Obituaries

Rabbi Leonard Beerman, known for political activism, dies

Beerman grew the Leo Baeck Temple from 28 members when he arrived in 1949 into one of the most prominent synagogues in Los Angeles.

Remembering Robert Wolfe, guardian of Nazi-era archives

The chief archivist for captured Nazi documents at the National Archives singlehandedly galvanized a generation of Holocaust and Nazi-era historians and authors, writes Edwin Black.

Rabbi Harold Schulweis, pathbreaking thinker and activist, dies at 89

The Conservative rabbi’s influence extended well beyond his Los Angeles-area congregation.

Phil Stern, photographer to the stars, dies

How Gil Marks nourished food lovers

Mike Nichols, director of ‘The Graduate,’ dies

Charley Levine, top Anglo-Israeli PR professional, dies

Daughter of Polish interwar leader Jozef Pilsudski dies

Mervyn Smith, South African Jewish leader, dies

Zionist leader Kalman Sultanik dies at 97

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