Obituaries

James Schlesinger, U.S. defense secretary during ’73 Yom Kippur War, dies

James Schlesinger, the Jewish-born U.S. defense secretary who played a role in the emergency shipment of arms to Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, has died.

Robert Strauss, Democratic kingmaker and ambassador, dies at 95

Robert Strauss chaired the Democratic National Committee and advised presidents of both parties.

Gisela Kohn Dollinger, refugee who rescued husband from Gestapo, dies at 111

The Austrian-born woman talked the Gestapo into releasing her husband, caught a last-minute boat to China and eventually ended up in a rent-controlled Manhattan apartment.

David Brenner, observational humor royalty, dies at 78

Samuel Lewis, Camp David-era U.S. ambassador, dies

Nadia Haroun, deputy head of Egypt’s dwindling Jewish community, dies

Leo Bretholz, Holocaust survivor set to testify for Md. rail bill, dies

Filmmaker Harold Ramis dies at 69

Alice Herz-Sommer, oldest Holocaust survivor and subject of celebrated documentary, dies at 110

Sid Caesar, TV and comedy pioneer, dies at 91

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