Robert Frank, influential photographer best known for his book ‘The Americans,’ dies at 94 The groundbreaking photos for “The Americans,” some purposely out of focus and grainy and in poor lighting, were taken during road trips across the United States in the mid-1950s funded by a Guggenheim Fellowship. By Marcy Oster September 10, 2019 3:14 pm
Peter Sheft, financial adviser and 70 Faces Media board member, dies at 63 The New Yorker helped broker the merger between My Jewish Learning and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. August 30, 2019 4:53 pm
Morton Bahr, who led Communications Workers of America, is dead at 93 He led telecommunications workers after the industry was thrown into turmoil by the breakup of the AT&T Bell System. August 2, 2019 1:44 pm
Harold Prince, who brought ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to the stage, dies at 91 By Marcy Oster August 1, 2019 1:04 pm
Mark Talisman, champion of key law in fight for Soviet Jewry, is dead at 78 By JTA Staff July 12, 2019 2:52 pm
Lucette Lagnado, whose prize-winning memoir recalled her family’s Egyptian-Jewish past, dies at 63 By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 11, 2019 3:05 pm
Artur Brauner, German-Jewish producer of ‘Europa Europa’ and other major films, dies at 100 By Toby Axelrod July 9, 2019 2:41 pm
Brazilian veteran Jewish journalist Salomao Schvartzman dies at 85 By Marcus M. Gilban July 8, 2019 5:07 pm
Death of a matriarch means there may be as few as 5 Jews left in Cairo By Marcy Oster July 8, 2019 1:33 pm