Ben Stern, Holocaust survivor who stood up to neo-Nazis in Skokie, dies at 102 The survivor of two death marches often signed his name with 129592, the concentration camp number tattooed on his arm. By Alix Wall March 5, 2024 9:35 am
Ideas Remembering Ellen Bernstein, 70, the ‘birthmother’ of Jewish environmentalism A close friend and colleague members the founder of Shomrei Adamah, a Jewish group that asserted that the environmental crisis is a spiritual crisis. February 29, 2024 4:05 pm
Comedian Richard Lewis, dark prince of Jewish neurosis, dies at 76 “If we don’t find humor then we’re in deep trouble,” the regular on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” once said of the Jews. February 28, 2024 5:47 pm
Jewish Life Stories: A Rothschild family patriarch, ‘Cookie Rachel’s’ husband and the bard of London’s Jewish East End By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 28, 2024 10:37 am
Ruth Fein, ‘absolute giant of the Boston Jewish community,’ dies at 96 By Penny Schwartz February 27, 2024 10:00 am
Charlie Biton, co-founder of Israeli Black Panthers and first Israeli to meet Arafat, dies at 76 By Asaf Elia-Shalev February 26, 2024 6:37 pm
Shelly Weiss, Brooklyn ‘queer icon’ and progressive Jewish activist, dies at 77 By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 26, 2024 2:48 pm
Jewish Life Stories: A Jewish icon of NYC gay life, and the ‘Epstein’ in ‘Epstein-Barr virus’ By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 21, 2024 10:21 am
Chaya Chana Twersky, who helped her husband build a suburban haven for Skverer Hasidim, dies at 81 By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 20, 2024 3:59 pm
Jewish Life Stories: A much-banned kids’ book author, a neo-Hasidic Deadhead, the Jewish father of the artificial Christmas tree By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 14, 2024 10:10 am