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.
Remembering Rochelle Furstenberg: A groundbreaking writer, editor, and literary critic
The king and the cobbler: How Illi Gorlitzky built the language of the Israeli stage
Israeli TV presenter, journalist, director Menashe Raz dies at 80
IDF announces the names of 12 fallen soldiers: Here are their stories
Eight killed following APC explosion • Two killed in northern Gaza Strip • Separate incidents led to death of additional two soldiers.
Frieda Johles Forman, ‘fiery’ feminist who rediscovered Yiddish women authors, dies at 87
Forman, a trailblazer of feminist Jewish studies, died June 9 at Toronto General Hospital. She was 87.
Morrie Markoff, Jewish supercentenarian and oldest man in US, dies at 110
Morrie Markoff was born in New York City on Jan. 11, 1914, one of four children of Max and Rose Markoff, Jewish immigrants from Russia. He survived the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.
Saying farewell to the late David Levy, a trailblazer of his time - opinion
As a child in late-1990s Nahariya, I remember a meeting at which I had the privilege of not only seeing with my own eyes but also shaking hands with David Levy, whom I so loved and admired.
Sergeant Betzlel David Shashuah, 'A hero of Israel'
Sergeant Betzalel David Shashuah, 21, from Tel Aviv, was among five IDF soldiers killed in a friendly fire incident in northern Gaza. His family remembers him as a hero who valued unity.
'The Holocaust shaped my grandfather, but amid the tragedy: Hope' - opinion
Saba Moshe's legacy is a tale of survival, joy, and resilience amid tragedy. Grandson fondly recalls cherished memories, preserving family traditions. (1926-2024)
Rabbi Albert Thaler, founding director of Ramah Nyack day camp, dies at 91
Rabbi Thaler, who ran the camp until 1997 and also served for 37 years as rabbi of Temple Gates of Prayer in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, died April 18. He was 91.
Naomi Polani, veteran performer and director dies at 96
Along with being in the popular Israeli band "The Roosters," Polani founded and performed with other groups, choreographed, taught music around the country, and hosted radio music programs.
Iconic Israeli singer and actress Naomi Polani passes away at 96
In 2018, president Reuven Rivlin honored Polani with the President’s Award, which coincided with her 90th birthday and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the state.
O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of his wife's murder, has died, his family says
After his acquittal, Simpson said that "I will pursue as my primary goal in life the killer or killers who slayed Nicole and Mr. Goldman... They are out there somewhere... "
