Obituaries

Fred Malek, GOP official who tallied Jews for Nixon, dies at 82

Nixon had complained to members of his staff about a “Jewish cabal” in government working against him.

Rafi Eitan, spymaster who led capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann and handled Jonathan Pollard, dies at 92

Eitan also was elected to the Knesset as head of the Gil pensioner’s party in 2006, and served as pensioner affairs minister, losing his seat in the 2009 elections.

Alan Krueger, economist who advised Clinton and Obama, dies at 58

He is known for his research that found that raising the minimum wage did not, as had been believed, reduce employment for low-wage workers.

Pianist and composer Leopold Kleinman-Kozłowski dies at 100

Hal Blaine, Hall of Fame drummer who played with Elvis and Frank Sinatra, dies at 90

Rabbi Avraham Tzvi Landa, last Chabad yeshiva student to survive Holocaust via Shanghai, dies at 100

Samuel Miller, philanthropist who championed Catholic-Jewish ties, dies at 97

David S. Davidson, prominent judge and leader in Reform movement, dies at 91

Filmmaker Stanley Donen, director of ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’ dies at 94

Al Vorspan, social justice leader for the Reform movement, dies at 95

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