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US photographer William Klein prepares to take a photograph of the poster advertising an exhibition of his work at The Maison Européenne de la Photographie (European Photography Centre) in Paris, April 15, 2002. (MAXIMILIEN LAMY / AFP)
September 12, 2022, 9:38 pm
William Klein, trailblazing photographer of urban life and fashion, dies at 96
Born to an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family in New York, Klein captured striking black and white images of city life, also made movies and directed hundreds of ads for French brands
By AFP
FILE - In this Monday, Dec, 10, 2012 file photo, lyricist Herbert Kretzmer and his wife Sybil Sever attend the premiere for "Les Miserables" at the Ziegfeld Theatre, in New York. Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Misérables, has died. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
October 15, 2020, 8:42 am
Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95
Son of Jewish-Lithuanian immigrants to South Africa lauded as a ‘masterful wordsmith,’ ‘great lyricist and man of theatre’
By Pan Pylas
Muhammad Ali Jr., son of the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, and his mother, Khalilah Camacho-Ali, who was Ali's second wife, attend a forum on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 9, 2017, sponsored by House Judiciary Committee members Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., a leading advocate in the House for comprehensive immigration reform. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
March 11, 2017, 6:38 am
Muhammad Ali’s son says he was detained again at airport
Boxing legend’s child claims he was held for 20 minutes, had to show driver’s license and passport before being allowed to board plane
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK
Muhammad Ali Jr. (Screen capture: Louisville Courier-Journal)
February 25, 2017, 9:27 pm
Muhammad Ali’s son detained at airport: ‘Are you Muslim?’
Lawyer for Muhammad Ali Jr. says no doubt questioning by immigration officials ‘directly linked’ to Trump travel ban
By Agencies
IsraAID's Navonel Glick (Facebook photo)
August 9, 2016, 7:02 pm
Israeli aid worker wins Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award
IsraAID chief Navonel Glick is one of six recipients of citation for his work on crises throughout the world
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Joe Rapport eulogizes Muhammad Ali during his memorial service, Friday, June 10, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. (Screen capture: YouTube)
June 11, 2016, 4:55 pm
2 rabbis give passionate, contrasting eulogies at Muhammad Ali funeral
Joe Rapport hails Ali’s kindness, leads stadium in chorus of ‘I Am Ali’; Michael Lerner slams Trump, urges US to tell Israel to get out of West Bank
By Ron Kampeas
Comedian Billy Crystal imitates Muhammad Ali during his memorial service, Friday, June 10, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
June 11, 2016, 1:39 am
Billy Crystal at Muhammad Ali funeral: I was his Jewish ‘little brother’
Comedian reveals how The Greatest helped him raise funds for a Hebrew U. peace theater group, quit a sports club that didn’t accept Jews
By ToI Staff
People watch as the funeral procession for Muhammad Ali passes in front of his boyhood home Friday, June 10, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
June 10, 2016, 9:43 pm
‘Ali! Ali!’: Legendary boxer makes his final journey
Bill Clinton, Billy Crystal attend funeral; White House staffer reads letter from Obama, who cannot attend due to daughter’s graduation
By JENNA FRYER and bruce schreiner
Muhammad Ali's wife, Lonnie (center), attends Muhammad Ali's Jenazah, a traditional Islamic Muslim service, in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 9, 2016. (AP/Darron Cummings)
June 10, 2016, 2:47 am
Thousands bid farewell to boxing legend Muhammad Ali
Fans sit alongside dignitaries as two days of interfaith tributes kick off in Kentucky with traditional Muslim service
By Sebastian Blanc
Items are seen at a makeshift memorial to the boxer outside the Muhammad Ali Center, June 6, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski
June 7, 2016, 6:35 pm
Rabbi who protested Vietnam War with Ali to speak at his funeral
Tikkun magazine editor Michael Lerner says he was told the late boxing legend had long admired his work
By Sue Surkes and AP
Flowers and memorabilia are seen at a memorial for boxing legend Muhammad Ali at the Mohammad Ali Center June 6, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. (AFP/ Brendan Smialowski)
June 7, 2016, 10:15 am
Erdogan, Jordanian king bumped from Muhammad Ali funeral roster
Family representatives say no foreign dignitaries will speak, won’t confirm if Obama attending Friday ceremony
By AP and AFP
This file photo taken on October 21, 1996 shows Boxing great Muhammad Ali throwing a punch towards photographers during a press conference in Jakarta. (AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL)
June 6, 2016, 4:39 pm
Sometimes he stung like a bee: Muhammad Ali’s uneven ties with the Jews
Iconic world champion raged against ‘Zionist control’ and slammed Jewish promoters, but also attended grandson’s bar mitzvah, appealed for Daniel Pearl
By Marcy Oster
Boxing gloves and a message sit among flowers at a makeshift memorial to Muhammad Ali at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, June 4, 2016. (AP/David Goldman)
June 5, 2016, 7:55 pm
Muhammad Ali pleaded for Daniel Pearl’s life, father recalls
‘Ali did not hesitate a minute and issued a plea that only Satan could resist,’ Israeli father of abducted, beheaded journalist says
By JTA
French President Francois Hollande (2nd R) shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry prior to an international meeting on reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, in Paris on June 3, 2016. (AFP Photo/Pool/Saul Loeb)
June 5, 2016, 3:25 pm
Float like a peace proposal, sting like a bumbling politician
The press parses talks in Paris and a ‘watered down statement,’ eyes a reopened door for Zionist Union to enter the coalition, and remembers Muhammad Ali with puns and praise
By Joshua Davidovich
This file photo taken on October 21, 1996 shows Boxing great Muhammad Ali throwing a punch towards photographers during a press conference in Jakarta. (AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL)
June 4, 2016, 5:02 pm
Muhammad Ali recalled as fighter in ring… and for justice
Peerless sporting icon, who died Friday, battled for African-American civil rights in the 1960s, sacrificing prime years of own career
By Jim Slater
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