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Organ donors and recipients face obstacles during the coronavirus pandemic.
How these strong Jewish women survive the Covid-19 pandemic
How these strong Jewish women survive the Covid-19 pandemic
Rabbi Ezekiel Musleah, 92, Captivating Reader Of Torah
For nearly 70 years, Musleah enthralled congregants at four synagogues on two continents with his skills as a Torah reader.The post [Rabbi Ezekie…
David Galante, 94, Auschwitz Survivor Who Taught About The Holocaust After A 50-Year Silence
Born to a Sephardic family in Rhodes in 1925, Galante was deported to Auschwitz as a teenager.
Bertram Korn, 64, Former Editor Of Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Korn served as executive editor of the Exponent from 1994 to 1997 and was involved in establishing the Philadelphia branch of the media watchdog gr…
Beny Zlochisty, A Beloved Leader Among Mexico’s Jews, Dies At 58
Beny Zlochisty was a longtime leader of Mexico’s 50,000-member Jewish community.The post [Beny Zlochisty, a beloved leader among Mexico’s Jews,…
Danny Michelson, 76, Co-Founder Of Boutique London Grocer
The Highbury retailer had repeated run-ins with Jeremy Corbyn, the local member of parliament and former Labour party leader who called him an “ico…
The Agony Of The COVID-19 Obituarist
Writing obituaries for the victims of COVID-19 served as a kind of therapy for the bereaved, but it also tore open old wounds.The post [The agony…
Rabbi Stanley Michaels, 73, Integral Part Of Life At London’s Mill Hill Synagogue
Over the past 35 years, Michaels taught hundreds of boys how to put on tefillin.The post [Rabbi Stanley Michaels, 73, integral part of life at Lo…
As COVID-19 rages at San Quentin, a prison rabbi and activist offer comfort and support
As COVID-19 rages at San Quentin, a prison rabbi and activist offer comfort and support