Our family mourns the loss of Eric “Ricky” Hershkowitz, who passed away on September 22, 2024 at the age of 67. He is preceded in death by his beloved parents, the late Jerome and Dorothy Hershkowitz, and survived by his sister, Paula Hyman, his...
Robert E. Shapiro, October 21, 2024
Beloved husband of Marcia Shapiro; loving father of Lori Goldberg (Steve) and Lisa Lieberman (Steve); devoted grandfather of Ryan Lieberman (fiancée Kourtney Brown) and Blake Lieberman; dear son of the late...
WASHINGTON — Less than two weeks before the presidential election, Kamala Harris called Donald Trump’s alleged longing for the type of general who deferred to Adolf Hitler “deeply troubling.”
In brief remarks Wednesday, Harris opined on The...
(JTA) — WASHINGTON — With just weeks to go before the election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have both tried to use Israel as a wedge issue: Trump has said the country will not exist in two years if he is defeated, and Harris’ campaign has called...
Ilana M. Horwitz, JTA
• Published October 22, 2024
In the summer of 2020, a friend and I were deep in conversation about race. You might remember it well, that summer of reckoning that followed George Floyd’s murder, igniting discussions on race across the country. Race relations suddenly became as...
Lester A. Seligman, October 21, 2024
Beloved husband of the late Ann R. Seligman. Dear father of Rhonda Seligman and Robert (Donna) Seligman. Loving grandfather of Stephanie (John) Sutherland, Angela (Randy Krogstad) Seligman and Chad Seligman. ...
The Kamala Harris campaign said the vice president did not agree with a protester who accused Israel of genocide when she said what he was talking about is “real.”
Harris’ remarks at a Milwaukee campaign event on Saturday circulated widely in...
Livia Kessler, October 19, 2024
Beloved wife of the late Dr. Sheldon Kessler; loving mother and mother-in-law of Diane Sanchez (Juan) and Dr. Beth Levy (Dr. Joseph); devoted grandmother of Stephanie Levy, David Levy (Katie), Dr. Deborah Levy (Dr. Ryan...
As a candidate for the Missouri State Senate, I am eager to respond to the comments made by those questioning my support for Israel.
While State Senators don’t have much sway on our nation’s foreign policy, they do have an impact on reproductive...
Alice Ruth (Plattner) Levy was born April 29, 1927, to immigrant parents in Collinsville, Illinois, and transcended her circumstance to live a life that far surpassed anything she could have dreamed of at that time. Rooted in a magnificent 66 year...
Harvey Stone, October 16, 2024
Beloved husband of the late Diane Stone; dear father of Jeffrey Stone and the late Beth Stone; grandfather of Jacob Stone, Joshua Stone and Abigail Stone; dear brother and brother-in-law of Linda (Michael) Wolfson;...
Robert Scissors, October 15, 2024
Beloved husband of the late Saundra Librach Scissors; dear father and father-in-law of Patti (Joshua) Katz and Bruce Scissors; grandfather of Declan and Gibson Katz and Avery and Logan Scissors; brother-in-law of Susan...
