Obituaries

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Andrea Weiss, trailblazing Reform rabbi who merged scholarship and activism, dies at 60

Weiss was the first-ever woman to ordain rabbis in the Reform movement.

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Isaiah Zagar, renowned Jewish mosaic artist who created Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, dies at 86

“When you’re a Jew growing up in Brooklyn, they don’t name you Isaiah,” he said about changing his name from Irwin.

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Frederick Wiseman, documentarian whose antisemitism experiences led to a career examining social institutions, dies at 96

The director of “City Hall,” “The Store” and dozens of other films fought antisemitism as a college student.

Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader whose 1984 comments undercut Jewish relations, dies at 84

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James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star who died at 48, had longstanding ties to Israel

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Marshall Weinberg, 95: The JTA president who didn’t know what a blog was — but knew right from wrong

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Elaine Grossinger Etess, third-generation owner of legendary Catskills resort, dies at 98

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Jerry Lippman was a Jewish newspaperman who refused to play by the rules

A photo of baby Taft on the cover of a magazine.

A Jewish baby became the face of Nazi Aryan propaganda. Her life story outlasted the lie.

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Josef Veselsky, Holocaust survivor and table tennis master who was Ireland’s oldest man, dies at 107

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