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Death announcements for the week of Nov. 24, 2023

by J. Staff November 21, 2023November 21, 2023
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Vivian Silver, veteran Canadian-Israeli peace activist, declared dead in Hamas massacre

by JTA November 14, 2023
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Death announcements for the week of Nov. 10, 2023

by J. Staff November 10, 2023November 17, 2023
Jenessa Schwartz at home in 2015. (Photo/Joyce Goldschmid)
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Jenessa Schwartz, Yavneh teacher and ‘cancer thriver,’ dies at 41

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz November 3, 2023November 3, 2023
Ady Barkan (center) at the Los Angeles Supports a Dream Act Now! protest in Los Angeles, Jan. 3, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Gabriel Olsen-Getty Images)
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Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought ALS, dies at 39

Ben Sales by Ben Sales November 2, 2023
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Death announcements for the week of Oct. 27, 2023

by J. Staff October 27, 2023October 27, 2023
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Death announcements for the week of Oct. 13, 2023

by J. Staff October 17, 2023October 17, 2023
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Feinstein’s Jewish story was part of her political legacy

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 2, 2023January 25, 2024
Dianne Feinstein, running for Senate, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden, New York City, July 13, 1992. (Photo/JTA-Mark Reinstein-Corbis via Getty Images)
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Dianne Feinstein, Jewish former mayor of S.F. and longest-serving woman in Senate, dies at 90

by JTA and J. Staff September 29, 2023October 2, 2023
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Death announcements for the week of Sept. 29, 2023

by J. Staff September 28, 2023October 2, 2023

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