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Obituaries

Daniel Chesir (right), one of the co-founders of Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco’s only LGBTQIA+ synagogue, with his husband, Stefan Rowniak. (Courtesy Sha’ar Zahav)
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‘He was our anchor’: Sha’ar Zahav co-founder Daniel Chesir dies at 83

by Dan Pine November 5, 2025November 6, 2025
Woman on phone
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Journalism pioneer Joan Bieder, 83, a mentor and champion for students

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 3, 2025November 3, 2025
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Oct. 31, 2025

by J. Staff October 31, 2025October 30, 2025
Katherine Janus Kahn and Sammy Spider books
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Illustrator of ‘Sammy Spider’ Jewish children’s books dies at 83

by Penny Schwartz October 27, 2025October 27, 2025
Naroditsky, seated, leans forward and gazes at a chess board
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Daniel Naroditsky, Jewish chess grandmaster and Bay Area native, dies at 29

by Grace Gilson October 21, 2025October 21, 2025
Rabbi Arthur Waskow at a protest
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Honoring Rabbi Arthur Waskow – activist, pioneer and prophet

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson October 21, 2025October 21, 2025
Waskow arrested at a protest
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Arthur Waskow, rabbi who brought spirituality to progressive activism, dies at 92

by Ben Harris October 20, 2025October 21, 2025
Jenny Circle (center), The Kehillah School Development Director and former longtime basketball coach who passed away Oct. 14, with her varsity basketball team in 2011. (Courtesy Heather Fils)
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Kehillah basketball coach and fundraiser Jenny Circle remembered as exuberant mentor

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 17, 2025October 20, 2025
Susan Stamberg
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Susan Stamberg, iconic Jewish ‘founding mother’ of NPR, dies at 87

by Andrew Lapin October 17, 2025October 21, 2025
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Oct. 17, 2025

by J. Staff October 17, 2025October 16, 2025

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