Beloved Departed
Weekly Obituaries
Dr. Edith Eger, Psychologist and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 98
Calling Auschwitz her “best classroom,” Edith used the inner resources she developed in hell to help others.
Rabbi Jerry Cutler, 91
In 1973, he founded Synagogue for the Performing Arts, drawing the likes of Walter Matthau, Ed Asner and Joan Rivers.
Neil Sedaka, Brooklyn-Born Hit-Maker, Dies at 86
Neil Sedaka was born March 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Mac and Eleanor Sedaka. His father was Sephardic and his mother Ashkenazi; Sedaka was a transliteration of the Hebrew “tzedakah.”
Reflecting on a Giant of Tzedakah, Marvin Schotland, z”l
Marvin Schotland—who passed away Jan. 7 at the age of 78—led the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles for 33 years.
Sam Delug, Community Leader, 83
Delug not only donated generously, he also opened his Elm Street home in Beverly Hills to numerous events.
Dr. Edith Eger, Psychologist and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 98
Calling Auschwitz her “best classroom,” Edith used the inner resources she developed in hell to help others.
Rabbi Jerry Cutler, 91
In 1973, he founded Synagogue for the Performing Arts, drawing the likes of Walter Matthau, Ed Asner and Joan Rivers.
Neil Sedaka, Brooklyn-Born Hit-Maker, Dies at 86
Neil Sedaka was born March 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Mac and Eleanor Sedaka. His father was Sephardic and his mother Ashkenazi; Sedaka was a transliteration of the Hebrew “tzedakah.”
Reflecting on a Giant of Tzedakah, Marvin Schotland, z”l
Marvin Schotland—who passed away Jan. 7 at the age of 78—led the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles for 33 years.
Sam Delug, Community Leader, 83
Delug not only donated generously, he also opened his Elm Street home in Beverly Hills to numerous events.