• Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

Obituaries Ad

Skip to content
Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

  • Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide

Obituaries

a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
Posted inObituaries

Death announcements for the week of March 8, 2024

by J. Staff March 8, 2024March 20, 2024
Marco Troper (Photo/Courtesy of Susan Wojcicki)
Posted inObituaries

Marco Troper, math whiz and Hausner alum, dies at 19

Jew,  Jewish,  J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss March 5, 2024March 6, 2024
Group of protesters
Posted inObituaries

Ben Stern, Berkeley survivor who kept fighting for justice, dies at 102

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 3, 2024
Richard Lewis and Larry David in an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." (Photo/HBO)
Posted inObituaries

Comedian Richard Lewis, dark prince of Jewish neurosis, dies at 76

by Andrew Silow-Carroll February 28, 2024
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
Posted inJewish Life

Death announcements for the week of Feb. 23, 2024

by J. Staff February 23, 2024February 23, 2024
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
Posted inObituaries

Death announcements for the week of Feb. 9, 2024

by J. Staff February 9, 2024February 9, 2024
Steve Fankuchen died in January at the age of 79. (Photo/Courtesy of Eric Smith)
Posted inObituaries

Steve Fankuchen, quirky local champion of Jewish avant-garde, dies at 79

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 7, 2024February 7, 2024
Pearl Berg (aged 3) with her parents Archiebald and Anna (Gerson) Synenberg in 1913; at right, Berg in recent years. (Photos/JTA-Gerontology Research Group, Gerry Teitelbaum-Judy Taback)
Posted inObituaries

Pearl Berg, world’s oldest Jewish person and 9th-oldest overall, dies at 114

by Andrew Silow-Carroll February 7, 2024
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
Posted inObituaries

Death announcements for the week of Jan. 26, 2024

by J. Staff January 26, 2024January 29, 2024
Left: Eyal Mevorach Twito  was killed in fighting in Gaza on Jan. 22. (Photo/Courtesy); The next day, some 100 people attended a memorial service for him at Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland, which his family attended when they lived in the Bay Area. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inObituaries

‘I had a child, and he is no more’: Oakland Hebrew Day School alum Eyal Twito, 22, killed in Gaza fighting

by Dan Pine January 23, 2024January 26, 2024

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 … 52 Older posts

Get J.'s latest headlines sent to your inbox:

MOST POPULAR

AIPAC didn't fund Connie Chan. Here's what actually happened.
Stuart Kelman, founding rabbi of Berkeley’s Netivot Shalom, dies at 84
Two Jewish Bay Area ex-mayors are running for California lieutenant governor
Jewish activists research and rate hundreds of candidates on antisemitism ahead of primary
Candidates for CA governor vow to keep Jews safe and Israel ties strong
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

About

  • Mission
  • People
  • Policies
  • Financials
  • Careers

Ways to Give

  • Donate
  • Legacy giving
  • Donors

J. IN PRINT

  • Subscribe or renew
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Change of address
  • Archives

Connect

  • Free Newsletters
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Readers’ Choice Awards
  • Advertise

Submissions

  • Contact
  • News Tips
  • Calendar Events
  • Obituaries
  • Lifecyle Events
  • Letters to the Editor
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, see here: Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • © 2026 J.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Powered by Newspack