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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 529

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US Rep. Nita Lowey in the Capitol, October 16, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images via JTA)
March 17, 2025, 2:34 am
Nita Lowey, longtime Jewish US congresswoman and Mideast peace advocate, dies at 87
New York native who represented the state for over 30 years in Congress advocated for Israel and battled against eroding bipartisan support for Jewish state
By PHILISSA CRAMER and Ron Kampeas
Michelle Trachtenberg arrives at The Art Of Elysium Heaven Gala at Hangar 8 on Saturday, January 10, 2015 in Santa Monica, CA. (Omar Vega/Invision/AP)
February 26, 2025, 10:41 pm
Jewish actress Michelle Trachtenberg dies at 39; no foul play suspected
Child star who appeared in ‘Harriet the Spy,’ ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Gossip Girl’ found unresponsive at Manhattan home, reportedly underwent liver transplant recently
By AP and JTA
Tony Roberts attends the screening for 'It Takes a Lunatic' during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, May 3, 2019, in New York. (Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
February 8, 2025, 12:06 pm
Jewish actor Tony Roberts, who often starred in Woody Allen movies, dies at 85
Best known for ‘Annie Hall,’ where he played Woody Allen’s best friend, Roberts’ film, TV and stage career spanned over six decades
By Mark Kennedy
FILE - British actress and singer Marianne Faithfull poses during a photo-call for her movie 'Irina Palm' at the 57th International Film Festival Berlin 'Berlinale' in Berlin, February 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
January 31, 2025, 3:34 am
British singer and pop icon Marianne Faithfull dies at 78; father saved mother from Nazis
Faithfull, whose heritage was one of intrigue, decadence and fallen empires, known for inspiring some of the Rolling Stones’ greatest hits and her relationship with Mick Jagger
By Hillel Italie
Israeli actor Ze'ev Revach attends a ceremony at the Knesset honoring the torchlighters for the 70th Independence Day ceremony, April 15, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 18, 2025, 8:16 pm
Ze’ev Revach, famed Israeli actor and comedian, dies at 84
Revach starred in classic ‘bourekas’ films and won top awards over his decades-long career on stage and screen
By ToI Staff
Turkish chief rabbi Isak Haleva gives a speech in front of the Beth Israel Synagogue in Istanbul, November 15, 2006, during a commemoration ceremony to mark the first anniversary of suicide bombings against two Istanbul synagogues, in a wave of attacks that left 60 people dead in the space of a week. (MUSTAFA OZER / AFP)
January 17, 2025, 5:41 pm
Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of its Jewish minority, dies at 84
Serving since 2002, Haleva had warm ties with local and visiting dignitaries and leaders, even as the country went from being Israel’s ally to one of its staunchest critics
By David I. Klein
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Folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, from left, Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, and Peter Yarrow, appear at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, January 26, 1987. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
January 7, 2025, 11:19 pm
Jewish folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86
Yarrow released six Billboard Top 10 singles and two No. 1 albums in the 1960s, as part of the iconic trio that sang for civil rights and against war
By John Rogers
Jeff Baena arrives at the premiere of "Spin Me Round," August 17, 2022, at The London in West Hollywood, Calif. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
January 5, 2025, 8:11 am
Director Jeff Baena found dead in his home at 47
Circumstances of death still unknown; Los Angeles medical examiner’s office says details won’t be revealed until investigation is concluded
By AP and ToI Staff
Some of the prominent Jews who passed away in 2024. (Getty Images; Collage by Grace Yagel via JTA)
December 31, 2024, 1:27 am
In memoriam: 18 prominent Jews who died in 2024
This year, the world said goodbye to famous Holocaust survivors, politicians, athletes, and members of the entertainment industry
By JTA Staff
Former US president Jimmy Carter holds a copy of his book, 'Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid,' at a book signing in Tempe, Arizona, December 12, 2006. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
December 30, 2024, 2:57 am
Jimmy Carter: Peace broker, settlements critic, advocate for Soviet Jews, rights activist
The one-term US president who brokered the historic Israel-Egypt peace deal but earned pariah status in some corners of the Jewish community for his criticisms of Israel, has died at 100
By Sarah Wildman
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, left, US President Jimmy Carter, center, and late Prime Minister Menachem Begin clasp hands on the North Lawn of the White House as they completed signing of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel in Washington, March 26, 1979. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)
December 30, 2024, 12:55 am
Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, who brokered Israel-Egypt peace, dies at 100
One-term president from small-town Georgia hosted PM Menachem Begin and Egypt’s Anwar Sadat for talks at Camp David to reach landmark peace deal five years after Yom Kippur War
By Bill Barrow
Arlene Agus, pictured here in 2010, was a pioneer of Orthodox feminism and a leader in the Upper West Side's Jewish community. (Flickr via JTA)
December 29, 2024, 8:12 am
Arlene Agus, New York advocate of Orthodox feminism, dies at 75
Activist led adoption of women’s rituals of Rosh Chodesh; taught other women to lead prayer; read from the Torah, Megillah
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Producer Richard Perry poses for a photo in Los Angeles, January 18, 1982. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
December 25, 2024, 4:17 pm
Richard Perry, producer behind ‘You’re So Vain,’ Ringo Starr album, dies at 82
Rumored to have had Jewish heritage, hitmaking record producer had No. 1 hits in pop, R&B, dance, country; dated Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, was briefly married to Rebecca Broussard
By AP and ToI Staff
Portrait of Soviet-born human rights activist and writer, Eduard Kuznetsov, in his home in Motza Illit, Israel, April 8, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 22, 2024, 1:58 pm
Former prisoner of Zion, anti-Soviet dissident Eduard Kuznetsov dies at 85
Refusenik was one of the leaders of Operation Wedding, a failed attempt to hijack an empty civilian plane to escape Soviet Russia and head to Israel
By ToI Staff
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