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JOSEPH JEROME KANTER, a retired salesman, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on October 31, 2024. He was 91.
Born and raised in Oneonta, Alabama, he was known as “Jerome” by his friends and contemporary family members. He...
By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV
(JTA) — Bernie Marcus, the billionaire who co-founded Home Depot and became a Republican megadonor and supporter of civic and political causes in the United States and Israel, has died.
Marcus, 95, died late Monday in Boca...
DONNA WEIL LEVIN, a homemaker and New Orleans sports enthusiast, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, October 22. She was 83.
A New Orleans native, she graduated from Isidore Newman High School and then later in her adult life...
BARBARA COHN MARCUS died on October 10, 2024. She was 93.
A native of Fort Worth Texas and an only child, she moved to New Orleans to attend Newcomb College, where she met the love of her life, the future...
CRAIG JEFFREY COENSON, M.D., a long-time resident of New Orleans, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 7, 2024. He was 63.
Born in Orlando, Florida, Craig graduated from high school before attendin Tulane University, where he completed his undergraduate degree...
CAROL BAUMAN LEVY, educator, community activist, friend, and devoted mother who called New Orleans home for six decades, died comfortably in her sleep in Baton Rouge on October 1, just weeks before her 100th birthday.
Born in St. Louis, she...
ROBERT R. WOLF, and investor died peacefully at home on October 7, 2024. He was 99.
A native of New York City, he grew up in Larchmont and New Rochelle, NY. A proud World War II...
DENA SCHILD GRENELL a New Orleans native and former Baltimore resident, died on September 11, 2024. She was 94.
Raised in Houma, Louisiana, Grenell graduated from Terrebonne High School before attending LSU and then going to the Ray-Vogue School of...
By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL
(JTA) — As a 14-term Democrat in northern New Jersey, Rep. Bill Pascrell represented the “Little Ramallah” neighborhood of Paterson, one of the largest Palestinian-American communities in the country. And yet he managed to remain a pro-Israel...
MARC COHEN LEVY, a former manager of Modern Flooring for 40 years, departed this life on August 16, 2024. He was 61.
A native of New Orleans, he attended Saint Paul’s Catholic School in Covington and graduated from Louisiana State...
