Israeli arms-control expert Emily Landau dies at age 59
Top Israeli arms-control expert Emily Landau died after a long illness on Monday at the age of 59, announced the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies think tank, where she was a senior...
In JewishWebsite.com we are deeply consterned by the irreparable loss of our friend Haïm...
An outstanding defender of Judeo-Espanyol and Sephardic culture, Haim graduated from the Sorbonne University and served as Director emeritus of the "Rincón Sefaradí" in DiarioJudio.com among many other achievements.
An Auschwitz survivor, Haïm Vidal Sephiha...
Actress Anabela Yaakov, Who Played in Shimon Dzigan’s Skits, Has Died
דאָנערשטיק, דעם 21סטן נאָוועמבער, איז די טאַלאַנטירטע אַקטריסע אַנאַבעלאַ יעקבֿ, אַוועק אין דער אייביקייט אין תּל־אָבֿיבֿ. זי איז געווען 78 יאָר אַלט.
אַנאַבעלאַ, וואָס האָט אָפֿט אויפֿגעטראָטן מיט דער ייִדישער טעאַטער־טרופּע „ייִדישפּיל‟, האָט אַ מאָל...
Serge Cwajgenbaum z”l (1946-2019)
The World Jewish Congress joins the European Jewish Congress and our Jewish communities throughout Europe in mourning the passing of long-time EJC Secretary-General, and friend, Serge Cwajgenbaum z”l.
Serge was a pivotal figure for European...
Phoenix Jewish community remembers Rabbi Yosef Garcia
Yosef was a fitting name for the late Rabbi Yosef Garcia, mused Rabbi Sarah Leah Grafstein of Ruach Hamidbar—Spirit of the Desert.
“Joseph in the Torah was the one who took care of all of...
Sidney Brenner, the Nobel laureate who read the code of life has passed away
After working alongside Francis Crick at the University of Cambridge to reveal the “central dogma” of molecular biology—that our DNA code guides the building of proteins that sustain life in cells—Sydney Brenner sought to...
Chief Rabbi of Bnei Brak, Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau, passes away at 84
Chief rabbi of the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau, passed away on March 30 at the age of 84.
Landau served in his position for 32 years and operated a...
Don Diamond leaving priceless legacy passes at 91
Don Diamond, Tucson’s largest local land developer and philanthropist passed away Monday at the age of 91, leaving behind a priceless legacy in Pima County.
Diamond is survived by his eldest daughter Jennifer Diamond, ordained...
Longtime community leader “Len” Perlmutter dies
Leonard Perlmutter, a successful businessman, one-time state economic-development chief, longtime ambassador for National Jewish Health and father of rep. Ed Perlmutter, passed away on July 8.
“He was an innovator, business man, educator, civic leader,...
Jewish groups mourn passing of conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer
American Jewish groups mourned the passing of renowned conservative columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer, who passed away from small intestine cancer on June 21 at the age of 68.
“The Simon Wiesenthal Center mourns the...