Obituaries

Yosef Shapira, a founder of World Bnei Akiva, dies

Former Israeli government minister Yosef Shapira, who was one of the founders of World Bnei Akiva, has died.

December 30, 2013 2:42 pm

Remembering Edgar Bronfman

A collection of sponsored tributes in memory of philanthropist Edgar M. Bronfman, 84, who died on Dec. 21, 2013.

December 26, 2013 4:24 pm

Edgar Bronfman: Prince of the Jews

JTA’s CEO and editor in chief remembers a man whose combination of lineage, eccentricity and love of the Jewish people set him apart from other mega philanthropists.

December 23, 2013 11:22 am

Edgar Bronfman, philanthropist and Jewish communal leader, dies at 84

December 21, 2013 11:36 pm

Alvin Goldstein, Jewish porn king, dies at 77

December 19, 2013 10:43 am

‘Superman Sam,’ leukemia patient who inspired fundraisers, dies at 8

December 16, 2013 11:42 am

Nelson Mandela, 95, first democratic president of South Africa, was close to country’s Jews

By Moira Schneider December 5, 2013 4:51 pm

David Peleg, Israeli historian and diplomat, dies at 72

December 1, 2013 2:43 pm

Guiora Esrubilsky, Maccabi World Union head, dies

November 27, 2013 4:06 pm

Albert Chernin, a leader of the Soviet Jewry movement, dies

November 27, 2013 10:31 am

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Obituaries

Yosef Shapira, a founder of World Bnei Akiva, dies

Remembering Edgar Bronfman

Edgar Bronfman: Prince of the Jews

Edgar Bronfman, philanthropist and Jewish communal leader, dies at 84

Alvin Goldstein, Jewish porn king, dies at 77

‘Superman Sam,’ leukemia patient who inspired fundraisers, dies at 8

Nelson Mandela, 95, first democratic president of South Africa, was close to country’s Jews

David Peleg, Israeli historian and diplomat, dies at 72

Guiora Esrubilsky, Maccabi World Union head, dies

Albert Chernin, a leader of the Soviet Jewry movement, dies

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