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אשר דויטש

Leader of hardline Jerusalem Faction Rabbi Asher Deutsch dies at 79

Head of Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak frequently spoke out strongly against conscription of Haredim into IDF

Shilo Freid | 12.16.24

שאנן דוהרטי

Beverly Hills 90210 star Shannen Doherty dies at 53

Actress battled breast cancer for many years and was public about her illness and treatment; family asks for privacy to 'grieve in peace'

Associated Press | 07.14.24

פול אוסטר

Acclaimed Jewish-American author Paul Auster dies at 77

The author of dozens of bestsellers, considered one of the most beloved writers in the world and in Israel in particular, dies of complications from lung cancer at his Brooklyn home; The New York Trilogy, Moon Palace, The Music of Chance, Mr. Vertigo, Report From the Interior are among his prominent works

Ynet | 05.01.24

ג'ו ליברמן

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman, first Jew to run for vice president for major party, dies at 82

An observant Jew, he ran on the Democratic Party's ticket with Al Gore and failed in a bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, hurt by his support for the Iraq War

Reuters | 03.28.24

Pearl Berg has died at the age of 114

Pearl Berg, 9th oldest person in the world and world's oldest Jew, dies at 114

'She maybe had a sip of Sabbath wine but she didn’t drink, she didn’t smoke, she ate sensibly, she had good emotional balance and she clearly had remarkable genes,' according to her son

Ynetnews | 02.06.24

Nina Bogorad, the oldest living Righteous Among the Nations, died in Kiev

Nina Bogorad, oldest Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations, dies at 98

She saved a Jewish soldier during WWII and refused to hand him over to the Germans; After the war, they fell in love and got married

Itamar Eichner | 07.17.23

Silvio Berlusoni visits Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in 2010.

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, 'true friend of Israel,' dies at 86

He frequently stressed his support for Israel and Jewish causes and his “role as a longtime friend of the Jewish people and the state of Israel, which is and remains a unique defense of freedom and democracy throughout the Middle East”

Agencies | 06.12.23

הרב גרשון אדלשטיין

Rabbi Gershon Edelstein dies at 100

The spiritual leader of the non-Hasidic Ashkenazi haredi community in Israel was the head of the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak

Ynetnews | 05.30.23

Roni Daniel

Veteran Israeli war reporter Roni Daniel dies at 73

One of Israel's top commentators over the past three decades dies at his home due to cardiac arrest; PM Bennett eulogizes late reporter: 'He was the voice of a different era... may his memory be a blessing'

Ran Boker | 07.26.21

Shlomo Sulayman

Israel's oldest man dies at age of 117

If family testimony that he was born in 1903 is verified, Yemenite-born Shlomo Sulayman could be one of the oldest males to ever live; survived by large family who say his longevity was due to staying active and eating small meals

Itay Gal | 10.11.20

Boseman as T'Challa, king of the fictional, futuristic African kingdom of Wakanda

Black Panther film star Chadwick Boseman dead at 43, after cancer battle

Actor, who played Wakanda King T'Challa in Marvel blockbuster, dies at Los Angeles home with wife and family at his side after 4-year battle with colon cancer, which went publicly undisclosed until his death

Reuters | 08.29.20

Uri Avnery

Israel's symbol of the hard Left, Uri Avnery, dies at age 94

Sokolov Prize–winning journalist, prolific writer and vocal critic of Israeli policies, Avnery was a prominent boycott advocate who attended Yasser Arafat’s funeral, calling him a warm-hearted leader

Ynet | 08.20.18

הדסה בן עתו

Judge Hadassa Ben-Ato dies at 91

Former deputy head justice of Tel Aviv District Court Hadassah Ben-Ato was the author of a bestseller based on the 'Protocols of the Elderly of Zion' and was presented with the Chaim Herzog Prize for her contribution to Israel and the Jewish Diaspora

Gilad Morag | 04.15.18

Arkady Weisspapier

Last known Sobibor death camp survivor dies in Ukraine

One of the eight organizers of the Sobibor death camp uprising, who used their training as soldiers to devise their plan, dead at the age of 96; after war, he married and had two sons

Associated Press | 01.29.18

Dr. Eliyahu Winograd

Retired judge Eliyahu Winograd dead at age 91

Former president of Tel Aviv District Court, who also headed committee investigating Second Lebanon War, dies; 'He was one of a kind,' says law firm in announcement

Gilad Morag, Raanan Ben-Zur | 01.13.18

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