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.

Remembering Edgar Bronfman

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

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.

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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