Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Obituaries March 19-25, 2010
Obituaries March . . .
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Corey Haim, ‘Lost Boys’ star dies at 38
CNN.com
Corey Haim, star of the cult classic "Lost Boys" and other films in the 1980s has died today at 38, CNN reports. Haim was raised Jewish and born . . .
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Obituaries: March 12-18, 2010
By JewishJournal.com
Obituaries publish March 12-18, . . .
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Marco Aronson, Big Brother of “longest match in America,” dies at 94
By JewishJournal.com
Marco Aronson, who in 2004 was recognized by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America as maintaining the longest big brother match of the 20th century, . . .
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Obituaries March 5-11, 2010
Obituaries March 5-11, . . .
Monday, March 1, 2010
One student killed, one injured in crash
A USC student was killed and another injured on Saturday after their car collided head on with another vehicle in Kern . . .
Monday, March 1, 2010
13-year-old Julia Siegler’s funeral marked with eloquence and sadness
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
More than 1,200 people sat in University Synagogue in Brentwood on Monday morning for the funeral of Julia Siegler, a Harvard-Westlake eighth grader . . .
Monday, March 1, 2010
In Memory of Rabbi Moshe Tutnauer
By Rabbi Reuven Taff
Having spent the last week in Israel to tend to my ailing mother, a patient in the ICU at Hadassah Medical Center, I prepared to return to my home in . . .
Monday, March 1, 2010
David Bankier, Holocaust scholar, dies at 63
JTA
David Bankier, whose Holocaust research studies dealt with persecutors and bystanders, has . . .
Monday, March 1, 2010
Jose Mindlin, Jewish bibliophile, dies in Brazil
JTA
A Jewish bibliophile who owned the largest private library in Latin America has . . .
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Death of 13-year-old Julia Siegler resonates through Hollywood
Variety.com
Friends and biz associates of industry vet Scott Siegler were rallying around the exec this weekend following the devastating news that his . . .
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Obituaries: Feb. 26-Mar. 4, 2010
By JewishJournal.com
Obituaries: Feb. 26-Mar. 4, . . .
Monday, February 22, 2010
Appreciation: Remembering Avi Schaefer (1988-2010)
BY BENJI DAVIS
The lack of potential leadership is an ongoing concern among Israelis. When, we often ask, will a leader emerge who has the ability and integrity to . . .
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Alexander Haig, who quit over Lebanon war, dies at 85
JTA
Alexander Haig, the secretary of state whose siding with Israel during the Lebanon War was a factor in his resignation, has . . .
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Obituaries: February 19-25, 2010
Obituaries February 19-25, . . .
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Leon Lipkis, 1916 - 2009
Leon (Lee) Lipkis was born in Salt Lake City to Russian immigrant parents, Abram Lipkis and Mary Altschuler. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1928. . . .
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Ernest Auerbach, Santa Monica real estate developer, dies at 93
Ernest Auerbach, a Santa Monica real estate developer and racehorse breeder, died Feb. 1 at 93. . . .
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
New Community Jewish High School Student Dies in Car Accident [VIDEO]
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Students, faculty and families at New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS) in West Hills banded together in grief this week after 17-year-old junior . . .
Monday, February 15, 2010
Doug Fieger, penned ‘My Sharona,’ dies at 57
JTA
Doug Fieger, the lead singer for The Knack who wrote "My Sharona" for his Jewish girlfriend, has . . .
Friday, February 12, 2010
Avi Schaefer, son of Rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaefer, dies at 21
By JewishJournal.com
Avi Schaefer, a son of Rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaefer, spiritual leader of the Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara, and Laurie Gross-Schaefer, . . .
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Ex-Rep. Charlie Wilson dies at 76
Charlie Wilson, the U.S. congressman who used his Israel connections in his bid to arm the Afghan resistance in the 1980s, has . . .
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Rabbi Bernard Lander, founder of Touro College, dies at 94
By Uriel Heilman, JTA
Rabbi Bernard Lander, who died Monday from congestive heart failure at the age of 94, was not a man who cared much for . . .
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Obituaries Feb. 12-18, 2010
Obituaries Feb. 12-18, . . .
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Harry Schwarz, anti-apartheid lawmaker and Mandela attorney, dies
JTA
Harry Schwarz, a South African Jewish leader and lawmaker who as an attorney defended Nelson Mandela, has . . .