A lawyer for the family of Canadian Jewish philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman, who were found hanged in their Toronto home last month under yet-unsolved circumstances, is saying that police acted irresponsibly in publicly disclosing that there were no signs of forced entry into the house. “It’s simply absurd,” attorney Brian Greenspan told The Globe…
A doctor who performs medically assisted deaths is being accused of “sneaking in and killing someone” at an Orthodox Jewish nursing home in Canada. The Louis Brier Nursing Home in Vancouver has filed a complaint with the British Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons against Dr. Ellen Wiebe after she responded to 83-year-old Barry Hyman’s…
Welcome to the Forward’s series on unsolved Jewish murders. The cases run across continents and class divides, and have rocked Jewish communities around the world. Click here to access the rest of the series. David “Donny” Pichosky and Rochelle Wise found each other late in life, marrying in 2009 when they were both in their…
This is the Forward’s series on unsolved Jewish murders. The cases run across continents and class divides, and have rocked Jewish communities around the world. Click here to access the rest of the series. Bernard “Barry” Sherman went from prodigy rocket scientist to billionaire pharmaceutical executive over the course of his life. After earning a…
Tearful family members paid tribute to Canadian pharmaceutical billionaires and philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman before thousands of people on Thursday, less than a week after news of the couple’s mysterious deaths shocked the nation. The Shermans were found hanging by belts around their necks from a railing beside a pool in the basement of…
MONTREAL (JTA) — At least three synagogues in Canada received hate mail warning that “Jewry must perish.” Police are investigating the envelopes delivered Monday to two synagogues in Montreal and one in Toronto. Each featured a drawing of a bleeding Star of David enclosing a Nazi swastika with the slogan “Jewry must perish.” B’nai Brith…
Autopsies have determined that billionaire philanthropist Barry Sherman, 75, and his wife, Honey, 70, died from ligature neck compression, Toronto police said in a statement. They asked anybody with information on the case to contact authorities. Homicide detectives have taken the lead in investigating the mysterious deaths of the pharmaceuticals mogul and his wife after…
Canadian police are investigating a possible murder-suicide in the mysterious deaths of pharmaceuticals billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife Honey. Toronto authorities were conducting post-mortem examinations on Saturday and treating the deaths as suspicious. Two Canadian newspapers reported that police were investigating the deaths as a possible murder-suicide, citing unidentified police sources. The bodies were…
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