Obituaries

Alvin Kushner, former Jewish leader in Detroit, dies

Alvin Kushner, the former executive director of what is now the the JCRC of Metropolitan Detroit, has died.

August 21, 2013 4:36 pm

Hungarian war criminal Laszlo Csatary dies at 98

Hungarian war criminal Laszlo Csatary has died while awaiting trial for torturing Jews and deporting thousands of them to their deaths during World War II.

August 12, 2013 3:45 am

Eydie Gorme, two-time Grammy winner, dies at 84

Eydie Gorme, who won Grammy Awards singing solo and with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died.

August 11, 2013 12:52 pm

Holocaust expert Elisabeth Maxwell dies at 92

August 9, 2013 7:25 am

Journalist Yehuda Lev, who smuggled Holocaust survivors to Palestine, dies

August 6, 2013 7:39 am

Yitzhak Berman, catalyst for Sabra and Shatila massacre inquiry, dies at 100

August 4, 2013 10:52 am

German industrialist Berthold Beitz, who saved Jews during WWII, dies

August 1, 2013 3:03 pm

Ossie Schechtman, scored first basket in NBA, dies at 94

July 30, 2013 5:20 pm

Helen Thomas, pioneering journalist who retired following anti-Israel gibes, dies

July 21, 2013 10:18 am

Leonard Garment, close friend of Nixon and Meir, dies

July 16, 2013 3:50 pm

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Obituaries

Alvin Kushner, former Jewish leader in Detroit, dies

Hungarian war criminal Laszlo Csatary dies at 98

Eydie Gorme, two-time Grammy winner, dies at 84

Holocaust expert Elisabeth Maxwell dies at 92

Journalist Yehuda Lev, who smuggled Holocaust survivors to Palestine, dies

Yitzhak Berman, catalyst for Sabra and Shatila massacre inquiry, dies at 100

German industrialist Berthold Beitz, who saved Jews during WWII, dies

Ossie Schechtman, scored first basket in NBA, dies at 94

Helen Thomas, pioneering journalist who retired following anti-Israel gibes, dies

Leonard Garment, close friend of Nixon and Meir, dies

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