Obituaries

Gene, one of the funniest — and most loyal — persons I ever have known, died early on Shabbat morning, Sept. 9.

On July 9th the Los Angeles area Iranian Jewish community lost one of its deeply devoted community volunteers with the passing of 87-year-old Asher Aramnia.

Joshua’s reunion with the American soldier who liberated him at Dachau Concentration Camp was captured in the 2015 History Channel documentary The Liberators: Why They Fought.

Along with Barry Mann, her husband of 62 years, she wrote some of the most iconic songs of the 20th century.

Rabbi Jonathan Omer-Man, who died this month at 89, was a Renaissance man who walked many paths and deeply influenced all who knew him.

​​In his famed works, Kushner labors to reconcile the twin Jewish beliefs in God’s omnipotence and his benevolence with the reality of human suffering.

Among her many roles, Kim served as interim executive director and managing director during her 28 years at USC Shoah Foundation-The Institute for Visual History and Education.

Chaim Topol, who became known simply as “Topol,” and best known for playing Tevye in the iconic film “Fiddler on The Roof” died at the age of 87 in Tel Aviv.