COVID Deaths
Aaron Rubashkin, 92, Patriarch Of Troubled Kosher Meat Empire
Rubashkin opened a butcher shop in Brooklyn in 1953 and eventually presided over the largest kosher meat producer in the United States.The post …
Jeffrey Sanderson, 62, Took Pleasure In The Small Things
Sanderson couldn’t get enough of old episodes of “I Love Lucy,” and “Leave it to Beaver,” and loved little more than an outing to the park …
Alison Schwartz, 29, People Magazine Staffer And Devoted Gift Giver
For her best friend’s wedding, Schwartz had a 42-square-foot quilt hand stitched with the words of the couple’s wedding vows.
Lee Kozol, 87, Boston Attorney Who Represented The Patriots
As a young lawyer in the 1960s, Kozol oversaw the implementation of the Supreme Court decision barring prayer in public schools.The post [Lee Koz…
Suzy Levy, 66, Dedicated Nurse Who Refused To Retire
A 45-year veteran of Sheba Medical Center, Levy was the first Israeli medical worker to die of COVID-19.The post [Suzy Levy, 66, dedicated nurse …
Robert Ullian, 75, Peace Advocate Who Spray-Painted The Route Of The Green Line Across Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — One dark evening in the 1990s, Robert Ullian snuck out of his home in the mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhood of Abu Tor and mar…
David Behrbom, 47, Public School Teacher Who Loved The Yankees
A talented youth athlete, Behrbom became a physical education teacher at an elementary school in the Bronx.The post [David Behrbom, 47, public sc…
Hyman Siegal, 90, Taught Young Leonard Nimoy To Develop Film
A veteran of the Korean War, Siegal would place flags on the graves of Jewish war veterans on Memorial Day.The post [Hyman Siegal, 90, taught yo…
Ira Stern, Was Fixture Of Lower East Side Jewish Community
Stern was the first person in synagogue every morning and often the last to leave.The post [Ira Stern, was fixture of Lower East Side Jewish comm…
Martin Wenick, 80, Leader Of Soviet Jewry Fight
Wenick headed the National Conference for Soviet Jewry for three years and the Jewish immigrant group HIAS for seven.