Obituaries

Singer Steve Lawrence, Son of a Cantor and Half of ‘Steve and Eydie,’ Dies...

 Steve Lawrence, the Brooklyn-born son of a cantor ...

Comedian Richard Lewis, Dark Prince of Jewish Neurosis, Dies at 76

Comedian Richard Lewis, who parlayed his neurotic Jewish personality ...

Charming Shoppes Co-founder, Philanthropist David Wachs Dies at 97

David V. Wachs wasn’t particularly religious growing up ...

Herb Kohl, Former Jewish Senator From Wisconsin and Milwaukee Bucks Owner, Dies at 88

Herb Kohl, the longtime Jewish senator from Wisconsin ...

Cantor and Composer Charles Stuart Davidson Dies at 94

Cantor Charles Stuart Davidson, a long-consequential figure ...

Holocaust Refugee Sylvain Boni Dies at 92

Sylvain Boni didn’t like to talk about his traumatic upbringing.

Henry Kissinger, Influential First Jewish Secretary of State, Dies at 100

Henry Kissinger, the first Jewish secretary of state ...

Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner Dies at 81

Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner, president of Traditional Kosher Supervision, Inc. ...

Former Judge, Philanthropist Harold Berger Dies at 98

Former Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Harold Berger