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Ilana Schatz, seen in Bhutan in 2009, created campaigns such as the Passover "Bean of Affliction" and “Guilt Free Gelt Chanukah,” shedding light on child labor in the cocoa industry. (Courtesy David Lingren)
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Ilana Schatz, founder of Fair Trade Judaica, dies at 71

by Andrew Silow-Carroll August 1, 2024August 1, 2024
David and Rachel Biale at a pro-democracy demonstration in front of Israel's San Francisco consulate in July 2023. (Courtesy)
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David Biale, celebrated Jewish historian and cherished friend, dies at 75

by Sue Fishkoff July 29, 2024July 30, 2024
Martin Indyk, pictured in 2015. (Courtesy Brookings Institution)
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Martin Indyk, blunt diplomat who longed for Arab-Israeli peace, dies at 73

by Ron Kampeas July 26, 2024July 26, 2024
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of July 26, 2024

by J. Staff July 25, 2024July 26, 2024
Peter Buxtun, a former employee of the U.S. Public Health Service, helped bring an end to the Tuskegee syphilis experiment. (Courtesy Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics)
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Former San Franciscan who exposed Tuskegee syphilis study dies at 86

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb July 17, 2024July 24, 2024
Ruth Westheimer asks comedian Richard Lewis, "How did you get so crazy?" in an episode of "Ask Dr. Ruth."
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Ruth Westheimer — woman of valor, Lion of Judah and America’s most famous sexologist

by Benjamin Ivry July 15, 2024July 15, 2024
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of July 12, 2024

by J. Staff July 12, 2024July 12, 2024
Emil Knopf with a Sinai Memorial Chapel hat on at Sinai's Hanukkah outreach booth in San Francisco's Union Square, 2022. Sinai was one of many Jewish organizations Knopf donated his time to over the years. (Courtesy)
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Emil Knopf, Holocaust survivor, Levi Strauss executive, community volunteer dies at 91

by Dan Pine July 5, 2024July 8, 2024
Rabbi Andrew Sacks speaking at the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center, Nov. 29, 2010. (Via Facebook)
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Remembering Rabbi Andrew Sacks, 70, a ‘rabble-rouser’ who fought for religious pluralism in Israel

by Rob Charry July 2, 2024July 2, 2024
Kinky Friedman
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Kinky Friedman, singer and novelist who fronted the Texas Jewboys, dies at 79

by Andrew Silow-Carroll July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

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