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MARLENE JAFFE, a community volunteer for several classical arts organizations and an avid preservationist, passed away at her home on Sunday September 4, 2016. She was 76.
A graduate of the University of Rochester and Hunter College, she returned to...
GRACE MARCUSE ZELMAN, a wife and mother who worked as a volunteer for many Jewish community causes, died yesterday, September 3. She was 93.
Zelman came to New Orleans as a youngster from her birthplace of Colon, Panama and was...
(JTA) — Gene Wilder, a comedic actor known for playing wild-eyed eccentrics such as the titular characters in “Young Frankenstein” and “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” has died at 83.
Wilder, who was Jewish, died Sunday from complications of...
By ILANA MESSIKA
Tel Aviv (TPS) – Veteran Israeli politician and Israel Defense Force (IDF) officer Binyamin “Fouad” Ben-Eliezer died today at the age of 80 at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center due to complications of kidney disease.
“Fouad...
(JTA) — Prominent French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, who was known for her knitwear designs, died Thursday at 86.
Rykiel, dubbed the “Queen of Knitwear,” had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease since the late 1990s.
She was known for celebrating...
(JTA) – Arthur Hiller, the Canadian-born Jewish director most famous for the hit movie “Love Story,” has died.
Hiller, had been in failing health for some time, died Wednesday. He was 92.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of our...
Fyvush Finkel, who was one of the last of the great generation of Yiddish theatre players and who found a second career as a TV and film character actor, died Sunday, August 14 of heart failure. He was 93.
Finkel,...
RUTH GOLDMAN ASHER, a retired businesswoman, died on August 12, 2016. She was 93 years old.
Asher was a retailer living in her hometown of Bogalusa for most of her life until she retired in 1985 here. She...
JEAN DRESNER SPIZER, a housewife and mother, died peacefully at her home on August 1, 2016. She was 93 years old.
A lifelong resident of New Orleans. Spizer attended Newcomb College and graduated from the Loyola University College of Music...WILLIAM R. SMOLKIN, a nationally-renowned consultant for the home building industry, passed away peacefully on July 27. He was 93.
Smolkin and his wife founded W R. Smolkin & Associates, highly-regarded consultancy that dealt with marketing and providing feasibility...
