Obituaries

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.

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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.

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

A family member told the RT website founded by Lesin that he died of a heart attack, but an investigation into his death has been launched.

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

Best-selling novelist Jackie Collins dies at 77

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