Obituaries

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

Raab also was a commentator and author on American political culture and the Jewish experience in America.

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Michael Kotzin, longtime Jewish federation official in Chicago, dies

Kotzin served as executive vice president for more than a decade and authored the book “On the Front Lines in a Changing Jewish World.”

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

Zimmerman, 31, died after losing her footing and being swept out to sea on the island of Kauai.

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

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

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