Obituary

Jay Rockefeller, heir to famed dynasty and healthcare advocate in US Senate, dies at 89

Rockefeller was married to public television executive Sharon Percy Rockefeller, with whom he had four children.

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Jay Rockefeller makes opening remarkes during a hearing on Capitol Hill addressing domestic violence in professional sports on December 2, 2014 in Washington, DC.
Rochelle Furstenberg at work at WholeFamily.com where she was Grandparent Center editor, 1999-2000.

Remembering Rochelle Furstenberg: A groundbreaking writer, editor, and literary critic

Rochelle grew up in Chicago, and later moved to New York to continue her studies. Her husband, Prof. Hillel Furstenberg, was born in Berlin and escaped with his family to New York in 1939.

|ByTOBY KLEIN GREENWALD
Israeli actor and musician Ili Gorlizki. October 21, 2015.

The king and the cobbler: How Illi Gorlitzky built the language of the Israeli stage

From defining Broadway-caliber theater to unionizing the nation’s performers, the legendary actor and advocate leaves behind a legacy that shaped Israel’s cultural fabric for seven decades.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA
Israeli editor, television and public radio reporter Menashe Raz. September 12, 2007.

Israeli TV presenter, journalist, director Menashe Raz dies at 80

Raz served as the presenter of several programs on Channel 1.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Myron Rushetzky, the New York Post’s legendary city-desk supervisor, passes away

Generations of future well-known journalists, including the New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman, got their start running copy for Myron Rushetzky.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Myron Rushetzky wears a T-shirt with the New York Post's most famous headline at a party for the publication of the 2024 book, Paper of Wreckage, which was dedicated to him.

Connie Francis, singer who recorded songs in Yiddish, Hebrew, dies at 87

The president of Francis' record label, Concetta Records, Ron Roberts, first broke the news on her official Facebook page on Thursday morning.

JULY 18, 2025ByNOA FEIGENBAUM
Connie Francis in 1961

Shomron pioneer Moshe Zar passes away at the age of 88

The Jerusalem Post remembers Zar's legacy through an interview from several years earlier. Zar's funeral will be held on Sunday.

JULY 11, 2025ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
Portrait of Moshe Zar, at the outpost of Ramat Gilad in the West Bank. Dec 14, 2011. Zar passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025.

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, renowned Torah scholar and spiritual leader, passes away at 80

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, leader of Kisse Rahamim Yeshiva and a key figure in Israeli politics, has passed away at 80, leaving a lasting impact on Torah study and the Jewish community.

APRIL 19, 2025ByJOSH ARONSON
Rabbi Meir Mazuz.

Max Frankel: The New York Times' unflinching Jewish journalist - opinion

Journalism will never be perfect, but honest journalism is always worth fighting for.

APRIL 8, 2025ByALISON LEIGH COWAN
THE LATE Max Frankel sits front and center when he was the editor-in-chief of the ‘Columbia Daily Spectator,’ in 1952

Stef Wertheimer, founder of ISCAR and Zionist visionary, dies at 98

Stef was the patriarch of one of Israel's richest families, having built up his ISCAR business from the ground up.

MARCH 26, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Stef Wertheimer pictured during an interview with Reuters in his office, May 21, 2013.

‘Big’ George Foreman, the last great heavyweight champ, dies at 76 - obituary

Known as “Big George,” Foreman’s life story is a drama in three parts.

MARCH 22, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
HAMBURG, GERMANY - JULY 02: George Foreman poses before the WBC Heavyweight World Championship fight between Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine and David Haye of England at Imtech Arena on July 2, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany.

Dore Gold, influential diplomat and Netanyahu confidant, dies at 71

“He was endowed with unique intellectual integrity, capability for action, and genuine love for the State of Israel," Netanyahu said.

MARCH 3, 2025ByHERB KEINON
Dore Gold

Anan Safadi: A pioneer of English-language journalism in Israel

Anan Safadi’s legacy as a pioneering journalist continues to be remembered by those who followed his work.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Anan Safadi, a beloved former journalist at The Jerusalem Post.

Remembering Moshe Arens three years on: a politician and a mensch - opinion

Rest in peace, Misha. We, who are led by Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, have neither peace nor rest.

JANUARY 9, 2025ByTOVA HERZL
MOSHE ARENS, in 2016: Even those who did not share his principles, respected his perseverance, says the writer.