Obituaries

Muriel Siebert, first woman on N.Y. Stock Exchange, dies

Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, has died.

Alvin Kushner, former Jewish leader in Detroit, dies

Alvin Kushner, the former executive director of what is now the the JCRC of Metropolitan Detroit, has died.

Hungarian war criminal Laszlo Csatary dies at 98

Hungarian war criminal Laszlo Csatary has died while awaiting trial for torturing Jews and deporting thousands of them to their deaths during World War II.

Eydie Gorme, two-time Grammy winner, dies at 84

Holocaust expert Elisabeth Maxwell dies at 92

Journalist Yehuda Lev, who smuggled Holocaust survivors to Palestine, dies

Yitzhak Berman, catalyst for Sabra and Shatila massacre inquiry, dies at 100

German industrialist Berthold Beitz, who saved Jews during WWII, dies

Ossie Schechtman, scored first basket in NBA, dies at 94

Helen Thomas, pioneering journalist who retired following anti-Israel gibes, dies

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