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A world pioneer in cannabis research, Raphael Mechoulam helped form the Hebrew University Multidisciplinary Center for Cannabinoid Research in 2017. (Photo/JTA-Yoram Aschheim-Hebrew University)
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Raphael Mechoulam, Israel’s ‘father of cannabis research,’ dies at 92

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA March 10, 2023
Chaim Topol performs at the SeriousFun London Gala, Dec. 3, 2013. (Photo/JTA-David M. Benett-Getty Images)
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Chaim Topol, Israeli actor who played Tevye in 1971 ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ film, dies at 87

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA March 9, 2023March 9, 2023
Dick Rosenberg, seen here in his office in 2019, died on March 3 at the age of 92. (Photo/Norm Levin)
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Dick Rosenberg, 92, a philanthropist who banked on the Jewish community

by Dan Pine March 7, 2023March 8, 2023
An older woman sits smiling in a motorized wheelchair
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Judith Heumann, Jewish disability advocate who spurred a movement, dies at 75

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA March 7, 2023
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Death announcements for the week of March 3, 2023

by J. Staff March 3, 2023March 6, 2023
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Feb. 17, 2023

by J. Staff February 17, 2023February 20, 2023
Susan Duhan Felix in the first episode of “Art Beat,” a series Felix hosted on Berkeley public television. (Screenshot/Berkeley Community Media)
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Ceramicist, ‘welcomer’ and klezmer ‘impresario’ Susan Felix dies at 85

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 8, 2023January 15, 2024
Zachary Nelson, seen here hiking in Israel in 2022, was a devoted pro-Israel activist.
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Zachary Nelson, 27, pro-Israel activist from Alameda, dies in diving accident

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss February 6, 2023February 7, 2023
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Feb. 3, 2023

by J. Staff February 3, 2023February 3, 2023
Beth Abrams strikes a ballet pose in a truck of donated food.
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Beth Abrams’ Jewish identity spurred her fight for the oppressed

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene January 26, 2023January 3, 2026

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