Thursday, October 29th 2026 |
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JACQUELINE PEARL STRAUSS AMES, a homemaker and longtime community member, passed away after a lengthy illness in Covington. She was 90 years old.
A New Orleans native, she met her future husband at Isidore Newman High School. After they started...
MIKE E. CAHN III, a reserve New Orleans Police Department officer passed away at his Lakewood South home on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. He was 54.
A native New Orleanian, Cahn was employed as a security analyst with WDSU-TV, providing...
PHYLLIS JANE ZIFF ALLTMONT, a community leader, whose life was defined by service, generosity and an unwavering commitment to her Jewish community passed away at her home on February 14, 2026. She was 78.
A lifelong...
YETTA WOLF, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026 surrounded by her loved ones and a lifetime of cherished memories.
She was a loving matriarch whose home was always welcoming, whose table was...
HELEN GOLDBERG ZERLIN SPERLING, a native New Orleanian and former teacher, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2026, at the age of 97.
Born and raised above her family’s tailor shop on Rampart Street in downtown New Orleans, she was...
JAN C. BENJAMIN, an attorney, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2026. She was 64.
As a youngster, Jan was a ballet dancer, thespian and cheerleader. She had a brilliant mind and finished second in her...
By JACKIE HAJDENBERG
(JTA) — Elaine Grossinger Etess, the third-generation Jewish proprietor of the famed Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel, has died at 98.
Etess, who died at her home in Florida, was the daughter of Jennie and Harry Grossinger, the...
RENEE SAYMON HORTON, a retired medical worker passed peacefully on Friday, Jan. 16, surrounded by her family members. She was 88.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, she married in 1957 and immediately before moving to Oklahoma City where they had...
STEVEN CARL SOBEL, a hair stylist and salon owner for more than four decades, passed away peacefully at Ochsner Hospital from complications of mylar dysplasia syndrome (MDS) on December 31, 2025. He was 68.
Faced with numerous earlier health issues...
GAYLE MANHEIM COHEN, a longtime member of the New Orleans Jewish community, passed away peacefully at her home on January 2, 2026. She was 86.
A native New Orleanian, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Jacob Joseph...
