(JTA) — Steve Lawrence, the Brooklyn-born son of a cantor who with his wife Eydie Gormé formed one of the most enduring popular singing duos during the golden age of the Las Vegas lounge act and television variety show, died March 7 in Los Angeles. He was 88.
In countless night club and TV appearances, “Steve and Eydie” offered smooth versions of American standards well into the...
COLEMAN SAMUEL SCHNEIDER, M.D., a noted radiologist, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. He was 97.
Dr. Schneider was was president of the New Orleans Radiology Society, a fellow in the College of Radiology and a member of the Louisiana State Medical Society.
Born in St. Augustine, FL., he spent his childhood in Port St. Joe and attended the last two years of high school at Georgia Military Academy,...
SYBIL FRIEDBERG KLINE, an iconoclastic New Orleanian and beloved community member, passed away on January 28, 2024. She was 92.
Sybil Kline marched to the beat of her own drum. She was never afraid to stand up in front of a crowd to dance, cheer, or tell a joke. While she had a gift for bringing people together, her biggest passion in life was her garden, a symphony of color....
MAURICE SIMON, JR passed away at the age of 99 on December 29, 2023. He was 99.
He is survived by his children Cheryl Simon and Marc Simon, and one grandchild. He was predeceased by his first wife, Helen Heyman Simon, the mother of his children, and his second wife, Jane Collins Simon of Tupelo, Mississippi, who passed away in July of 2022.
NED GOLDBERG, the longtime public face of the Jewish Regional Children’s Service (JCRS), died on December 25 of prostate cancer. Goldberg, who retired in 2022 after 33 years of continuous service to the agency that serves a seven-state area in the Mid-South, was 72.
Goldberg oversaw a remarkable period of growth for JCRS as it expanded its existing programs intended to help special needs children and to provide financial relief...
(JTA) — Jewish communal mourning was defined in large part this year by Oct. 7. But other notable losses occurred throughout the year, of people who have left outsized legacies on politics, the arts, sports and everything in between.
In chronological order, here is a selection of obituaries of 20 of the most famous Jews who died in 2023.
(JTA) — Norman Lear, the Jewish TV pioneer behind iconic comedies of the 1970s and 1980s that helped bring social commentary and Black characters into the mainstream, has died at 101.
Lear’s death was announced by a spokesperson for his family, according to The New York Times.
The decorated creator of “All In The Family,” “The Jeffersons,” “Sanford and Son” and a host of other groundbreaking TV...
NEIL P. LEVITH, an attorney associated with Bayou Title Company, died on Wednesday, November 22. He was 73.
A graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Levith was the president (Sigma Rho) of the Theta Theta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Rho high school fraternity. He attended Tulane University and graduated from the School of Law in 1975.
Levith practiced law with a speciality in real estate transactions. He was an unsuccessful...
JOAN ALLENBERG GIRAUD, a former art appraiser and visual artist, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, November 18, 2023, with her family at her side. She was 93.
A lifelong resident of New Orleans, Giraud heroically held her young family together after her marriage ended. She started out in sales, working for Welcome Wagon and Diaper Service, before engaging with Hausmann’s, a fine jewelry store in New Orleans. ...
