Rabbi Lawrence Troster, Jewish environmental activist, dies at 65 He frequently lectured on and wrote about the religious perspective on environmentalism, bioethics, and Judaism and modern science. By Josefin Dolsten May 24, 2019 12:25 pm
Nurit Karlin, Israeli-born cartoonist who broke into a men’s club at The New Yorker, dies at 80 In one wordless cartoon, two doves fight over an olive branch. May 8, 2019 5:13 pm
Menachem Mendel Taub, Hasidic dynasty head devoted to Holocaust memory, dies at 96 Taub frequently spoke about his experiences during the Holocaust and encouraged the memorialization of Holocaust victims at public events in Israel, April 29, 2019 6:16 am
David Brion Davis, historian who wrote landmark trilogy on slavery, dies at 92 By Marcy Oster April 16, 2019 2:44 pm
Cantor Sherwood Goffin, who served Manhattan’s Lincoln Square Synagogue for 50 years, dies By Marcy Oster April 4, 2019 2:57 pm
Michel Bacos, pilot who refused to abandon Jewish passengers in Entebee hijacking, dies at 95 By Marcy Oster March 27, 2019 3:31 pm
Rafi Eitan, spymaster who led capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann and handled Jonathan Pollard, dies at 92 By Marcy Oster March 24, 2019 11:50 am
Alan Krueger, economist who advised Clinton and Obama, dies at 58 By Marcy Oster March 19, 2019 2:01 pm
Pianist and composer Leopold Kleinman-Kozłowski dies at 100 By Katarzyna Markusz March 14, 2019 6:51 am
Samuel Miller, philanthropist who championed Catholic-Jewish ties, dies at 97 By Marcy Oster March 7, 2019 4:02 pm