Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published November 20, 2024
Arthur Frommer, whose empire of travel guidebooks led one interviewer to call him the “quintessential wandering Jew,” died Nov. 18 at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He was 95.
Starting in 1957 with the bestselling “Europe on 5...
A number of progressive Jewish groups are backing an effort by Sen. Bernie Sanders to block arms sales to Israel.
The effort, a collection of several resolutions, is unlikely to pass in the closely divided Senate but could split Democratic lawmakers.
The...
Eileen M. Epstein, November 16, 2024
Beloved wife of the late Leon Epstein; dear mother of the late Arthur Epstein; dear aunt of Don (Deborah), John M. and Chris A. (Lisa) Pool.
A private family service will be held. Please visit bergermemorialchapel.com...
It is with deep sorrow and heartfelt love that we announce the passing of Jodi Beth Apter; who left this world on November 9, 2024.
Beloved wife of the late Joseph H. Apter. Dear mother of Brandon (Tanja) Apter, Brett (Caroline) Apter and Blaine...
(JTA) — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated billionaire financier Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as commerce secretary.
Trump announced the appointment on Tuesday, after several Trump associates including Lutnick had...
The head of Jewish Federations of North America is doubling down on nonpartisanship after one of his executives upset colleagues last week by signaling excitement about Jewish settlement in Gaza.
The remark by Karen Paikin Barall, JFNA’s vice president...
Sam Salz’s first taste of NCAA Division I football came during a kickoff — known in football as a “special teams” play.
For most football players, kickoffs are in fact routine. But if anything about the play was special, it was Salz’s presence...
Phyllis Faye Roth Schlezinger Cantor, died Saturday, November 16 at age 89. She was a resident of Village Shalom Senior Living in Overland Park, Kansas, where she received exceptional care from the staff.
Phyllis was born in Columbus, Ohio on December...
Ina Makovsky passed away on November 15, 2024. Devoted wife of Ronald Makovsky for 74 years; loving mother and mother-in-law to Lynda (Charles) Egan and Susan (Joel) Manesberg; adored grandmother to Lisa Egan; beloved sister of the late Herbert Davis...
WASHINGTON — One of Sen. Chuck Schumer’s last actions as the outgoing Senate majority leader is an attempt to codify a controversial definition of antisemitism in the face of claims from the left and the right that it impinges on free speech.
The...
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published November 17, 2024
Mel Brooks, who mocked Adolf Hitler in his 1967 black comedy “The Producers,” has always made the case for satire as a weapon against tyranny.
“You have to bring him down with ridicule,” he told “60 Minutes” in 2001. “It’s been one...
