Obituaries

Some of the inspiring Jews we lost in 2018

This year, we said goodbye to too many Jewish celebrities, scholars and victims of a tragic mass shooting.

Robert Arnow, NY philanthropist and real estate developer, dies at 94

Arnow played a key role in securing the long-term survival of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Rona Ramon, widow of astronaut killed in Space Shuttle Columbia, dies at 54

After the death of her son Asaf, an Air Force F-16 pilot, she established the Ramon Foundation to promote academic excellence and social leadership among Israeli youth.

Rabbi Daniel Allen, philanthropy executive and Zionist activist, dies at 69

Noah Klieger, Holocaust survivor and storied journalist, is dead at 92

Evelyn Berezin, who brought first word processor to market, dies at 93

Yigal Bashan, singer and composer of Israeli classics, dies at 68

George H.W. Bush, a president with a complicated Jewish legacy, dies at 94

Holocaust scholar Randolph Louis Braham, a two-time Jewish National Book Award winner, dies at 95

Sister Cecylia Maria Roszak, who saved Jews during the Holocaust, dies at 110

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