Obituaries

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, interfaith activist who raised millions in Christian donations for Israel, dies at 67

The founder of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews died of heart failure in Israel.

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 6, 2019 2:13 pm

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Rela Mintz Geffen, former Baltimore Hebrew University president, dies at 75

Her major fields of interest were sociology of religion, the family and gender roles.

February 4, 2019 3:45 pm

Urban sociologist Nathan Glazer, a founder of neo-conservatism, dies at 95

He was the author of “Beyond the Melting Pot,” with Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a study of five racial and ethnic groups in New York.

January 20, 2019 3:38 pm

Carol Channing, the original star of ‘Hello Dolly!,’ dies at 97

By Marcy Oster January 15, 2019 4:13 pm

Polish mayor, called friend of Jewish community, dies after being stabbed at charity concert

By Katarzyna Markusz January 14, 2019 1:35 pm

Moshe Arens, Israeli defense minister under 3 prime ministers, dies at 93

By Marcy Oster January 7, 2019 8:27 am

Alfred Bader, Milwaukee philanthropist and art collector, dies at 94

By Penny Schwartz January 2, 2019 4:58 pm

Hector Timerman, Jewish Argentine foreign minister investigated for cutting deal with Iran, dies at 65

By JTA Staff January 1, 2019 2:37 pm

President Reuven Rivlin at Amos Oz funeral service

Amos Oz’s fiction is forever, while reality left his politics behind

By Thane Rosenbaum December 31, 2018 9:47 am

Georges Loinger, French Resistance fighter who saved Jewish children from the Nazis, dies at 108

By Marcy Oster December 30, 2018 3:13 pm

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