Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Noach Dear, 67, Dies from COVID-19

“Judge Dear had a certain energetic, colorful persona that epitomized the great diversity . . . He will be sorely missed."

Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Haber, 55

Rabbi Haber was a victim of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

A Saintly Sofer: Rabbi Yosef Lasdun Passes Away at 62

Aside from being an especially skilled sofer, Rabbi Lasdun was exemplary in his impeccable honesty, humility and yashrus.

Israeli Citizen, Former Tennis Star, Dies in NYC

The accident is the first for the New York Citi Bike sharing program in more than 43 million trips since its start in 2013.

Raoul Wallenberg’s Fate Revealed in Diary of Former KGB Chief

The former chief of the KGB bequeaths evidence about Raoul Wallenberg for future generations, in papers found in a suitcase.

The ‘Chicken Lady’ Who Helped the Poor Dies at Age 90

Bracha Kapach, wife of a scholarly rabbi from Yemen and more widely known as the “Chicken Lady,” died Tuesday morning in Jerusalem at the...

Haredi Leading Authority Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky Dead at 94

Rabbi Kanievsky's funeral will take place on Sunday.

President’s Brother Succumbs to Undisclosed Illness at 71

Robert Trump spent much of his career as a top executive with the family's real-estate business, but shied away from publicity.

Holocaust Author and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel Dead at 87

For ten years after the war, Wiesel refused to write about or discuss his experiences during the Holocaust.

Lou Reed Dead at 71

A restlessly inventive solo artist over the past 40 years, he was harsh, unpredictable and challenging.

Netanyahu Bids Farewell to a Friend of Israel, Charles Krauthammer

"He defended Israel in a way that is difficult to describe – methodically, with great creativity and with very great daring."

Israeli Youth Dies at Yosemite National Park

The youth, who has not yet been identified, was allegedly trying to take a photo at the time he fell to his death.

Honored Russian Jewish Pianist Michael Klein, 72, Dies On Stage

“Forty-five years he worked at the Philharmonic and literally till his last breath he served the music."

PM Offers Condolences to Family of 16-yr-old Gay Pride Parade Victim

A 16-year-old girl has died of her wounds after being stabbed at Jerusalem's Gay Pride Parade.

Kirk Douglas Dead at 103

Douglas pointed out that his films The Juggler (1953), Cast a Giant Shadow (1966), and Remembrance of Love (1982), were about "a Jew who doesn't think of himself as one, and eventually finds his Jewishness."

Thousands Accompany IDF Soldiers to Final Resting Places in Jerusalem, Kfar Etzion, Haifa

Grief-stricken families expressed their love and pride in their fallen IDF soldiers, speaking of their goodness, the ways in which they had left the world a better place.

Philanthropist and Activist Shlomo Zakheim Dies

Zakheim frequently used his access to ambulances and helicopters to transfer sick or injured individuals to hospitals.

Israel Mourns Passing of Kaliver Rebbe, zt’l

The Admor gave voice the spiritual heroism of Jews during the Holocaust and did all he could to honor the memory of its victims.

Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein Dies at Age 81

He followed and spread the teachings of his late father-in-law, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.

Geula Cohen Was Right

Geula Cohen, brave woman, you were right and so many of us were dead wrong. Which is why so many of us are dead, before our time.

Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, z”l Passes Away

"He was hero of Diaspora Jewry in the US and built up its relations with Israel. He was a gifted orator, a visionary leader ... and a kind man."

Last Survivor of Sobibor Death Camp, Philip Bialowitz, obm, Passes Away

The last Polish Jew who managed to survive the Sobibor Nazi death camp has passed away at the age of 90.

John Lewis Drew Inspiration from the Lubavitcher Rebbe

In 1994, the staunch Democrat Lewis, together with arch-rival Congressman Newt Gingrich, sponsored the bill bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal for the Rebbe.

8 Years Since Passing of Israel’s Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, zt’l

One of the greatest Torah sages of the modern era, the 93-year-old rabbi was the longtime spiritual leader of the hareidi-religious Sephardic Shas party.

Netanyahu Offers Condolences to Family of Apache Pilot, Wishes Speedy Recovery to Navigator

"We know the scale of pain," said Netanyahu, who knows what it's like to lose a family member in the military.

Rabbi Joseph Friedenson, Yiddish Journal Editor, Dies At 93

Joseph (Yossel) Friedenson carried the title of “rabbi,” but his “pulpit” was far wider than any within four walls.

Israeli Doctor Volunteering in Nepal Killed by Marauding Elephant

Buikner was interning at Beersheva’s Soroka Medical Center and traveled to Nepal with a delegation of other young Israeli doctors volunteering at local hospitals.

3rd Classmate from Efrat/Gush Etzion High School Killed in Gaza Fighting

Eitan’s death is the third of his class from the Neve Shmuel Yeshiva High School in Efrat

Russian-Jewish ‘Star Trek’ Actor Anton Yelchin Dies in Bizarre Accident

Rising Russian-Jewish actor Anton Yelchin, 27, has died in a freak accident at his home in Los Angeles.

Funeral of U.S. President George HW Bush, Sr.

The flag of the United States has been lowered to half-staff by proclamation of President Trump.

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