Obituaries

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

Frankel’s exploits for Israel were featured in the 2014 documentary film “Above and Beyond.”

Chantal Akerman, pioneer of feminist filmmaking, dies at 65

Akerman, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, made more than 40 films and in recent years explored her Jewish identity.

Rabbi Jacob Pressman, community and civil rights leader, dies

The Los Angeles spiritual leader marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and helped launch the Save Soviet Jewry movement, and was a co-founder of the University of Judaism.

Best-selling novelist Jackie Collins dies at 77

Philanthropist Larry Phillips, AJWS co-founder, dies

Oliver Sacks, neurologist and ‘Awakenings’ author, dies at 82

Gerald Bubis, Jewish communal service pioneer, dies at 91

Goldie Steinberg, reportedly the world’s oldest Jewish person, dies at 114

Orna Porat, grande dame of Israeli theater, dies at 91

Chief rabbi of Budapest, Robert Deutsch, dies at 59

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