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Joyce Newmark, a New Jersey rabbi who won on ‘Jeopardy!’, dies at 73

She was part of an elite club, and knew it, and nobody could begrudge her.

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Benjamin de Rotchschild. (Courtesy of Edmond de Rothschild Group)

Benjamin Rothschild, prominent French member of the banking family, dies at 57

The former head of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, he died at home of a heart attack and is survived by four daughters and his wife, Ariane.

Richard Schifter, Holocaust survivor who later served as a US diplomat, dies at 97

Schifter also headed the American Jewish International Relations Institute and the Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeastern Europe.

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Helen Reddy, who sang the feminist anthem ‘I Am Woman,’ dies at 78

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Ronald Harwood, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘The Pianist,’ dies at 85

Gabor Hirsch visits the former Auschwitz I concentration camp in Poland on January 26, 2015 (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Gabor Hirsch, prominent Swiss activist for Holocaust education, dies at 90

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Angela Buxton, Jewish tennis star who won Wimbledon doubles title, dies at 85

Israel

Ruth Gavison, influential Israeli legal scholar and civil rights activist, dies at 75

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Ilia Salita, head of Genesis Philanthropy Group, dies

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Joel Schumacher, director of ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ and 2 ‘Batman’ films, dies at 80

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