Obituary
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver dead at age 77
An Orthodox Jew from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Silver was one of the most powerful figures in the state for two decades.
Louis Sneh, survivor of ‘train to nowhere,’ dies at 94
Holocaust survivor Louis Sneh dies
I was Bob Saget’s rabbi. This is what made him special.
A rabbi’s eulogy for Bob Saget.
How a film lover from Kingston, New York, grew up to be the inimitable Peter Bogdanovich
Bogdanovich starred in “The Sopranos,” directed “The Last Picture Show” and was a chronicler of Orson Welles and John Ford.
Remembering Izzy Arbeiter, the Holocaust survivor honored by Germany
Holocaust survivor Izzy Arbeiter of Boston devoted his life to educating the next generation
Rabbi Moshe Tendler, whose thinking shaped Orthodox views on organ donation, dies at 95
Combining scientific expertise and religious knowledge, Tendler became an expert in Jewish medical ethics.
‘We will win this war’ — Ruth Pearl, in her own words
This is an excerpt from “I Am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl” (2004), edited by Judea and Ruth Pearl. Ruth Pearl died July 20, 2021 at the age of 85.
Remembering Ruth Pearl, mother of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, and ‘strength incarnate’
Remembering Ruth Pearl, mother of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, and ‘strength incarnate’ who died July 20 at age 85
Remembering Malkah Schulweis, a rebbetzin who broke the mold
Malkah Schulweis did not fit the mold of rebbetzin that prevailed in mid-century American synagogue life .
Eulogy: Naomi Levine, civil rights activist, NYU doyen and ‘force of nature’
Naomi Levine, a civil rights activist and grand dame of NYU, died on Jan. 14 at age 98.