Joseph Lieberman, centrist senator and first Jew on a major presidential ticket, dies at 82 His legacy was that of a bridge builder, a position that sometimes angered former colleagues. By Ron Kampeas March 27, 2024 6:01 pm
Israeli-American Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, who reframed economic decision-making, dies at 90 His work on concepts such as cognitive biases and prospect theory effectively launched the field of behavioral economics. March 27, 2024 4:55 pm
Jewish Life Stories: Harry Belafonte’s Jewish wife, and the man who repaired Holocaust violins Amnon Weinstein’s philosophy: “Life is good, celebrate it for those who perished, for those who survived. March 27, 2024 2:16 pm
Martin Greenfield, Auschwitz survivor and master tailor to American presidents, dies at 95 By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 21, 2024 6:01 pm
Jewish Life Stories: The inventor of the poodle skirt, Time Warner’s ‘Jewish, frumpy intellectual’ By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 20, 2024 11:51 am
Jewish Hall-of-Fame jockey Walter Blum, who rode to victory in Belmont Stakes, dies at 89 By Rob Charry March 15, 2024 10:00 am
Jewish Life Stories: The 19-year-old son of a tech legend, and the French Jew who helped abolish the guillotine By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 13, 2024 11:44 am
Kathy Goldman, NYC’s ‘most important food activist,’ dies at 92 By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 11, 2024 5:35 pm
Singer Steve Lawrence, son of a cantor and half of ‘Steve and Eydie,’ dies at 88 By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 11, 2024 1:05 pm
Jewish Life Stories: The eternally fashionable Iris Apfel, and the son of a klezmer great By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 6, 2024 10:30 am