Her body has been unidentified for decades. Her Ashkenazi DNA may explain why
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News Max Solomon Lewis, 20, killed by stray bullet in Chicago
Max Solomon Lewis, a 20-year-old University of Chicago student, was commuting home from his summer internship last Thursday evening when a stray bullet pierced the window of his train car and hit him in the back of the neck. Lewis, a rising third year student, was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center and…
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News Who Had Dan Markel Killed?
Welcome to the Forward’s series on unsolved Jewish murders. The cases run across continents and class divides and have rocked Jewish communities around the world. To access the series, click here. The victim Dan Markel was a respected legal academic who wrote about crime and punishment in law journals, in essays for Slate and The…
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News Who Killed Aliza Sherman?
Welcome to the Forward’s series on unsolved Jewish murders. The cases run across continents and class divides and have rocked Jewish communities around the world. To access the series, click here. Aliza Sherman stayed in what was by many accounts a failed marriage. Her children later spoke of constant fighting between her and her husband….
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News Who Killed Ira Tobolowsky?
Welcome to the Forward’s series on unsolved Jewish murders. The cases run across continents and class divides, and have rocked Jewish communities around the world. To access the series, click here. The victim Ira Tobolowsky was a respected civil lawyer who lived and worked in Dallas. The Tobolowsky family is well-known in the city, which…
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Fast Forward Police Misled Public On Mysterious Death Of Jewish Billionaire, Lawyer Says
A lawyer for the family of Canadian Jewish philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman, who were found hanged in their Toronto home last month under yet-unsolved circumstances, is saying that police acted irresponsibly in publicly disclosing that there were no signs of forced entry into the house. “It’s simply absurd,” attorney Brian Greenspan told The Globe…
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News What Happened To Lauren Spierer?
Welcome to the Forward’s series on unsolved Jewish murders. The cases run across continents and class divides, and have rocked Jewish communities around the world. Click here to access the rest of the series. The police department of Bloomington, Indiana — home to Indiana University — has received hundreds of tips every year from citizens…
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News Who Killed Barry And Honey Sherman?
This is the Forward’s series on unsolved Jewish murders. The cases run across continents and class divides, and have rocked Jewish communities around the world. Click here to access the rest of the series. Bernard “Barry” Sherman went from prodigy rocket scientist to billionaire pharmaceutical executive over the course of his life. After earning a…
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