Obituaries

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, leading halachic authority, dies at 102

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, the leader of the Lithuanian haredi Orthodox and considered this generation’s leading halachic authority, has died.

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Milton Gralla, philanthropist and publisher, dies at 84

Milton Gralla, a Jewish philanthropist and longtime publisher of business magazines, died in Boca Raton, Fla., on July 11. He was 84.

Shamir remembered for saying little, standing strong

Yitzhak Shamir said little, but it carried weight, his American interlocutors say in remembrances of the late prime minister.

TIMELINE: Remembering Yitzhak Shamir

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With Goldie Hawn as the mom, why don’t they just call the film ‘Sitting Shiva’?

Jonathan Hoffman, Michigan teenager, dies at 17 in shooting; grandmother may face charges

Al Gordon, Emmy-winning comedy writer, dies at 89

Zvi Aharoni, Israeli spy who first spotted Eichmann, dies at 91

Richard Tapper, chiropractor, community leader, dies in Winnipeg at 35

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