Obituaries

Avi Beker, former World Jewish Congress secretary-general, dies

Beker, also the longtime head of WJC’s Israel office, died of cancer at 64.

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Rochelle Shoretz, whose cancer battle inspired her activism, dies at 42

Sharsheret, the nonprofit she founded, provides educational and support services to young Jewish women living with breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

Ex-Quebec premier who blamed Jews for secession vote loss dies

Jacques Parizeau blamed the Jewish and other ethnic communities for the defeat of a bitter provincial referendum in 1995 on seceding from Canada.

Rochelle Shoretz, Sharsheret founder and cancer advocate, dies at 42

Rolf Bloch, who negotiated with Switzerland for survivor compensation, dies

Rabbi Byron Sherwin, Jewish scholar and ethicist at Spertus, dies

Anne Meara, wife of Jerry Stiller and mother of Ben, dies

Robert Wistrich, leading anti-Semitism scholar, dies at 70

Gene Sosin, Radio Liberty director and WWII codebreaker, dies at 93

Elisabeth Bing, ‘mother of Lamaze,’ dies at 100

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