Obituaries

Svika Pick, Eurovision-winning singer who coaxed Israel into the world of pop, dies at 72

Svika Pick was a potent emblem of an era when a generation of Israelis was determined to shuck off the spartan tastes of the founders.

By Ron Kampeas August 16, 2022 9:05 am

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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.

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.

Melissa Bank, bestselling author of modern Jewish heroines, dies at 61

By Andrew Lapin 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

Henrique Morelenbaum

Iconic Brazilian Jewish conductor Henrique Morelenbaum dies at 90

By Marcus M. Gilban July 27, 2022 10:39 am

Bob Rafelson.

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

Riverdale, NY Jewish teen dies in scuba diving accident

By Julia Gergely July 15, 2022 4:08 pm

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