Last gay survivor of Holocaust dies
Jewish Journal
August 8, 2011
The last surviving man to be sent to a Nazi concentration camp because of his homosexuality has died at the age of 98.
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WWII resistance heroine Nancy Wake dies
Jewish Journal
August 8, 2011
Nancy Wake, a New Zealand-born World War II heroine codenamed “The White Mouse” because of her ability to elude the Nazis, has died.
Feminist writer E.M. Broner dies at 83
Jewish Journal
June 23, 2011
Jewish feminist writer E.M. Broner, perhaps best known as the co-author of “The Women’s Haggadah,\” has died.\n
Jewish philanthropist Jack Mandel dies
Jewish Journal
May 16, 2011
Jack Mandel, a leader in Jewish philanthropy in the United States and Israel, has died. Mandel died May 12; he was 99. He and his brothers, Morton and Joseph, started Premier Automotive Supply in a small storefront in Cleveland and built the business into one of the largest distributors of auto parts and electronic components in the United States.
Sidney Harman, Newsweek chairman and entrepreneur, dies at 92
Jewish Journal
April 13, 2011
Sidney Harman, a Jewish entrepreneur who bought Newsweek magazine last year, has died.
Ex-Rep. John Adler of New Jersey dies
Jewish Journal
April 4, 2011
John Adler, a former New Jersey congressman, has died. Adler, 51, died Monday of complications from a staph infection, the Asbury Park Press reported.
Elizabeth Tayor dies at 79
Jewish Journal
March 23, 2011
Famed actress, Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79. She had recently been receiving treatment for congestive heart failure. Taylor was raised a Christian scientist, but converted to Judaism at age 27. Her Hebrew name is Elisheba Rachel Taylor.
Len Lesser, Seinfeld’s ‘Uncle Leo’ dies at 88
Jewish Journal
February 17, 2011
Veteran actor Len Lesser died in his sleep Wednesday morning in Burbank, California, of complications from pneumonia. He was 88.
Former Israeli soccer star Avi Cohen dies after accident
Jewish Journal
December 29, 2010
Former Israeli soccer star Avi Cohen died in a Tel Aviv hospital, eight days after his motorcycle crashed into another vehicle.
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