Obituaries

Sholom Lipskar, influential Chabad rabbi who reshaped Florida community, dies at 78

Lipskar also founded the Aleph Institute, which serves Jews who are incarcerated or in the military.

Jill Sobule, pop star who also composed songs for a new ‘Yentl,’ dies at 66

Sobule’s biggest hit was “I Kissed a Girl,” released in 1995.

David Horowitz, ’60s radical turned right-wing firebrand and critic of Islam, dies at 86

A former leader of the New Left, Horowitz later lambasted “Never Trumpers” for being soft on terrorism, “political correctness” and threats to Israel.

Pope Francis, who advanced church’s relationships with Jews, dies at 88

Princess Diana in a Belville Sassoon design.

David Sassoon, the Jewish royal designer who dressed Princess Diana, dies at 92

A portrait of Stef Wertheimer at the awarding of master craftman's certificates in Nazareth, Israel, 28 June 2013.

Stef Wertheimer, one of Israel’s richest men, dies at 98

Kitty Dukakis, dead at 88, was the first Jewish spouse of a US presidential candidate

Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, compassionate voice in the Orthodox world, dies in road accident at 43

Jeffrey Klein, 77, Mother Jones co-founder, saw ‘through line’ between investigative journalism and fighting antisemitism

	
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