Obituary
Cara Trager, beloved Queens Jewish communal leader and lifetime journalist, dies at 71
Trager died on May 29 from injuries sustained when she and her husband were struck by a car while returning to their home in Hollis Hills, Queens, from an Israeli restaurant four days earlier.
Knesset speaker sends condolences to pro-Israel Moroccan publisher Ahmed Charai
Former ADL national director Abraham Foxman passes away aged 86
Influential Israeli painter and satirist Yair Garbuz dies at 80
Remembering Murray Greenfield, a New York-born Israeli hero
Greenfield dedicated his life to public service and building the future of Israel.
Jewish Life Stories: A pioneering Jewish papercut artist, a circus clown on a humanitarian mission
Remembering the Jewish pioneers from Israel and the world who made differences in their communities.
Prof. Joseph Bodenheimer, pioneering physicist and academic leader, passes away at 83
He is survived by his wife, Rachel, eight children, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Queenie Hallegua, second-to-last Jewish resident of historic Indian Jewish community, dies at 89
Queenie Hallegua was the warden and managing trustee of the Paradesi Synagogue, a 450-year-old landmark, from 2012 to 2018.
Jerusalem mourns Shai Doron, president of the Jerusalem Foundation, who passed away at 64
Shai Doron, the influential president of the Jerusalem Foundation, died suddenly in London at 64. His impactful leadership at the Foundation and the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo has left a lasting legacy.
Friends mourn fallen companion IDF soldier Nadav Elchanan Knoller
Friends of fallen IDF soldier Nadav Elchanan Knoller expressed their grief on social media, calling him "the best" and praising his dedication to defending Israel.
'The best of the best,' remembering fallen soldier Eyal Avnion
Friends of fallen IDF soldier Eyal Avnion expressed their sadness and condolences on social media following the IDF announcement.
Kinky Friedman, singer and novelist who fronted The Texas Jewboys, dies at 79
Kinky Friedman, the cigar-chomping, mustachioed Texan country singer for the Texas Jewboys, died Thursday from complications of Parkinson’s disease at the age of 79.
Jewish Life Stories: A refusenik who found literary freedom in America, and a refugee-cum-surgeon
We remember those who made an impact in the Jewish world — or just left their community a better or more interesting place.
French-Jewish actress Anouk Aimée dies at 92, daughter confirms
Aimée had a glamour and elegance that caught on just as post-war audiences around the world were falling in love with French films, making her into an international sensation in the 1960s.
