Obituaries

Ex-Quebec premier who blamed Jews for secession vote loss dies

Jacques Parizeau blamed the Jewish and other ethnic communities for the defeat of a bitter provincial referendum in 1995 on seceding from Canada.

Rochelle Shoretz, Sharsheret founder and cancer advocate, dies at 42

Her own cancer diagnosis at age 28 led her to start a national organization for Jewish women facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

Rolf Bloch, who negotiated with Switzerland for survivor compensation, dies

Bloch represented the interests of the Swiss people and Jewish communities in negotiations with the government over compensation for Jewish assets that Swiss financial entities had seized after the owners were killed in the Holocaust.

Rabbi Byron Sherwin, Jewish scholar and ethicist at Spertus, dies

Anne Meara, wife of Jerry Stiller and mother of Ben, dies

Robert Wistrich, leading anti-Semitism scholar, dies at 70

Gene Sosin, Radio Liberty director and WWII codebreaker, dies at 93

Elisabeth Bing, ‘mother of Lamaze,’ dies at 100

Rabbi Moshe Levinger, a founder of the settlement movement, dies at 80

Belda Lindenbaum, who worked to advance Orthodox women, dies

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