John Tishman, an influential developer who oversaw the construction of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers and Chicago’s John Hancock Center, has died at 90.
Frank Cahn died Jan. 8 at 94. Survived by wife Hannah; sons Howard (Julie), Steven (Rhonda), Randall (Kristine); 9 grandchildren. Hillside
Evelyn Bandel died Dec. 30 at 81. Survived by son William (Julie); daughter Leslie Stansbury; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Edith (David) Weber. Mount Sinai
Marvin Minsky, the artificial intelligence pioneer who helped make machines think, leading to computers that understand spoken commands and beat grandmasters at chess, has died at the age of 88, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said.
Donald August died Dec. 14 at 98. Survived by nieces and nephews. Hillside
Arthur Obermayer, a Boston-based Jewish philanthropist who honored Germans for preserving local Jewish history, has died.\n
Teresa Susskind, who was part of a famed World War II code-breaking team, died Nov. 29 in her home in Berkeley. She was 94.
Avi Davis, a prolific writer and president of nonpartisan organization American Freedom Alliance (AFA), died Dec. 21 at UCLA Medical Center after suffering a heart attack while riding a bike, according to news reports. He was 57.
Sybil H. Adler died Nov. 29. Survived by daughters Robyn Pope, Jordana (Jay); son Sanford; 6 grandchildren; brothers Victor (Selda), Maynard (Helen) Hollander; son-in-law Joey. Mount Sinai
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