Obituaries

In Memoriam: Ariel Sharon

A collection of sponsored tributes in memory of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who died on Jan. 11, 2014.

Exiled Argentine poet Juan Gelman dies

Argentine Jewish poet Juan Gelman, who was exiled for his activism against the country’s military governments, has died.

Sharon at funeral remembered as ‘friend, leader, military chief’

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at his public funeral was remembered as a man of courage and strength on the battlefield and in the political arena.

Sam Berns, a public face of rare aging disease, dies at 17

Arnoldo Foa, Italian actor and director, dies

Sharon eulogized as thousands line up to pay respects

Ariel Sharon, one of Israel’s last warrior statesmen, dies at 85

Yosef Shapira, a founder of World Bnei Akiva, dies

Remembering Edgar Bronfman

Edgar Bronfman: Prince of the Jews

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