Obituaries

David Stern

David Stern, longtime NBA commissioner who guided the league to global popularity, dies at 77

The International Jewish Sports Hall of Famer gave to a number of Jewish causes through the foundation with his wife.

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Jerry Herman at the Kennedy Center Honors at the United States Department of State in in Washington, D.C. on December 4, 2010. (Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)

Jerry Herman, composer of ‘Hello Dolly!’ and other Broadway hits, dies at 88

He was diagnosed with HIV in the 1980s and died in Miami of pulmonary complications.

Holocaust survivor dies from injuries after being dropped in transit to White House Hanukkah party

Rosalee Glass was three weeks shy of her 103rd birthday.

Allan Gerson, lawyer who made it easier for terror victims to sue governments, dies at 74

Shelly Morrison, who played Rosario the maid in ‘Will & Grace,’ dies at 83

Brazil’s iconic Rabbi Henry Sobel, who challenged the country’s military regime, mourned by Jews and non-Jews

Yvette Lundy, French Resistance member who helped Jewish families, dies at 103

Robert Evans, storied producer of ‘Godfather’ and ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89

Jacob Dolinger, Jewish Brazilian international law expert, dies at 84

Elijah Cummings, congressman who built bridges between African-American and Jewish communities, dies at 68

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