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18 notable Jews who died in 2022

These well-known Jewish icons leave outsized legacies on politics, the arts, sports and everything in between.

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American author Melissa Bank poses during a portrait session in Paris, Jan. 9, 2006.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral ceremony of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky at the cemetery in the city of Bnei Brak, on March 20, 2022.

'The Zoo rabbi' on Rav Kanievsky's impact

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov

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Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, haredi leader, dies at 94

One of the most prominent figures in Israeli haredi society passed away on Friday afternoon.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Rabbi Chaim Kanivesky meets with senior medical officials in his Bnei Brak home on Thursday

Rabbi Kanievsky says children 5 and up should be vaccinated

Disinformation in the ultra-Orthodox sector and the high number of children led senior health officials to approach the leading rabbi for his blessing for the child vaccination drive.

|ByJEREMY SHARON