dead in DC hotel

November 8, 2015 1:18 pm

Earl Raab, longtime San Francisco JCRC director, dies at 96

October 28, 2015 11:42 am

Michael Kotzin, longtime Jewish federation official in Chicago, dies

October 18, 2015 5:36 pm

Jamie Zimmerman, medical doctor and ABC reporter, drowns in Hawaii

October 15, 2015 3:09 pm

Leon Frankel, U.S. aviator who fought for nascent state of Israel, dies

October 11, 2015 6:37 am

Chantal Akerman, pioneer of feminist filmmaking, dies at 65

October 7, 2015 9:01 am

Rabbi Jacob Pressman, community and civil rights leader, dies

October 4, 2015 3:39 am

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Obituaries

Andre Glucksmann, French-Jewish political philosopher, dies at 78

Jewish man with Nazi-raised identical twin dies at age 82

Former US Olympic fencer dies in fire set by Havdalah candle

Russian mogul Mikhail Lesin, ex-Putin aide, found dead in DC hotel

Earl Raab, longtime San Francisco JCRC director, dies at 96

Michael Kotzin, longtime Jewish federation official in Chicago, dies

Jamie Zimmerman, medical doctor and ABC reporter, drowns in Hawaii

Leon Frankel, U.S. aviator who fought for nascent state of Israel, dies

Chantal Akerman, pioneer of feminist filmmaking, dies at 65

Rabbi Jacob Pressman, community and civil rights leader, dies

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