Obituaries

Former President Barack Obama presents Jewish Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein

Gerda Weissmann Klein, Holocaust survivor who became author, humanitarian and subject of Oscar-winning film, dies at 97

Klein survived the Gross-Rosen camps, married her American liberator and ultimately earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her advocacy work.

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Nehemiah Persoff's various roles

Nehemiah Persoff, Jewish character actor with more than 200 roles, dies at 102

Persoff played gangsters, dictators and rabbis in a Hollywood and stage career that spanned more than 60 years.

Estelle Harris, actress who played George’s mother on ‘Seinfeld,’ has died at 93

“I’m not that different from Estelle Costanza,” she said in 1995.

Noam Shalit, the Israeli father whose campaign led to the release of his captive son, dies at 68

Sheryl Grossman, Jewish disability activist who shed light on rare genetic disorder, dies at 46

Stephen Shalom.

Stephen Shalom, American Sephardic philanthropist who promoted tolerance, dies at 93

Gerardo Rozin.

Gerardo Rozin, beloved Argentine TV host who often referenced his Jewishness, dies at 51

The advice I gave Madeleine Albright when she found out she was Jewish

Madeleine Albright

Madeleine Albright, first woman secretary of state and a refugee who discovered her Jewish roots late in life, dies at 84

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky .

Chaim Kanievsky, haredi Orthodox rabbi known as ‘Prince of Torah,’ dies at 94

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