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August 30, 2023, 3:05 pm
Claire Golomb, Holocaust survivor and child psychology scholar, dies at 95
Frankfurt-born author moved to pre-state Israel after WWII, served in army, before immigrating to US with husband to pursue studies of how kids discern dreams and reality
By
Andrew Silow-Carroll
August 23, 2023, 4:18 am
Andrea Pancur, singer who bridged German and Yiddish song traditions, dies at 54
Prominent, acclaimed klezmer musician was a role model for women and explored connections between Jewish music and other European styles
By
Andrew Silow-Carroll
August 12, 2023, 8:33 am
Giora Romm, Israeli Air Force’s first ‘ace,’ dies at 78
Pilot also spent three months as a prisoner of war in Egypt after being shot down; later served as military attaché to the US and in a series of senior public sector roles
By
ToI Staff
August 10, 2023, 1:12 am
Robbie Robertson, guitarist for The Band, Dylan, dies at 80; never met his Jewish dad
Musician helped shape rock music in the 1960s, writing classics including ‘The Weight’; only learned of his late Jewish father, Alexander David Klegerman, in his teens
By
Hillel Italie
August 8, 2023, 7:46 am
William Friedkin, award-winning director of ‘Exorcist,’ dead at 87
Jewish filmmaker, also known for Oscar-winning ‘French Connection,’ struggled in later years but maintained support for Israel, directing an opera in Tel Aviv
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AFP
August 4, 2023, 9:20 am
Zevulun Mosheashvili, comedy star known for role in ‘Shemesh,’ dies at 52
Georgian-born actor became religious in 1990s, released version of morning prayer ‘Ana b’Koach’ in 2021; co-star says he kept news of illness secret
By
Michael Horovitz
July 31, 2023, 10:56 pm
Jewish actor Paul Reubens, known for his role as Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70
Reubens, famous for the character and the film ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,’ did not make public his six-year struggle with cancer
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ANDREW DALTON
July 21, 2023, 4:28 pm
Tony Bennett, master of American musical standards, dies at 96
Crooner, known for his classic hit’s like ‘I Left My Heart In San Francisco,’ released more than 70 albums, including a No. 1 at aged 88, a duets project with Lady Gaga
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CHARLES J. GANS
June 30, 2023, 2:18 pm
Raanan Gissin, media-savvy senior adviser to Ariel Sharon, dies aged 74
During the First Intifada, the former PM’s spokesman forever changed how Israel interfaced with the international press, foreseeing the major role it would play in future wars
By
Charlie Summers
June 16, 2023, 11:57 pm
Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker who exposed Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92
Fighter-turned-whistle-blower embodied the individual of conscience, answering only to his sense of right and wrong even if price was his own freedom
By
Hillel Italie
June 16, 2023, 8:30 pm
Ben Helfgott, one of two Holocaust survivors to compete in the Olympics, dies at 93
Orphaned at 15, the 5-foot-5 weightlifter made his way to the UK where he was lightweight champion in 1955, 1956 and 1958, and represented the country in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics
By
jacob gurvis
June 15, 2023, 6:24 pm
Robert Gottlieb, legendary editor who championed Heller, Caro and Potok, dies at 92
The famously Jewish New Yorker shepherded into print and best-sellerdom such 20th-century classics as ‘Catch-22,’ ‘The Chosen’ and ‘The Power Broker’
By
Andrew Silow-Carroll
June 13, 2023, 3:00 pm
Israeli sociologist Amitai Etzioni, coiner of phrase ‘communitarianism,’ dies aged 94
The academic fled Nazi Germany as a child, fought for Israel’s independence, and gained acclaim in the US, where he advised presidents
By
Andrew Silow-Carroll
June 12, 2023, 12:58 pm
Italy’s ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi, known for his legal and sex scandals, dies at 86
Death of former Italian premier, whose use of his media empire and wealth to propel political career inspired both loyalty and hatred, comes days after he was admitted to hospital
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June 8, 2023, 5:47 pm
Pat Robertson, broadcaster who put Christianity at center of US politics, dies at 93
Robertson turned a small Virginia radio station into the globally influential Christian Broadcasting Network, vied for the Republican presidential nomination in 1988
By
Ben Finley
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