obituary

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.

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

'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.

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.

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.

By AVI ASHKENAZI , MOSHE COHEN
11/11/2024

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.

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.

Jewish Life Stories: George Berci, 103, the Holocaust survivor who revolutionized surgery

Jewish luminaries remembered: A Holocaust survivor who transformed surgery, a Polish Progressive rabbi, a New York philanthropist, and much more.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
26/09/2024

Remembering Murray Greenfield, a New York-born Israeli hero

Greenfield dedicated his life to public service and building the future of Israel.

24/09/2024

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.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
21/08/2024

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.

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