Ron Moody, Jewish actor best known for playing Fagin, dies at 91 In a 2010 interview, Moody said, “I couldn’t possibly have played the role if it was seen as anti-Semitic. “
Avi Beker, former World Jewish Congress secretary-general, dies Beker, also the longtime head of WJC’s Israel office, died of cancer at 64.
Rochelle Shoretz, whose cancer battle inspired her activism, dies at 42 Sharsheret, the nonprofit she founded, provides educational and support services to young Jewish women living with breast cancer and ovarian cancer.