Obituaries

Isak Andic, Founder of Global Fashion Brand Mango, Dies in Tragic Hiking Accident

Edited by: Fern Sidman The fashion world is mourning the sudden loss of Isak Andic, the founder of the globally…

3 months ago

Jewish Billionaire David Bonderman, Co-founder of Private Equity Firm Tpg and Co-owner of Seattle Kraken, Dies at 82

(AP)- David Bonderman, who managed money for one of the richest families in Texas, helped create one of the giants…

3 months ago

Only survivor of 6,000 Jewish children deported from France dies, aged 97

By David Isaac, JNS Henri Borlant, the sole survivor of the 6,000 Jewish children under the age of 16 who…

3 months ago

Funeral of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, 28, Takes Place During Torrential Downpour at Kfar Chabad in Israel

Funeral of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, 28, Takes Place During Torrential Downpour at Kfar Chabad in Israel Chabad emissary murdered in…

4 months ago

Sgt. Major Shmuel Harari, 35, Member of Brooklyn’s Syrian-Jewish Community, Killed in Battle with Hezbollah Operatives in Leban

Sgt. Major Shmuel Harari, 35, Member of Brooklyn’s Syrian-Jewish Community, Killed in Battle with Hezbollah Operatives in Lebanon By: Fern…

5 months ago

Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84

(AP) — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of…

5 months ago

Arie Kopelman: The Visionary Behind Chanel’s Transformation into a Global Luxury Powerhouse

Arie Kopelman: The Visionary Behind Chanel’s Transformation into a Global Luxury Powerhouse Edited by: Fern Sidman Arie Kopelman, a pivotal…

5 months ago

Yehuda Bauer, Prominent Israeli Holocaust Scholar, Dies at 98

(AP) — Yehuda Bauer, one of Israel’s foremost Holocaust scholars who shaped the way people around the world study and…

5 months ago

Trump Cancels Visit to Iconic Williamsburg Deli as Beloved Owner Passes Away

Trump Cancels Visit to Iconic Williamsburg Deli as Beloved Owner Passes Away Edited by: Fern Sidman A tragic turn of…

6 months ago

Mark Podwal, doctor and artist whose witty drawings bear weight of Jewish history, dies at 79

(JNS) Mark Podwal, a New York artist and dermatologist whose drawings and paintings often drew on Jewish history, including ritual…

6 months ago