Funerals for Murdered IDF Officers Set for Monday
All of the four IDF officers who were murdered by a Jerusalem Arab terrorist at Armon HaNatziv are to be laid to rest on the same day; 17 other injured victims are slowly healing from the attack.
Mastermind of 1994 Buenos Aires Bombing Rafsanjani Dies of Heart Attack
Rafsanjani was sought by the Argentinian government for ordering the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires.
VV Veteran Columnist Nat Hentoff Dead at 91
According to his son, Nick, he was surrounded by family and listening to Billie Holiday when he died.
Hunting Down a Terrorist in Haifa, City of Unity
Security sources are maintaining a partial gag order on an investigation into a deadly attack in Haifa.
PM Netanyahu Eulogizes IDF Major Hagai Ben Ari, z’l
PM Netanyahu said IDF Major Ben Ari, z'l was an elite commander, a "courageous fighter, he was the salt of the earth."
IDF Commander in Operation Protective Edge Passes Away in Coma
Another IDF officer who fell in battle during Operation Protective Edge has succumbed to his wounds after a long struggle...
PM Netanyahu: I Grieve At The Passing Of… My Cherished Friend, Ya’akov Ne’eman
PM Netanyahu and his wife Sara send their deepest condolences to the wife of former Justice Minister Ya'akov Ne'eman, z'l, close friends of the couple.
Former Justice Minister Ya’akov Ne’eman Passes Away at 77
Former Justice Minister Ya'akov Ne'eman has passed away after a long fight with a "difficult illness" at the age of 77.
Debbie Reynolds Dies at 84, One Day after Daughter Carrie Fisher
Reynolds had a stroke while working with her son, Todd Fisher, on funeral plans for Carrie.
Hollywood Actress Carrie Fisher, Dead at 60
Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher, who portrayed Princess Leia, has passed away from cardiac arrest.
Celebrities’ Celebrity: Jewish-Born Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor Dead at 99
Her 1986 marriage to Prince Frederic von Anhalt entitled her to pass on as Princess von Anhalt, Duchess of Saxony.
Dr. Henry Heimlich (96)
Dr. Heimlich discovered the Heimlich maneuver.
Jewish Woman Murdered in Turkey
A Turkish Jewish woman married to a non-Jewish Turkish man was killed in Istanbul in unclear circumstances.
Former Astronaut U.S. Senator John Glenn Dies at 95
The first American to orbit the Earth, former astronaut John Glenn has died at 95. Rest in peace.
Remembering Ezra Schwartz, hy’d, By Creating a Garden at Oz veGaon
Sometimes the best way to honor and hold the memory of a departed soul is through building or planting new life. And so it was at Oz veGaon.
Holocaust Banknote Forger Adolf Burger Dead at 99
He visited the Bank of England and met the Chief Cashier, who presented him with one of the notes which he had forged in the concentration camp more than sixty years earlier.
Diapora Yeshiva T’shuva Movement Pioneer Rabbi Mordechai Goldstein Dead at 82
Unlike traditional Orthodox academies, Rabbi Goldstein's Diaspora Yeshiva appealed to students who identified with the nonconformist beatnik and hippie subcultures, adopting a neo-Chasidic approach.
Fidel Castro, 90
Cuba's communist dictator Fidel Castro passed away at age 90.
R’ Ben Zion Shenker, z’l, The Monarch of Jewish Music Passes
The music of Modzitz will live on forever thanks to the eternal soul of Reb Ben Zion Shenker, z'l.
Watch Complete Movie ‘You Never Know’ on Shlomo Carlebach’s 22nd Yahrzeit [video]
If you ask “What are you” – you destroy the world. If you ask “Who are you?” you build the world…” (Shlomo Carlebach).
Jewish Singer and Songwriter Leonard Cohen, 82 [video]
Leonard Cohen passed away this week at age 82.
Labor Party to Hold Rabin Memorial After Annual Event Cancelled
Labor Party to hold Rabin memorial after annual event fails due to lack of interest and funds.
Headstone Unveiling Held in Jerusalem for Late Pres. Shimon Peres, z’l
The headstone of the late Pres. Shimon Peres, z'l, was unveiled in Jerusalem on Oct. 28, 2016.
President Rivlin Visits Bereaved Family of Israeli Teen Killed on Israel-Egyptian Border
Pres. Reuven Rivlin visits the grieving family of an Israeli Bedouin teen shot and killed by accident on the Israel-Egypt border.
Israeli Hiker Killed While Trekking the Ganges in India
An Israeli hiker was killed while he and his family were trekking along the Ganges River in India.
MLK’s Attorney Jack Greenberg Dead at 91
As a sign of a changing relationship between Jews and Blacks, in 1982 the Harvard Black Law Students Association objected to Greenberg's teaching a civil rights course jointly with black lawyer Julius L. Chambers.
King of Thailand Passes Away After 70 Years of Gentle Rule
After ruling for 70 years, the King of Thailand has passed away at the age of 88, leaving anxiety in his wake.
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, 50, Succumbs
Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson passed away Sunday after a struggle with cancer.
Pilot’s Family Tells President Rivlin, Cohen Nov Was ‘A Joyful Boy’
"My son loved everyone, he was a joyful boy," the bereaved mother of an Israeli Air Force pilot told President Reuven Rivlin.
Scholar Jacob Neusner Dead at 84
Much of his work consisted of de-constructing the prevailing approach viewing Rabbinic Judaism as a single religious movement within which the various Rabbinic texts were produced.