Elana Dykewomon, influential author whose characters were Jewish lesbians like her, dies at 72 “Beyond the Pale,” Dykewomon’s award-winning 1997 novel, told the story of Russian Jewish emigres to the Lower East Side. By Andrew Esensten and Philissa Cramer August 12, 2022 6:00 am
Olivia Newton-John, ‘Grease’ star and granddaughter of Jewish Nobel laureate, dies at 73 The singer of “Physical” was the granddaughter of Max Born, a Jewish physicist who fled the Nazis. August 8, 2022 6:59 pm
Melissa Bank, bestselling author of modern Jewish heroines, dies at 61 The author of “The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing” made Jewish identity prominent in her work. August 4, 2022 12:20 pm
Remembering Larry Josephson, a NY radio pioneer with a late love for all things Jewish By Jon Kalish August 3, 2022 3:53 pm
Eli Evans, ‘poet laureate of Southern Jews’ and influential grant-maker, dies at 85 By Philissa Cramer July 28, 2022 12:13 pm
Iconic Brazilian Jewish conductor Henrique Morelenbaum dies at 90 By Marcus M. Gilban July 27, 2022 10:39 am
Bob Rafelson, a Jewish trailblazer of New Hollywood and the creator of The Monkees, dies at 89 By Andrew Lapin July 25, 2022 1:29 pm
René Slotkin, one of the few surviving ‘Mengele twins,’ dies at 84 By Jackie Hajdenberg July 15, 2022 4:18 pm
Monty Norman, British Jewish ‘James Bond’ theme composer, dies at 94 By Andrew Lapin July 12, 2022 11:46 am