Obituaries

Ohio Jewish leader cited by John Kasich for Holocaust memorial role dies at 68

Joyce Garver Keller's death was "a deep personal loss for me and for so many others in Ohio who valued her friendship," said Kasich, the state's governor and a presidential candidate.

K-tel founder Philip Kives, farm boy who pioneered the infomercial, dies at 87

A Jewish farm boy grew up to create breathless ads for gadgets like the Veg-O-Matic, the Miracle Brush, the Bonsai Blade and the Patty Stacker.

Walter Kohn, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, dies at 93

His research, which spanned the fields of physics and chemistry, applied quantum mechanics and advanced mathematics to explain complex chemical reactions.

Frederick Mayer, German Jew-turned US spy against the Nazis, dies at 94

Doris Roberts, 4-time Emmy winner from ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ dies

Author Imre Kertesz, Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate, dies at 86

Joseph Sher, Holocaust survivor and tailor to stars, dies at 100

Former Intel CEO Andy Grove, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 79

Police probe death of Bob Adelman, civil rights photographer

Leon Charney, Jewish TV show host and property tycoon, dies

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