Obituary

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, renowned Torah scholar and spiritual leader, passes away at 80

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, leader of Kisse Rahamim Yeshiva and a key figure in Israeli politics, has passed away at 80, leaving a lasting impact on Torah study and the Jewish community.

 Rabbi Meir Mazuz.
 THE LATE Max Frankel sits front and center when he was the editor-in-chief of the ‘Columbia Daily Spectator,’ in 1952

Max Frankel: The New York Times' unflinching Jewish journalist - opinion

 Stef Wertheimer pictured during an interview with Reuters in his office, May 21, 2013.

Stef Wertheimer, founder of ISCAR and Zionist visionary, dies at 98

HAMBURG, GERMANY - JULY 02: George Foreman poses before the WBC Heavyweight World Championship fight between Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine and David Haye of England at Imtech Arena on July 2, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany.

‘Big’ George Foreman, the last great heavyweight champ, dies at 76 - obituary


Dore Gold, influential diplomat and Netanyahu confidant, dies at 71

“He was endowed with unique intellectual integrity, capability for action, and genuine love for the State of Israel," Netanyahu said.

Dore Gold

Anan Safadi: A pioneer of English-language journalism in Israel

Anan Safadi’s legacy as a pioneering journalist continues to be remembered by those who followed his work.

 Anan Safadi, a beloved former journalist at The Jerusalem Post.

Remembering Moshe Arens three years on: a politician and a mensch - opinion

Rest in peace, Misha. We, who are led by Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, have neither peace nor rest.

 MOSHE ARENS, in 2016: Even those who did not share his principles, respected his perseverance, says the writer.

What an obituary writer learned by saying goodbye to hundreds of people

All of us deserve an image that says who we are and were, and not a low-resolution snap from an old yearbook or a blurry vacation photo.

A Jewish gravestone with symbolic rocks, portrayed as newspaper clippings.

Peter Yarrow, Jewish musician and activist of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86

Yarrow wrote the music for the Peter, Paul and Mary's best-known composition, “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” with lyrics by his Cornell classmate Leonard Lipton.

 Peter Yarrow performs at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas at a three-day Vietnam War Summit, April 28, 2016.

Remembering Clinton Bailey, Ben-Gurion interviewer and Bedouin expert

Buffalo-born Dr. Bailey's interview with David Ben-Gurion was the basis of a major film, and he was also the creator of an archive of Bedouin life at the National Library of Israel.

 Clinton Bailey at his Jerusalem home.

'A brave leader': Netanyahu, Herzog react to Jimmy Carter's death

Both President Herzog and Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed condolences on their official social media.

 Then-US president Jimmy Carter receives a farewell ceremony at Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel, March 14, 1979

Famed Jewish record producer Richard Perry dies at 82

Colleagues memorialize one of the main movers of the Los Angeles music and film celebrity world in the 1970s.

 RICHARD PERRY and actress Jane Fonda attend an event in 2016 in Beverly Hills.

IDF announces Maj. (res.) Itamar Levin Fridman fell in combat in northern Gaza

Fridman was in combat in Jabalya under the command of the Givati Brigade's combat team and fell after an anti-tank missile was fired at the force.

 Maj. (res.) Itamar Levin Fridman fell in Gaza, November 11, 2024.

A great student with a heart of gold: Yeshiva praises graduate Sgt. Hillel Ovadia, who fell in Gaza

Hillel and two other IDF soldiers were killed early on Friday morning after their tank ran over an IED on the road while operating near the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza.

 Sgt. Hillel Eliyahu Ovadia, who fell in combat in Gaza, October 25, 2024.

Global Jewry pays tribute to professor and Holocaust historian Yehuda Bauer

The 98-year-old will be remembered for his expansive contributions to academia and the state of Israel.

 YEHUDA BAUER