Obituaries

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich, acclaimed Hollywood filmmaker and son of an Austrian Jew, dies at 82

The director’s father rescued his Jewish mother from Europe in 1939.

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Sandra Jaffe, who ran New Orleans’ celebrated Preservation Hall jazz clubs for decades, dies at 83

Jaffe and her husband, Allan, were considered pioneers and protectors of jazz in the city that gave birth to the genre.

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Mameve Medwed, novelist whose ‘New England Jewish wit’ infused her work, dies at 79

Her great-grandfather was the first rabbi in Bangor, Maine.

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Harry Reid, pugnacious Senate majority leader with deep Jewish ties, dies at 82

Holocaust survivor and grandson

Jack Feldman, Holocaust survivor who told his story in Emmy-winning documentary, dies at 95

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Desmond tutu

Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid leader who identified with Jews and criticized Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, dies at 90

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Baruch Levine, Bible scholar who helped grow Judaic Studies at NYU, dies at 91

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