COVID Deaths
Our rabbis, our heroes
While many have enjoyed a restful summer, August was a blur for Jewish professionals. Most were locked inside offices, wondering how to hold the space for a liturgy that asks us “who shall live, and who shall die” while facing wildfires, hurricanes and a deadly pandemic that has decimated our communities.
Baruj Plavnick, 69, rabbi whose synagogue was used as vaccination center, dies of COVID
Plavnick was one of the five rabbis who were the first to serve as chaplains in the Argentine military.
Brooklyn man seeks to mark each Jew who died of COVID-19
Tzali Reicher wants the living to learn from his growing list of over 1,800 names.
Miguel Lifschitz, 65, Socialist Argentine Politician Who Declined Early COVID Vaccine
Lifschitz likely could have gotten a coronavirus vaccine months ago, but he declined to jump the line. He died of COVID-19 on May 9.The post [Mig…
Bella Granek, 89, Holocaust Survivor Who Was Great With Kids
The joy she brought to children contrasted with the trauma she experienced as child growing up under Nazi rule in Germany.The post [Bella Granek,…
Mauro Viale 73 - Popular Argentine Television Host
Born Mauricio Goldfarb, Viale had a 40-year career as one of the most popular journalists in Argentina.
Milton Steinberg, 96, Lover Of Cantorial Music
A Holocaust survivor raised in Hungary, Steinberg helped found an Orthodox synagogue in New York.The post [Milton Steinberg, 96, lover of cantor…
Alberto Sonsol, 63, Legendary Uruguayan Sportscaster Who Once Said ‘Baruch Hashem’ On The Air
Sonsol was educated at a Jewish school in Montevideo and spent time in Israel before returning home to become a journalist.The post [Alberto Sons…
Marianne Steiner, 101, Stylish Holocaust Survivor Who Supported Research On German Jewry
Steiner and her late husband were longtime supporters of the Leo Baeck Institute, which houses family papers going back to prewar Germany.The pos…
Ernesto Teicher, 76, Real Estate Developer And Jewish Community Builder
Teicher was recently celebrated for preserving an important archaeological find discovered beneath a residential tower he was building.The post […