Obituaries

German journalist Ernst Cramer dies

Ernst Cramer, a Jewish journalist who fled Nazi Germany to become an American soldier in World War II, has died.

Rabbi Murray Saltzman, a civil rights leader, dies

Rabbi Murray Saltzman, a national figure in the civil rights movement and spiritual leader at the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation for nearly two decades, has died.

Miep Gies, helped Anne Frank, dies at 100

Miep Gies, the woman who helped hide Anne Frank and recovered her diary, has died at 100.

Tidbits, Pez dispenser edition

Indonesian leader who reached out to Jews dies

Human rights activist for Soviet Jews dies

Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Exodus captain, dies

Paul Samuelson, Nobel laureate in economics, dies

Edward Sanders, Jewish leader and Carter peace adviser, dies

Painter Mayer Kirshenblatt dies

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