Obituaries

LGBT activist Connie Kurtz, who won equal rights for gay New Yorkers, dies at 81

Kurtz and her life partner married in a Jewish ceremony in 2000 and 11 years later when same-sex couples could marry legally.

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Elaine Holstein, last surviving parent of the four Kent State shooting victims, dies at 96

An iconic photograph depicted the cruel death of a Long Island mother's beloved 20-year-old son.

Jackie Gothard, who led rebuilding of New Orleans congregation after Hurricane Katrina, has died

She convinced the dispersed members that a comeback was possible and the Orthodox Union to provide some funds for a new shul.

Philip Roth, enfant terrible turned peerless chronicler of American Jewish life, is dead at 85

Bernard Lewis, a leading Middle Eastern and Oriental studies scholar, dies at 101

Shoshana Cardin, Jewish leader who broke multiple glass ceilings, is dead at 91

Richard Pipes, historian of Russia and Reagan aide, dies at 94

Leslie Rudd, maker of fine kosher wines, is dead at 76

Rabbi Aaron Panken remembered as joyful leader who embodied the ‘best of the Reform movement’

Handbag designer Judith Leiber and her husband, artist Gerson Leiber, die within hours of each other

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