Marlena Spieler, globetrotting writer of Jewish cookbooks, dies at 74 Her 70+ books included “The Jewish Heritage Cookbook” (2001) and “The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking” (2011). By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 11, 2023 10:22 am
Alan Arkin, Jewish actor with uncommon versatility, dies at 89 The star, who won an Oscar for his role in “Little Miss Sunshine,” brought comedy to drama and pathos to comedy. June 30, 2023 12:49 pm
James Crown, one of Chicago’s leading Jewish philanthropists, dies in racetrack crash He was the scion of the Crown family, who are known as prominent backers of various Chicago charities, Jewish institutions and Democratic politics. June 27, 2023 4:44 pm
Reuben Baron, Jewish co-author of the most widely cited paper in the history of psychology, dies at 86 By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 27, 2023 12:50 pm
Sheldon Harnick, the lyricist who made Jewish longing universal in ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies at 99 By Ron Kampeas June 23, 2023 4:13 pm
Betty Woolf, last surviving sibling of world’s oldest mixed triplets, dies at age 96 By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 20, 2023 4:44 pm
Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker whom ‘everyone assumed’ was Jewish, dies at 92 By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 16, 2023 6:17 pm
Ben Helfgott, one of two Holocaust survivors to compete in the Olympics, dies at 93 By Jacob Gurvis June 16, 2023 10:17 am
Robert Gottlieb, legendary editor who championed Joseph Heller, Robert Caro and Chaim Potok, dies at 92 By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 15, 2023 10:24 am
Pat Robertson, pastor who personified American Jews’ dilemma with evangelicals, dies at 93 By Ron Kampeas June 9, 2023 8:30 am