Obituaries

Alvin Goldstein, Jewish porn king, dies at 77

Alvin Goldstein, a pioneering pornographer who published Screw magazine and spent decades dodging obscenity convictions, has died.

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

Samuel Asher Sommer, known as Superman Sam, whose fight against leukemia inspired many to raise money to fight against the disease, has died.

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

For the man who conquered apartheid, Jews were vital allies. Jewish lawyers represented him in multiple trials and Jewish activists and political figures played leading roles in the fight.

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

Iconic Israeli singer Arik Einstein dies

Michael Stein, Washington Institute founder, dies at 87

Jewish world mourns passing of ex-Polish PM Tadeusz Mazowiecki

Musician Lou Reed dies at 71

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