Martin Indyk, blunt diplomat who longed for Arab-Israeli peace, dies at 73 Indyk may be the only diplomat to have the distinction of publicly enduring anti-Jewish slurs from both Israeli and Arab officials. By Ron Kampeas July 25, 2024 5:08 pm
Jewish Life Stories: Hostage Alex Dancyg, a Holocaust educator, is confirmed dead in Gaza Other notable deaths include a Swedish Yiddish poet, and attorney who helped assure a person’s right to legal counsel. July 24, 2024 11:00 am
Peter Buxtun, whistleblower who compared Tuskegee syphilis study to Nazi atrocities, dies at 86 Born in Czechoslovakia to a Jewish father and Catholic mother, he sounded the alarm on an unethical study of Black men. July 17, 2024 4:57 pm
Kobe Bryant’s father Joe, who once coached a Jewish girls basketball team, dies at 69 By Rob Charry July 17, 2024 11:19 am
Jewish Life Stories: David Liederman, the father of ‘David’s Cookies,’ dies at 75 By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 17, 2024 10:15 am
Ruth Westheimer, Holocaust survivor who offered grandmotherly sex advice as ‘Dr. Ruth,’ dies at 96 By Andrew Silow-Carroll and Curt Schleier July 13, 2024 12:26 pm
Mordechai Rosenstein, calligrapher whose art illuminates Jewish homes and synagogues, dies at 90 By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 11, 2024 9:58 am
Jewish Life Stories: An Israeli-American soldier falls in battle By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 10, 2024 10:42 am
Jewish Life Stories: The Jewish refugee who wrote the book on human rights By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 3, 2024 11:56 am
Rabbi Burt Jacobson, social activist and founder of Bay Area Renewal synagogue, dies at 87 By Alix Wall July 2, 2024 5:00 pm