Obituaries

Jose Caro, leader of Hispanic immigrants to Israel, dies at 62

Through OLEI, Caro helped Spanish-speaking new immigrants to Israel to integrate into their new society.

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Sam Bloch, a leader of the Holocaust survivor community, dies at 94

A founder of Beit Hatfutsot: The Museum of the Jewish People , the Society for Yad Vashem and the American Friends of the IDF.

Naomi Cohen, one of the first woman scholars in Jewish studies, dies at 91

Cohen’s research focused on two main areas: 20th-century American history and American Jewish history.

Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, founder of LA’s Stephen Wise Temple, dies at 97

Connie Sawyer, oldest working actress in Hollywood, dies at 105

Red Fisher, Canada’s foremost hockey writer, dies at 91

Julius Lester, professor who embraced his Jewish and African-American identities, is dead

Alan Sagner, NJ developer who backed liberal and Jewish causes, is dead at 97

Remembering Aharon Appelfeld, from charnel house to whorehouse to a home in Israel

Aharon Appelfeld

Aharon Appelfeld, renowned Israeli author, dies at 85

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