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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
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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
Aharon Appelfeld (1932-2018)
Internationally-lauded author Aharon Appelfeld dies
Appelfeld, a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to Israel in 1946 and became a prolific novelist and recipient of national and international awards, dead at 85
Ran Boker, Reuters | 01.04.18
Yehuda (L) and Yaffa Glick last year
Wife of MK Yehuda Glick dies
Yaffa Glick, 51, wife of Likud lawmaker and mother of eight, dead after six months in a coma from a near-fatal shooting; leaders offer condolences as her husband mourns 'the love of my life'
Elisha Ben Kimon, Moran Azulay | 01.01.18
Rabbi Shteinman
Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman dead at age 104
Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, widely regarded as Gadol Hador, suffers cardiac arrest after prolonged period in the hospital; his funeral in Bnei Brak draws hundreds of thousands of people
Kobi Nachshoni | 12.12.17
Hodaya Asulin
Woman dies six years after Jerusalem terror blast
Hodaya Asulin was 14 when a bomb planted by a terrorist exploded near a payphone close to the International Convention Center in the capital, killing a British tourist and wounding dozens; battling for survival in a coma ever since, the Mevo Horon resident dies in her hospital bed
Elisha Ben Kimon | 11.22.17
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Novelist Saramago dead at 87
Best selling Portuguese author dies at his Canary Islands home, publisher says
Associated Press | 06.18.10
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Sydney Pollack, 73, dies in Los Angeles
Legendary filmmaker, actor who created immortal 'Out of Africa,' 'The Way We Were' dead after 10-month battle with cancer. Streisand: A great actor's director. Clooney: Sydney made the world a little better
News agencies | 05.27.8
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Ike Turner dies at 76
Legendary Rock and Roller Ike Turner dead at 76; former husband of Tina Turner dogged by allegations of drug use and of spousal abuse
Associated Press | 12.14.7
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