Obituaries

Mark Talisman, champion of key law in fight for Soviet Jewry, is dead at 78

As a congressional aide, he called every member of the House to build support for the Jackson-Vanik amendment.

By JTA Staff July 12, 2019 2:52 pm

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Lucette Lagnado

Lucette Lagnado, whose prize-winning memoir recalled her family’s Egyptian-Jewish past, dies at 63

The Wall Street Journal reporter also won awards for writing on health care.

July 11, 2019 3:05 pm

Artur Brauner, German-Jewish producer of ‘Europa Europa’ and other major films, dies at 100

His award-winning films also include “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.”

July 9, 2019 2:41 pm

Brazilian veteran Jewish journalist Salomao Schvartzman dies at 85

By Marcus M. Gilban July 8, 2019 5:07 pm

Death of a matriarch means there may be as few as 5 Jews left in Cairo

By Marcy Oster July 8, 2019 1:33 pm

Eva Mozes Kor, survivor of Mengele twin experiments who preached forgiveness, dies at 85

By Marcy Oster July 4, 2019 3:10 pm

George Rosenkranz

George Rosenkranz, an inventor of the birth control pill, dies at 102

By Marcy Oster June 24, 2019 2:31 pm

Best-selling novelist Judith Krantz dies at 91

By Marcy Oster June 23, 2019 4:42 pm

Velvel Pasternak, who worked to preserve Jewish musical heritage, dies at 86

By Marcy Oster June 12, 2019 7:13 am

Stanley Tigerman, Chicago architect who designed the Illinois Holocaust Museum, dies

By Yvette Alt Miller June 5, 2019 12:34 pm

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