Obituaries

A photo of Daniel Naroditsky looking intently at a chess game.

Daniel Naroditsky, Jewish chess grandmaster and influential streamer, dies at 29

A former child prodigy, Naroditsky rose to prominence as one of the top players in the United States.

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Arthur Waskow, activist rabbi who brought Jewish spiritual wisdom to bear on progressive politics, dies at 92

Waskow was arrested more than two dozen times for his activism. He also wrote more than two dozen books.

Susan Stamberg receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Susan Stamberg, iconic Jewish ‘founding mother’ of NPR, dies at 87

A pioneering radio host, her upbringing was steeped in cultural Judaism.

Rabbi Moshe Hauer, OU leader admired across Jewish world, is dead at 60

Saul Sabar waves while wearing a Zabar's uniform.

Zabar’s devoted fans mourn Saul Zabar, who transformed his family’s Jewish grocery into an NYC institution

A photo of Jane Goodall

In a final interview, Jane Goodall said she wanted to send Netanyahu on a one-way trip to space

Julius Jay Tanenbaum, naval veteran and real estate developer, dies at 99

Aron Bell, last of the Bielski brothers whose famed brigade saved 1,200 Jews, dies at 98

A photo of charlie kirk in a suit wearing a "visitor" badge in the Oval office.

Charlie Kirk, conservative activist who considered himself a defender of Jews and Israel, is dead at 31

Robert Jay Lifton, pioneering scholar of Nazi doctors and Jewish memory, dies at 99

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