Elan Ganeles, American killed in West Bank attack, remembered for his wit and friendship Ganeles, who was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut, and graduated from Columbia University, was 26. By Jackie Hajdenberg and Ben Sales February 27, 2023 10:49 pm
Ideas Richard Belzer was a Jewish comedian. Why didn’t his obituaries say so? Media that ignore celebrities’ religious identity lose an opportunity to explore their lives in full, writes the exhibition curator at YIVO. February 23, 2023 11:15 am
Richard Belzer, eminently recognizable Jewish comedian and character actor, dies at 78 Belzer’s most famous character, John Munch, was like him a hard-boiled Jew who overcame a troubled childhood. February 20, 2023 8:12 am
Moses Elisaf, first Jewish mayor of a city in Greece, dies at 68 By Gabe Friedman February 17, 2023 4:57 pm
Ted Lerner, real estate developer who brought baseball back to Washington, dies at 97 By Ron Kampeas February 16, 2023 5:54 pm
Burt Bacharach, sophisticated Jewish hitmaker of the ’60s and ’70s, dies at 94 By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 9, 2023 1:22 pm
Bob Born, Jewish maker of Peeps marshmallow candies, dies at 98 By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 31, 2023 4:03 pm
Grigory Kanovich, award-winning author who chronicled Lithuanian Jewry, dies at 93 By David I. Klein January 23, 2023 12:19 pm
Adolfo Kaminsky, French Resistance forger who saved thousands during the Holocaust, dies at 97 By David I. Klein January 10, 2023 5:44 pm