Death announcements for the week of May 26, 2023 By J. Staff May 25, 2023 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Kenneth Ronald Cherry Oct. 4, 1930–May 14, 2023 Kenneth (Ken) Ronald Cherry, born on Oct. 4, 1930, passed away on May 14, 2023. Born and raised in Oakland to Arnold and Hattie Cherry, Ken was the youngest among his siblings, Stanley and Beverley (Mednick). Upon… Read More
Obituaries Don Chaiken, dedicated East Bay philanthropist, dies at 86 In his role as a philanthropist, Donald Chaiken routinely met with leaders of nonprofits seeking grants. According to his daughter, Chaiken would consider… By Dan Pine May 15, 2023
Obituaries Death announcements for the week of May 12, 2023 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Jeffrey Bourne July 17, 1946–March 17, 2023 Jeffrey Bourne died peacefully on… By J. Staff May 12, 2023
Obituaries Rabbi Jonathan Omer-Man, leader in Jewish meditation, dies at 89 Jonathan Omer-Man, a rabbi and pioneer in Jewish meditation whose meeting with the Dalai Lama in 1990 was described in Rodger Kamenetz’s best-selling book… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA May 5, 2023
Obituaries South African journalist, former J. staff, murdered in home burglary Jeremy Gordin, one of South Africa’s most prominent journalists, wrote repeatedly in recent months about burglaries at his family’s Johannesburg home. In… By Marcel Gascón Barberá, JTA May 3, 2023
Obituaries Bestselling theologian Rabbi Harold Kushner dies at 88 Rabbi Harold Kushner, one of the most influential congregational rabbis of the 20th century whose works of popular theology reached millions of people… By Philissa Cramer, Ben Harris, JTA May 1, 2023
Obituaries Death announcements for the week of April 28, 2023 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Dr. Myrna Lea Osoff Goodman Ph.D. May 4, 1942–Jan. 5, 2023 Dr. Myrna Lea Osoff… By J. Staff Apr 28, 2023
Obituaries Singer and activist Harry Belafonte dies at 96 Barrier-smashing singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, who once boasted of being “the most popular Jew in America” because of his… By Lisa Keys, JTA Apr 26, 2023
Honoring the Survivors Read and watch testimony from 10 Bay Area Holocaust survivors Yom HaShoah Ve-Hagevurah —the Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust and Heroism — begins the evening of April 17, and this year it will mark 80 years since… By Lea Loeb Apr 18, 2023