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Obituaries

Eric Gattmann
Posted inFirst Person, Community, Obituaries, Jewish Life, Opinion

Remembering Eric Gattmann, an educator committed to justice

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel September 28, 2021September 29, 2021
Marcia Freedman (Photo/Deborah Kaufman)
Posted inNews

Berkeley’s Marcia Freedman, first out lesbian in Knesset, dies at 83

by Dan Pine September 27, 2021September 28, 2021
Cantor Richard Kaplan in the recording studio. (Photo/Irene Young)
Posted inObituaries

Cantor Richard Kaplan, musical scholar and spirited minyan leader, dies at 72

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 23, 2021September 28, 2021
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Obituaries for the week of Sept. 17, 2021

by J. Staff September 17, 2021September 17, 2021
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Obituaries for the week of Sept. 3, 2021

by J. Staff September 3, 2021September 3, 2021
Ed Asner at rehearsals for the Emmy Awards, Sept. 9, 1979. (Photo/JTA-Ron Galella, Ltd.-Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
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Ed Asner, proudly Jewish actor who won Emmys as Lou Grant and delighted in Pixar’s ‘Up,’ dies at 91

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 30, 2021
Jack Hirschman reads from the Italian edition of his book “The Arcanes.” (Photo/Marco Cinque)
Posted inObituaries

Jack Hirschman, S.F. poet laureate and ‘bad Jew,’ dies at 87

by Patricia Corrigan August 24, 2021August 24, 2021
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Obituaries for the week of Aug. 20, 2021

by J. Staff August 20, 2021August 20, 2021
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Obituaries for the week of Aug. 6

by J. Staff August 5, 2021August 5, 2021
Ron Wornick reads to a class at the school that bears his name. (Photo/ Courtesy Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School)
Posted inEducation

Passionate about education, Ronald C. Wornick dies at 89

by Dan Pine August 3, 2021August 4, 2021

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