Obituaries

Arthur Gelb, New York Times editor and critic, dies at 90

Arthur Gelb, a former arts critic and managing editor for The New York Times, has died.

Sol Adler, fired head of 92nd St. Y, hangs himself

Sol Adler, the longtime executive director of New York’s 92nd Street Y who was fired after revelations that he had a long-term affair with his assistant, hanged himself.

Gary Becker, Nobel Prize-winning economist, dies

Gary Becker, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, has died.

Al Feldstein, longtime editor of Mad magazine, dies

Israeli filmmaker and actor Assi Dayan, son of Moshe Dayan, dies

Rabbi Aaron Landes, longtime Naval Reserve chaplains chief, dies

Jacob Birnbaum was the unsung father of Jewish freedom

Jacob Birnbaum, founder of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, dies

Rivka Haut, Women of the Wall co-founder and agunot advocate, dies

Chief rabbi of Iran dies

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