Wednesday, November 12th 2025 |
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By PENNY SCHWARTZ
(JTA) — More than 30 years ago, a colorful little eight-legged spider named Sammy made his picture book debut and scurried into the homes of Jewish families across the country.
Sammy Spider and his mother live in...
By GRACE GILSON
(JTA) — Daniel Naroditsky, a Jewish chess grandmaster and former child prodigy who became one of the game’s most popular voices through his streaming, commentary and teaching, has died at 29.
Naroditsky’s death was announced Monday by...
HARREL A. ZIVITZ, asuccessful businessman and owner of Rug and Carpet Center, passed away peacefully at his Metairie home on Friday, October 10, 2025. He was 87.
A native of Mobile, AL, he was a true southern gentleman, both kind...
By ANDREW LAPIN
(JTA) — When Susan Stamberg first sat behind the microphone to host a newfangled broadcasting venture called National Public Radio, in 1972, some board members had a concern: She sounded too Jewish.
Though that wasn’t quite how...
EDWARD JAY SMITH, a healthcare administrator and former resident of New Orleans, passed away on September 27, 2025. He was 75.
Born in Houston, Smith attended the University of Texas before coming to New Orleans to attend Tulane University, earning...
SAMUEL BRUCE LEHER, Ph.D., a distinguished microbiologist and clinical immunology researcher whose work advanced understanding of food and environmental allergens, passed away on September 16, 2025. He was 82.
Born in New Britain, Connecticut,Lehrer pursued a...
CLARA JEAN PULITZER BERRY, a native New Orleanian, passed away at her home in Greensboro, North Carolina, on September 7, 2025 after a brief illness. She was 94.
A native New Orleanian, she graduated from Isidore...
SIDNEY HOFFMAN SMITH, a local entrepreneur, businessman and nationally renowned rock photographer whose work formerly graced the pages of Rolling Stone, Cream, Circus and Hit Parader magazines and whose images are enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
BEVERLY STECKLER COHEN, a principal in the firm James A. Cohen and Sons, merchants of rare coins and purveyors of collectible and rare weapons, passed away on Friday, September 5, 2025. She was 98.
She ran the store for many...
MONA JURAN, a native of Sweden and a resident of New Orleans since 1968, died in New Orleans on August 31, 2025. She was 82.
She is survived by her husband, Leo Juran, and their children, Dan (Yoko), Mike (Michal),...
