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Esther Pollard, the wife of spy Jonathan Pollard, speaks during a press conference on a street in downtown Jerusalem, July 29, 2015. (Photo/JTA-Thomas Coex-AFP via Getty Images)
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Esther Pollard, who for decades fought for her husband Jonathan’s release from prison, dies at 68 from Covid complications

by Ron Kampeas and JTA February 1, 2022February 1, 2022
Len Tillem
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Remembering Len Tillem, radio lawyer whose shtick was pure New York

by Andy Altman-Ohr January 25, 2022
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Deaths for the week of Jan. 21, 2022

by J. Staff January 21, 2022January 21, 2022
Comedian Bob Saget performs at the Improv Comedy Club at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., Feb. 24, 2006. (Photo/JTA-Ralph Notaro-Getty Images)
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Bob Saget, comedian and actor who played Danny Tanner on ‘Full House,’ dies at 65

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA January 10, 2022
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Deaths for the week of Jan. 7, 2022

by J. Staff January 7, 2022January 7, 2022
Then-Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks during an address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., May 23, 2011. (Photo/JTA-Mandel Ngan-AFP via Getty Images)
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Harry Reid, pugnacious Senate majority leader with deep Jewish ties, dies at 82

by Ron Kampeas and JTA December 29, 2021December 29, 2021
Morris Rosenthal
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Rocket science pioneer Morris Rosenthal dies at 97 in Santa Rosa

Nadine Joseph by Nadine Joseph December 28, 2021December 28, 2021
Clockwise, from top left: Jessica Walter, Ed Asner, Sylvia Weinstock, George Segal, Norton Juster, Joan Micklin Silver and Larry King. (Photos/JTA-Getty Images)
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18 noteworthy Jews who died in 2021

by JTA December 28, 2021
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Deaths for the week of Dec. 24, 2021

by J. Staff December 27, 2021December 27, 2021
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu attends a celebration for his 86th birthday on Oct. 7, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo/JTA-Gianluigi Guercia-AFP via Getty Images)
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Desmond Tutu, who identified with Jews but criticized Israel, dies at 90

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA December 27, 2021

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