Obituaries

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

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah “reminded me of my Jewish childhood in Brooklyn,” said Levine, who also served as its president.

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

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

The daughter of a Russian Jewish immigrant was known for playing child and teen roles.

Rose Girone turns 110

Knitting legend Rose Girone, world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 113

The longtime Queens resident, who ran a knitting shop in Forest Hills, fled Poland and Germany for Shanghai before immigrating to the U.S. in 1947.

Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor and co-founder of Warsaw’s landmark Jewish museum, dies at 98

Israelis hold photographs of Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas at a gathering calling for their release at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, on November 28, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, redheaded symbols of Israel’s anguish, were killed while held hostage in Gaza, Israel confirms

Jacqueline van Maarsen smiles as she examines the first memorial brick in the Names Monument of Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Sept. 23. (Courtesy of Holocaust Names Monument Netherlands.)

Jacqueline van Maarsen, Anne Frank’s best friend, dies at 96

Remembering Clinton Bailey, an Israeli scholar who preserved Bedouin culture

Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84

Jesse Cogan, ad exec who coined the slogan ‘Turn Friday Night into Shabbos,’ dies at 74

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Peter Yarrow, Jewish musician and activist of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86

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