Leonard Lauder, who expanded his Jewish family’s business into a cosmetics empire, dies at 92
As CEO of the Estée Lauder Companies, he generated a fortune that supported his philanthropy in the arts and his brother Ronald’s support for Jewish causes
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Friedlander’s last public appearance came less than two days before her death
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Fast Forward Sholom Lipskar, influential Chabad rabbi who reshaped Florida community, dies at 78
Under his stewardship, The Shul transformed from a tiny congregation operating amid steep local antisemitism to a thriving synagogue at the heart of one of the United States’ fastest-growing Orthodox communities
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Fast Forward David Horowitz, ’60s radical turned right-wing firebrand and critic of Islam, dies at 86
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Fast Forward David Sassoon, the Jewish royal designer who dressed Princess Diana, dies at 92
Sassoon said Jewish traditions played an “enormous part” in his designs.
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Theater William Finn, Tony-winning writer of queer, Jewish musicals dies at 73
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