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Cantor Sam Fordis passed away in Atlanta, GA on March 17, 2010. An acclaimed composer, arranger and violin virtuoso, Cantor Fordis served as Cantor of Valley Beth Shalom from 1959-79, Temple Emanu-El Burbank 1979-86, and Adat Shalom from 1986-96 before being named its Cantor . . .
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Obituaries March 19-25, 2010

Obituaries March . . .

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Corey Haim, ‘Lost Boys’ star dies at 38

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

Obituaries publish March 12-18, . . .

Marco Aronson and Bob Waldorf, the longest-held Big Brother-Little Brother match of the 20th century, in 1954. Marco died Feb. 26 at the age of 94.Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Marco Aronson, Big Brother of “longest match in America,” dies at 94

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

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 . . .

Rabbi Moshe TutnauerMonday, March 1, 2010
In Memory of Rabbi Moshe Tutnauer

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

David Bankier, whose Holocaust research studies dealt with persecutors and bystanders, has . . .

Monday, March 1, 2010
Jose Mindlin, Jewish bibliophile, dies in Brazil

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

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

Obituaries: Feb. 26-Mar. 4, . . .

Monday, February 22, 2010
Appreciation: Remembering Avi Schaefer (1988-2010)

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

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]

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

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

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 . . .

Bernard Lander, founder of Touro College, died in New York on Feb. 1, 2010 at the age of 94. (Touro College)Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Rabbi Bernard Lander, founder of Touro College, dies at 94

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

Harry Schwarz, a South African Jewish leader and lawmaker who as an attorney defended Nelson Mandela, has . . .

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