Washington, D.C.—Edward ‘Eddie’ Lawrence Tabakin, 67, of Washington, D.C., died May 6, 2022. Born...
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Dr. Morton Mower, Jewish co-inventor of a revolutionary defibrillator
(Intermountain Jewish News via JTA)—The implantable defibrillator, a small device that can be...
Gerda Weissmann Klein, Holocaust survivor who became author, humanitarian, and subject of Oscar-winning film
(JTA)—With Allied forces swiftly approaching during the liberation of the concentration camps,...
Thelma Fay Lazernick
Virginia Beach—Thelma Fay Goldman Lazernick passed away April 20, 2022, in Virginia Beach,...
Barbara Hornstein Levinson Breit
Washington, DC—On Friday, April 22, 2022, Barbara Horstein Levinson Breit, age 91, of Silver...
Sura Goldner
Sura Goldner passed away on April 21, 2022. Predeceased by her spouse Dr. Martin Goldner. She is...
Mimi Reinhard, Jewish secretary who typed up Schindler’s list saving herself and other Jews
(JTA)—Mimi Reinhard had studied literature and languages as an undergraduate before World War II....
Remembering Neal Adams, a comic book legend who championed Holocaust awareness
(JTA)—Comic artist Neal Adams, who passed away at age 80 in New York City on April 28, is best...
Gilbert Gottfried, whose foul-mouthed comic persona concealed a content Jewish dad
(JTA)—Gilbert Gottfried, the comic with a grating persona whose boundary testing got him canceled...
Lawrence Marc Cardon
Virginia Beach—Lawrence Marc Cardon, peacefully passed on April 18, surrounded by his loving...
Norma Fox
Virginia Beach—Norma Fox, 88, passed away peacefully March 31, 2022. Mrs. Fox was born August 11,...
Jeffrey Alan Goldberg
Virginia Beach—Jeffrey Alan Goldberg passed away on April 15, 2022. Jeff was born in Orange, New...
Marynell Gordon
Virginia Beach—Marynell Gordon was born to Teresa and James Roberts in Memphis, Tenn., on...
Debra P. Horn
Chicago—Loving mother of her son Adam, daughter Sharna, and daughter-in-law Erica. Proud nana of...
Edward Louis Silverman
Virginia Beach—Edward Louis Silverman, age 82, passed away on April 4, 2022. He is survived by his...
David Raphael Maizel
Virginia Beach—David Raphael Maizel passed away on April 2, 2022 surrounded by the love of his...
Beverley Saunders Weisman
Virginia Beach – Beverley S. Weisman passed away March 20, 2022. Altmeyer Funeral Home-Southside...
Estelle Harris, actress who played George’s mother on Seinfeld
(JTA)—Estelle Harris, the Jewish actress who played George Costanza’s mother on the sitcom...
Stephen Shalom, American Sephardic philanthropist who promoted tolerance
Stephen Shalom, a leader of the U.S. Sephardic Jewish community who promoted Middle East peace and...
Madeleine Albright, first woman Secretary of State and a refugee who discovered her Jewish roots late in life
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Madeleine Albright was the quintessential late 20th-century Jewish diplomat,...