Marion Wiesel dies at 94
Marion Wiesel, wife of Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor and renowned author Elie Wiesel, died on Sunday at her home in Greenwich, Conn., at age 94.
"It is with profound grief that we share that Marion...
Planting a Tree: A Growing Symbol of Friendship Between Israel and Argentina
This morning (Wednesday), Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) Chairwoman Ifat Ovadia-Luski hosted the Argentine Ambassador to Israel, Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahanish, for a tree-planting ceremony symbolizing hope and friendship at Kennedy Park in...
Jules Feiffer, a symbol of New York Yiddish satirical humor, dies
Jules Ralph Feiffer (January 26, 1929 – January 17, 2025) was an American cartoonist and author, who at one time was considered the most widely read satirist in the country. He won the Pulitzer Prize in...
The Legacy of Menachem Mike Fox Z”L
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene mourns the passing of Menachem Mike Fox. Mike was a dedicated performer and teacher of Yiddish folk song, a poet, and one of the creators of Kids and Yiddish presented...
B’nai B’rith International elects new president
B’nai B’rith International concluded its Triennial meeting on Jan. 10 with the election of Robert Spitzer as the organization’s new president.
Spitzer, who previously served as senior vice president and chairman of the B’nai B’rith strategic planning...
HaShomer HaChadash Youth Lead 150-Strong Volunteer Effort to Revitalize Kiryat Shmona
Since early this morning, approximately 150 teenagers from the youth movement of the HaShomer HaChadash Organization – the New Movement – have been working tirelessly to clean and restore public spaces in the city...
Felice Gaer, ‘legendary’ human-rights activist, 78
Felice Gaer Baran, a leading advocate of global human rights for decades, died on Nov. 9 after a battle with cancer. She was 78 years old.
Her career was marked by a history of opposing dictatorships and...
Bernie Marcus, billionaire Home Depot founder and Jewish philanthropist, 95
Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the Jewish billionaire founder of Home Depot who donated extensively to Jewish causes, died in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 95.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called Marcus "a good friend...
Rene Sportes
It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of
Rene Sportes Z"L
Wife: Vida
Children: Denise (David) Hanono, Mike (Maggie) Sportes,
Grandchildren: Branon (Kayla), Alex (Leah), Michael, and Rene and
Great-grandchildren: Jack and Lexi.
The funeral...
Former Mossad chief Zvi Zamir dies at 98
Zvi Zamir, the fourth director of Israel's Mossad national intelligence agency, died in Tel Aviv on Jan. 2. He was 98 years old.
Born Zvicka Zarzevsky in 1925 in Lodz, Poland, Zamir immigrated to Israel...