Obituaries

Larry Harlow was Jewish, not Latino. But ‘El Judio Maravilloso’ changed the world of Latin music.

Harlow, born Lawrence Kahn in Brooklyn, recorded on hundreds of albums and pushed the Grammys to recognize Latin music.

Joshua Mitnick, a compassionate Israel reporter in a harsh region, dies at 50

He covered the Israeli-Palestinian story for over two decades, including for the New York Jewish Week. Along the way, he became close friends with his Palestinian translator.

Ed Asner, proudly Jewish actor who won Emmys as Lou Grant and delighted in Pixar’s ‘Up,’ dies at 91

Asner, who once said he was “too much of a Jewish bourgeoisie” to play conventional roles, contributed to Jewish projects and spoke out on Israel.

Rabbi Richard Hirsch, who eulogized Martin Luther King Jr. and helped guide the Reform movement to Zionism, dies at 95

Stanley Aronowitz, longtime labor and civil rights activist, dies at 88

Jewish funeral planned for Dick Farrel, prominent COVID skeptic who died of the virus

Remembering Ilan Naibryf, Jewish Surfside victim anyone would be lucky to meet

Nach Waxman, New York City cookbook store owner and Jewish text enthusiast, dies at 84

Ruth Pearl, mother of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl, dies at 85

The old Washington Post building, June 9, 2011. (Daniel X. O'Neil/Creative Commons)

From Israel (especially) and the arts to science and toilets, this late letter writer wrote about them all

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