Obituaries

Gabe Pressman

Gabe Pressman, pioneer of television reporting, dies at 93

Peers and colleagues recognized Pressman for his ability to cover a wide range of issues, from subway accidents to election scandals.

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Al Erlick, longtime editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent, is dead at 88

As editor, he insisted that the Jewish community newspaper include the bad news along with the good.

Sara Ehrman, Democratic party mainstay and Hillary mentor, dies at 98

Ehrman described herself as “first a Jew, second a Democrat and above all a feminist," according to the New York Times.

Eliezer Jaffe, a father of Israeli social work, dies at 83

Israeli spy Shulamit Cohen-Kishik dies at 100

Alan Mintz, Hebrew literature scholar and one-time student activist, is dead at 69

Nikos Stavroulakis, activist promoting Jewish life and heritage in Greece, dies

Rabbi Benny Elon, former Knesset member and champion of settlement movement, is dead at 62

Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg, newspaper publisher and civil right stalwart, dies at 96

Jesse Lurie, longtime Hadassah Magazine editor, dies at 103

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