Obituaries

Pope Francis, who advanced church’s relationships with Jews, dies at 88

“Dialogue and friendship with the children of Israel are part of the life of Jesus’ disciples,” Francis wrote in 2018.

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Princess Diana in a Belville Sassoon design.

David Sassoon, the Jewish royal designer who dressed Princess Diana, dies at 92

Sassoon said Jewish traditions played an “enormous part” in his designs.

A portrait of Stef Wertheimer at the awarding of master craftman's certificates in Nazareth, Israel, 28 June 2013.

Stef Wertheimer, one of Israel’s richest men, dies at 98

The Israeli industrialist sold his metalworking company to Warren Buffett for $8 billion.

Kitty Dukakis, dead at 88, was the first Jewish spouse of a US presidential candidate

Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, compassionate voice in the Orthodox world, dies in road accident at 43

Jeffrey Klein, 77, Mother Jones co-founder, saw ‘through line’ between investigative journalism and fighting antisemitism

Max Frankel, Jewish New York Times executive editor who fled the Nazis, dies at 94

Rep. Nita Lowey

Nita Lowey, longtime Jewish congresswoman and Middle East peace advocate, dies at 87

Michael Levine, founding member of NY’s pioneering LGBTQ synagogue and witness to the Stonewall riots, dies at 81

Michelle Trachtenberg, pictured in 2007. (J. Meric/WireImage for Manning, Selvage and Lee)

Michelle Trachtenberg, Jewish ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy’ star, dies at 39

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