Obituaries

Fred Malek, GOP official who tallied Jews for Nixon, dies at 82

Nixon had complained to members of his staff about a “Jewish cabal” in government working against him.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 27, 2019 10:09 am

Rafi Eitan, spymaster who led capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann and handled Jonathan Pollard, dies at 92

Eitan also was elected to the Knesset as head of the Gil pensioner’s party in 2006, and served as pensioner affairs minister, losing his seat in the 2009 elections.

March 24, 2019 11:50 am

Alan Krueger, economist who advised Clinton and Obama, dies at 58

He is known for his research that found that raising the minimum wage did not, as had been believed, reduce employment for low-wage workers.

March 19, 2019 2:01 pm

Pianist and composer Leopold Kleinman-Kozłowski dies at 100

By Katarzyna Markusz March 14, 2019 6:51 am

Hal Blaine, Hall of Fame drummer who played with Elvis and Frank Sinatra, dies at 90

By Marcy Oster March 13, 2019 1:00 pm

Rabbi Avraham Tzvi Landa, last Chabad yeshiva student to survive Holocaust via Shanghai, dies at 100

By Marcy Oster March 10, 2019 2:52 pm

Samuel Miller, philanthropist who championed Catholic-Jewish ties, dies at 97

By Marcy Oster March 7, 2019 4:02 pm

David S. Davidson, prominent judge and leader in Reform movement, dies at 91

By Josefin Dolsten February 25, 2019 5:17 pm

Filmmaker Stanley Donen, director of ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’ dies at 94

By Marcy Oster February 24, 2019 3:18 pm

Al Vorspan, social justice leader for the Reform movement, dies at 95

By Marcy Oster February 17, 2019 3:18 pm

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