Obituaries

Jerusalemites used to say that Elka was the grandmother of half of Jerusalem.

"I . . . wish that our world will always have people in it who make poetry from it."

Alfred Taubman, who helped shopping in the United States by developing malls, died of a heart attack while at home on Friday, He was...

The rabbi devoted his life to Jewish education, in addition to leading the Ohev Shalom synagogue in Williamsburg.

Alan Weinkratz was a well-known figure in the Israeli hi-tech startup scene.

Rabbi Uzi Meshulam (60) died on Friday afternoon. Meshulam was an activist who claimed that thousands of Yemenite babies were taken away from their families...

Rebbetzin Hecht, obm, was also one of the first teachers at the Beis Rivkah Girls' School in Crown Heights.

My grandmother, Mrs. Irene Klass, passed away three years ago after a long and full life, Baruch Hashem. My grandmother paved the way for us, trying to make sure that we would have a path to follow on our own long journeys.

The Civil Administration chief was flying solo when his plane crashed. The cause of the accident is not clear.

The firemen entered the 8-meter pit to rescue a man who had fallen in.

Aliza Goldman and her husband founded the first translation agency in Israel.

President Reuven Rivlin described Yitzchak Navon as a "noble man" after the fifth President of Israel died on Saturday. He called him "unceremoniously aristocratic, a president...

Thousands attended the funeral of Border Patrol chief inspector Jadan Assad in the Druze village of Beit J'an.

Netanyahu: “Professor Lewis’s wisdom will continue to guide us for years to come.”

Bach served as the state’s attorney, and worked on gathering evidence under lead prosecutor Gideon Hausner.

The young woman murdered by an Arab terrorist in Gush Etzion on Sunday was laid to rest in Jerusalem, the holy city she loved.

Moscowitz died after not waking up during a routine surgical procedure on Tuesday.

Reynolds had a stroke while working with her son, Todd Fisher, on funeral plans for Carrie.

“We have lived in our land for thousands of years, we held onto it and will not let go, even when our enemies try again and again to harm us.”

This past Sunday marked the second anniversary of the Hamas abduction and murder of three yeshiva teens from a hitchiking post in Gush Etzion.

MK Yitzhak Herzog spoke about the rabbi’s modesty and spiritual power, and said his impact on haredi Judaism would continue to be felt for generations.

Physicians at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center concluded that Otto had suffered extensive brain damage, which is consistent with a cardiopulmonary event rather than a head injury.

Did you know giraffes are kosher?

Mazar directed excavations in the City of David and the Temple Mount’s southern wall.

Her name was synonymous with leftist animosity towards Jewish tradition in Israel.

Jean (Gita) Gluck and her husband Eugen have been among the earliest Jewish-American philanthropists who supported the settlement enterprise in Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem.

"My life began with Ronnie," she told Vanity Fair magazine in 1998.

Alan Ettlinger, president of KAJ told The Jewish Press, “Rav Gelley, zt”l, was a talmid chacham who had the entire Torah at his figure tips as demonstrated by his shiurim. The rav was a warm and caring individual who was both a friend and a father figure to the entire kehilla.”

Alexander Boroda, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, told Arkady Vaispapir’s sons: "With your father’s departure, the whole world has lost a hero."

A.B. Yehoshua received the 1995 Israel Prize for Culture in addition to numerous other honors, including the Bialik Prize and the Jewish National Book Award.