Deaths announcements for the week of Aug. 5, 2022 By J. Staff Aug 5, 2022 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Denise Amiel Abecassis Feb. 3, 1939–July 9, 2022 Denise Amiel Abecassis (Dina bat Rachel) passed away on July 9, 2022 at age 83, surrounded and held by her family and friends. Denise was born and raised in Mazagan, Morocco, in 1939, by her parents Abraham… Read More
Obituaries Deaths announcements for the week of July 22, 2022 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Stanley Felix Dec. 29, 1923–June 30, 2022 Eight days after the loss of his wife… By J. Staff Jul 22, 2022
Obituaries James Caan, Jewish movie star known for tough guy roles, dead at 82 In 2009, James Caan, one of the leading movie stars of the 1970s, told Vanity Fair that he was twice honored as New York City’s “Italian of the Year.” The… By Gabe Friedman, JTA Jul 8, 2022
Obituaries Deaths announcements for the week of July 8, 2022 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Edith Deutsch Jan. 21, 1925–July 3, 2022 Edith Deutsch passed away after a very… By J. Staff Jul 8, 2022
U.S. Aiden McCarthy: Highland Park shooter orphaned a Jewish 2-year-old Irina McCarthy was living the American dream. Born in Moscow, she immigrated to the Chicago area at age 2 with her parents, Michael and Nina Levberg, who… By Rudy Malcom, Forward Jul 7, 2022
U.S. Stephen Straus, 88: Shooting victim was a ‘big oak tree’ Among the Jewish people killed in Monday’s mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade was Stephen Straus, 88. Describing him as a family… By Louis Keene, Forward Jul 6, 2022
U.S. Jacki Sundheim: Shooting victim worked with Jewish kids, couples In the Jewish communities on Chicago’s North Shore, Jacki Lovi Sundheim taught preschoolers, and made sure adolescents were ready for their b’nai mitzvahs… By Arno Rosenfeld, Rudy Malcom, Forward Jul 6, 2022
Obituaries Death announcements for the week of June 24, 2022 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Freda Leuin Nov. 5, 1921–June 13, 2022 Freda R. Leuin passed away on June 13,… By J. Staff Jun 24, 2022
Obituaries Novelist A.B. Yehoshua, dissector and lover of Israel, dies at 85 A.B. Yehoshua the novelist took a sharp knife to his fellow citizens’ pretensions and delusions, writing books that laid Israel bare like an open bleeding… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Jun 14, 2022