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Rock legend: Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of Black Sabbath, dies at 76
Osbourne was one of the pioneers of the heavy-metal genre, along with the band Black Sabbath; In recent years, he has suffered from health problems including Parkinson's disease
Ynet | 07.22.25
משה זר
Moshe Zar, a central figure in the settlement movement, dies at 88
Many West Bank settlements are built on land he purchased from Palestinians; he survived an assassination attempt by an Arab land dealerin 1983 and was a member of the Jewish terrror group that planted the bomb that targeted the mayor of Nablus in 1980
Idan Blumhof | 07.13.25
מרסל אופולס
Oscar-winning Jewish filmmaker Marcel Ophuls dies at 97
German-French Jewish documentary director dedicated his life to exposing the horrors of war and conflict around the world; His film 'The Sorrow and the Pity' exposed the collaboration between the Vichy French government and Nazi Germany during World War II; His 1988 documentary "Terminus Hotel," about Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, won him an Oscar 
Ynet | 05.26.25
Avigdor Haselkorn
Israeli defense and national security expert Avigdor Haselkorn dies at 78
Haselkorn, a tank commander in the Six-Day War, coined the term 'bomb in the basement' for Israel’s nuclear deterrence policy and was an adviser to US officials and a frequent Ynetnews contributor
Ynetnews | 04.26.25
האפיפיור אפיפיור פרנסיסקוס מנופף לתמוכיו עם שחרורו מ בית החולים ג'מלי ב רומא איטליה
Pope Francis dies at 88, Vatican announces
The pope made a surprise Easter appearance on Sunday, during which he reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza; His death comes after weeks in the hospital with double pneumonia; during his reign he worked to overhaul the institution
News Agencies | 04.21.25
העיתונאי וההיסטוריון מריאן טורסקי
Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor and 'guardian of memory' who warned of the danger of indifference, dies at 98
He survived two Nazi death marches, and was a co-founder of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and an advocate of Polish-Jewish understanding;
AP | 02.19.25
הרכב הפולק פיטר, פול ומרי
Folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86
Jewish-American musician, best known for his work in the 1960s folk-pop trio, which was associated with civil rights and peace activism, has died of bladder cancer
Reuters | 01.07.25
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
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