Obituaries

Robert Jay Lifton, pioneering scholar of Nazi doctors and Jewish memory, dies at 99

His 1986 book, “The Nazi Doctors,” explored how healers became killers.

David Schaecter, Holocaust survivor who founded Miami Beach memorial and led survivors’ advocacy group, dies at 96

Schaecter lost 105 relatives during the Holocaust and spent his life pushing for restitution, Holocaust education and vigilance against antisemitism.

Wesley LePatner, killed in Midtown Manhattan shooting, is mourned as a ‘uniquely brilliant’ Jewish leader

“She was very practical, down to earth, very much wanted to make a difference,” said Park East Synagogue Cantor Benny Rogosnitzky about the 43-year-old mom of two.

Talmud expert Neil Danzig is seen at his computer in an undated photo.

Rabbi Neil Danzig, scholar who unlocked mysteries of the Talmud, dies at 74

Barbra Streisand is seen posing with her friends and lyricists, Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

Alan Bergman, Oscar-winning lyricist and ‘father figure’ to Barbra Streisand, dies at 99

Connie Francis, 20th-century star turned TikTok sensation, recorded an album of Jewish songs in 1960

S. Daniel Abraham, Slim-Fast creator and Israel peace advocate, dies at 100

Marthe Cohn, survivor and nurse who spied for the French, dies at 105

Leonard Lauder, who expanded his Jewish family’s business into a cosmetics empire, dies at 92

IDF recovers remains of Gadi and Judith Weinstein Haggai, American-Israelis killed on Oct. 7

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