Obituaries

Rabbi Yehuda Amital, yeshiva founder and Zionist leader, dies

Rabbi Yehuda Amital, a revered yeshiva head and leader of the moderate camp of religious Zionism, has died.

Joan Arnow, a noted Jewish philanthropist, has died following a long bout with melanoma.

Robert Byrd, the longest-serving U.S. senator who criticized Israel but refrained from using his considerable power to cut its funding, has died.