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Jewish Life Stories: A refusenik who found literary freedom in America, and a refugee-cum-surgeon

We remember those who made an impact in the Jewish world — or just left their community a better or more interesting place.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
19/06/2024

French-Jewish actress Anouk Aimée dies at 92, daughter confirms

Aimée had a glamour and elegance that caught on just as post-war audiences around the world were falling in love with French films, making her into an international sensation in the 1960s.

Larry Nussbaum, 77, was a fierce advocate for Israel and the Jews – and an exceptional doctor

Dr. Nussbaum was an accomplished Doctor, as well as a loving husband and father.

By HOWARD LOVY/JTA
17/06/2024

IDF announces the names of 12 fallen soldiers: Here are their stories

Eight killed following APC explosion • Two killed in northern Gaza Strip • Separate incidents led to death of additional two soldiers.

Frieda Johles Forman, ‘fiery’ feminist who rediscovered Yiddish women authors, dies at 87

Forman, a trailblazer of feminist Jewish studies, died June 9 at Toronto General Hospital. She was 87.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
14/06/2024

Morrie Markoff, Jewish supercentenarian and oldest man in US, dies at 110

Morrie Markoff was born in New York City on Jan. 11, 1914, one of four children of Max and Rose Markoff, Jewish immigrants from Russia. He survived the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
12/06/2024

Saying farewell to the late David Levy, a trailblazer of his time

As a child in late-1990s Nahariya, I remember a meeting at which I had the privilege of not only seeing with my own eyes but also shaking hands with David Levy, whom I so loved and admired. 

By AVI NACHMANI
06/06/2024
Staff sergeant Betzlel David Shashuah

Sergeant Betzlel David Shashuah, 'A hero of Israel'

Sergeant Betzalel David Shashuah, 21, from Tel Aviv, was among five IDF soldiers killed in a friendly fire incident in northern Gaza. His family remembers him as a hero who valued unity.

'The Holocaust shaped my grandfather, but amid the tragedy: Hope' - opinion

Saba Moshe's legacy is a tale of survival, joy, and resilience amid tragedy. Grandson fondly recalls cherished memories, preserving family traditions. (1926-2024)

By YOAV BARTH
15/05/2024
(Courtesy Steve North)

Rabbi Albert Thaler, founding director of Ramah Nyack day camp, dies at 91

Rabbi Thaler, who ran the camp until 1997 and also served for 37 years as rabbi of Temple Gates of Prayer in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, died April 18. He was 91.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
23/04/2024
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