Obituaries

Rabbi Aaron Landes, longtime Naval Reserve chaplains chief, dies

Rabbi Aaron Landes, a Philadelphia congregational rabbi for decades and the longtime director of U.S. Naval Reserve chaplains, has died.

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Jacob Birnbaum was the unsung father of Jewish freedom

Jacob Birnbaum, a founder of the Soviet Jewry movement, was a heroic, legendary figure, writes Rabbi Avi Weiss.

Jacob Birnbaum, founder of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, dies

Jacob Birnbaum, the founder of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, has died.

Rivka Haut, Women of the Wall co-founder and agunot advocate, dies

Chief rabbi of Iran dies

James Schlesinger, U.S. defense secretary during ’73 Yom Kippur War, dies

Robert Strauss, Democratic kingmaker and ambassador, dies at 95

Gisela Kohn Dollinger, refugee who rescued husband from Gestapo, dies at 111

David Brenner, observational humor royalty, dies at 78

Samuel Lewis, Camp David-era U.S. ambassador, dies

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