Obituaries

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin, Jewish actor with uncommon versatility, dies at 89

The star, who won an Oscar for his role in “Little Miss Sunshine,” brought comedy to drama and pathos to comedy.

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Jim Crown

James Crown, one of Chicago’s leading Jewish philanthropists, dies in racetrack crash

He was the scion of the Crown family, who are known as prominent backers of various Chicago charities, Jewish institutions and Democratic politics.

Reuben Baron, Jewish co-author of the most widely cited paper in the history of psychology, dies at 86

The Baron-Kenny method sought to bring statistical rigor in establishing cause and effect.

Sheldon Harnick, the lyricist who made Jewish longing universal in ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies at 99

Betty Woolf, last surviving sibling of world’s oldest mixed triplets, dies at age 96

Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker whom ‘everyone assumed’ was Jewish, dies at 92

Ben Helfgott

Ben Helfgott, one of two Holocaust survivors to compete in the Olympics, dies at 93

Robert Gottlieb, legendary editor who championed Joseph Heller, Robert Caro and Chaim Potok, dies at 92

Pat Robertson, pastor who personified American Jews’ dilemma with evangelicals, dies at 93

Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, revered haredi leader in Israel, dies at 100

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