Life Stories, in brief: Our readers remember the loved ones they lost in 5783 At the start of a new Jewish year, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and My Jewish Learning offer a space to remember loved ones who have died and to honor their memory. By JTA Staff September 19, 2023 3:02 pm
Mary Ann Stein, philanthropist who supported social justice in US and Israel, dies at 80 The founding president of The Moriah Fund was inspired by her time in the South during the height of the civil rights movement. September 12, 2023 4:15 pm
Leni Reiss, longtime editor of Arizona Jewish weekly, dies at 84 An award-winning journalist, she also helped direct education and seminar programs that originated at the New York Jewish Week. September 11, 2023 2:55 pm
Violet Spevack, weekly chronicler of Cleveland Jewry for 50 years, dies at 107 By Bob Jacob September 8, 2023 4:20 pm
Jewish sailor Bill Pinkney, first Black person to circle the globe solo, dies at 87 By Andrew Silow-Carroll September 5, 2023 2:56 pm
Claire Golomb, Holocaust survivor and scholar of children’s art and dreams, dies at 95 By Andrew Silow-Carroll August 29, 2023 10:09 am
Andrea Pancur, singer who bridged German and Yiddish song traditions, dies at 54 By Andrew Silow-Carroll August 22, 2023 2:59 pm
Cantor Philip Sherman, the ‘busiest mohel in New York,’ dies at 67 By Philissa Cramer August 10, 2023 1:03 am
Nechama Tec, survivor whose book about the Bielski partisans inspired the Daniel Craig film ‘Defiance,’ dies at 92 By Andrew Silow-Carroll and Ben Harris August 9, 2023 2:55 pm
Florence Berger, 83, Cornell professor and practitioner of the art of Jewish matchmaking By Andrew Silow-Carroll August 8, 2023 2:22 pm