Obituaries

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.

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

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