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Maurice Kanbar on his signature red scooter in 2015. (Photo/File)
Posted inPhilanthropy

‘Looking to do good’: Maurice Kanbar, S.F. philanthropist and eclectic inventor, dies at 93

by Dan Pine August 24, 2022August 24, 2022
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
Posted inObituaries

Death announcements for the week of Aug. 19, 2022

by J. Staff August 19, 2022August 29, 2022
Rolf Eden at the Staatsoper im Schiller Theater in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 24, 2017 (Photo/JTA-Matthias Nareyek-Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Rolf Eden, German playboy and nightclub impresario who fought in Israel’s War of Independence, dies at 92

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA August 17, 2022August 17, 2022
Israeli singer Svika Pick, who died Aug. 14, 2022, at the age of 72, in 1985. (Photo/JTA-Moshe Shai-Flash90)
Posted inMusic

Svika Pick, Eurovision-winning singer who coaxed Israel into the world of pop, dies at 72

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 16, 2022
Elana Dykewomon (Photo/Jane Tyska)
Posted inObituaries

Activist-writer Elana Dykewomon dies, just as her first play debuts

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 9, 2022August 17, 2022
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Deaths announcements for the week of Aug. 5, 2022

by J. Staff August 5, 2022August 5, 2022
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Deaths announcements for the week of July 22, 2022

by J. Staff July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
James Caan stands under casino lights in a scene from the 1974 film "The Gambler." (Photo/JTA-Paramount-Getty Images)
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James Caan, Jewish movie star known for tough guy roles, dead at 82

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA July 8, 2022July 8, 2022
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Deaths announcements for the week of July 8, 2022

by J. Staff July 8, 2022July 8, 2022
A memorial for the victims of the Highland Park mass shooting. (Photo/Forward-Jim Vondruska-Getty Images)
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How the Highland Park shooter destroyed a Russian Jewish family’s American dream and orphaned a 2-year-old

by Rudy Malcom and Forward July 7, 2022

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