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.
Our community has recently suffered the devastating loss of Rebbetzin Sharon Shenker, 45, wife of Rabbi Motti Shenker and mother to Aryeh, Liora, Naftali, Baila and Avraham.
Sharon’s whole life was about loving, whether it was through being committed to her husband, raising her family or creating videos to make someone else’s day that much brighter.
Dr. Massood Bral, a prominent pediatrician and healer of the Los Angeles community, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 78 on October 22, 2022.
Legendary television journalist Barbara Walters — the first woman to anchor a network news show — passed away at her home in Manhattan on December 30. She was 93.
Robert “Papouche” Robaire, who founded the landmark Robaire’s French Restaurant, passed away on December 13, just two weeks shy of his 100th birthday.
Tom Tugend, a dogged and prolific journalist who fought in three wars, then focused on writing the news of the Jewish world until his last days, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at his home in Sherman Oaks, CA. He was 97.
The world lost a food icon and friend.
Innovative philanthropist and businessman Edward B. Robin, whose impact on Jewish life stretched from Los Angeles to New York and on to Israel and Russia, died on Oct. 8 after a long illness at Cedars Sinai Hospital, surrounded by his family.
