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Lorry Lokey was a donor to the Technion, among many other causes.
Posted inObituaries

Philanthropist Lorry Lokey, 95, gave millions for education

by Dan Pine October 7, 2022
Ilan Vitemberg performing for children with a puppet at the Jewish Community Library. (Photo/Courtesy Jewish Community Library)
Posted inObituaries

Beloved Bay Area Israel educator Ilan Vitemberg dies of complications from Covid

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 4, 2022October 12, 2022
Dead trees in the Jewish section of Sunrise Cemetery in Vallejo. (Photo/Shulamit Rosner)
Posted inNews

Jewish section of Vallejo cemetery in sorry state, say disappointed locals

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen October 3, 2022October 3, 2022
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Sept. 30, 2022

by J. Staff September 30, 2022September 30, 2022
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Sept. 16, 2022

by J. Staff September 16, 2022September 16, 2022
The late British Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks gives the queen a menorah at a reception at St. James’ Palace in London to mark the 350th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Jewish community in Britain, Nov. 28, 2006. (Photo/JTA-Tim Graham Picture Library-Getty Images)
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Queen Elizabeth, whose reign encompassed the 20th-century ascent of British Jewry, dead at 96

by Ron Kampeas and JTA September 8, 2022September 8, 2022
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Sept. 2, 2022

by J. Staff September 2, 2022September 2, 2022
Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev at the European Parliament in Brussels, May 26, 2008. (Photo/European Parliament-Pietro Naj-Oleari CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader whose reforms included letting Jews leave for Israel, dies at 91

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 31, 2022August 31, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev at Edinburgh Airport at the end of a week-long trip to the U.K., Dec. 21, 1984. (Photo/JTA-Bryn Colton-Getty Images)
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Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev’s mixed legacy on the Jews

by Benjamin Ivry and Forward August 31, 2022
Elias Botto (left) and Len Traubman do a reading during the wedding of J. contributing editor Alix Wall in 2006. (Photo/Joyce Goldschmid)
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Remembering Elias Botto, the Bay Area Palestinian who became my friend

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 26, 2022August 29, 2022

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