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Bernie Steinberg was the director of Harvard Hillel from 1993 to 2010. (Photo/JTA-Facebook)
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Bernie Steinberg, Harvard Hillel director who promoted pluralism and later lived in Berkeley, dies at 78

by Andrew Silow-Carroll January 16, 2024January 16, 2024
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Jan. 12, 2024

by J. Staff January 12, 2024January 17, 2024
An undated photo of Ann Gonski. (Photo/Courtesy Gonski family)
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Ann Gonski, Camp Tawonga leader for decades, dies at 72

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 27, 2023December 28, 2023
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Dec. 22, 2023

by J. Staff December 22, 2023January 17, 2024
(Photo/JTA-Getty Images; Collage/JTA-Grace Yagel)
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20 Jewish celebrities who died in 2023

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman December 19, 2023
Rabbi David Ellenson, who served for 12 years as president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, has died at the age of 76. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy HUC)
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Rabbi David Ellenson, former president of Reform seminary and widely admired mentor, dies at 76

by Andrew Silow-Carroll December 7, 2023
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Dec. 8, 2023

by J. Staff December 7, 2023December 8, 2023
Norman Lear attends the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony honoring Marla Gibbs on July 20, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Amy Sussman-Getty Images)
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Norman Lear, Jewish creator of pioneering TV comedies including ‘All in the Family,’ dies at 101

by Andrew Lapin December 6, 2023
Shlomo Avineri at the Halifax International Security Forum in 2014. (Photo/JTA via Wikimedia Commons)
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Shlomo Avineri, dovish Israeli political philosopher and public intellectual, dies at 90

by Andrew Silow-Carroll December 4, 2023
Herbert Gold at home in August of 2021. (Photo/George Barahona)
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Herbert Gold, San Francisco novelist who mined his own Jewish upbringing, dies at 99

by Andrew Silow-Carroll November 27, 2023

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