By Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California – “God’s work on earth must truly be our own,” he declared in those thick Bostonian tones at the close of his renowned Inaugural Address on the bitter cold morning of January 20, 1961. A flawed man with impeccable charm and poise, a legend larger than himself, he remains the […]
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Obituaries & memorials, USADina Merrill, the rebellious heiress who defied her super-rich parents to become a movie star, often portraying stylish wives or “the other woman,” has died at age 93. Merrill, raised in part on the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida now owned by President Donald Trump, died Monday, according to a family spokeswoman. The cause of death
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USARest in peace Sir Roger Moore. On Tuesday, the official Twitter account for one of the men who brought James Bond to life issued an official statement with the news of his death. He was 89 years old. Watch the video With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father,
Actor John Cygan died Saturday in his home in California after a long battle with cancer. He was 63. The New York City native played Paulie Pentangeli on the ABC cop show “The Commish,” which ran from 1991 to 1996. The series also starred Michael Chiklis, one of Cygan’s closest friends. “John Cygan, one of
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USALOS ANGELES — Brad Grey, who ran Paramount Pictures for more than a decade after a long and successful career as a TV producer, died of cancer Sunday at his home in Holmby Hills, his family said through a spokeswoman. He was 59. A former talent manager, Grey led the Paramount Pictures movie and television
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USARabbi was MK from 1996-2009 for the right-wing Moledet and National Union parties By Times of Israel staff Benny Elon, an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Israeli parliament for Moledet and the National Union between 1996 and 2009, on October 2, 2012. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) Benny Elon, a former tourism minister, rabbi
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Middle East, Obituaries & memorialsSon Chemi Peres says his father left a compass and tools to help the country follow his path of making technology, not war By Shoshanna Solomon To die at the ripe age of 93 is a blessing in Israel, a country used to mourning young soldiers fallen in war who had only just started to
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Middle East, Obituaries & memorialsJean Stein, the literary editor and author known for producing engrossing oral histories on topics as disparate as the tumultuous life of an Andy Warhol acolyte and the dastardly intrigues of early Hollywood, has died at 83. Her death Sunday was confirmed by a spokesperson for the Nation magazine in New York City, where Stein’s
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Obituaries & memorials, USASEATTLE — Former Washington state Gov. Mike Lowry, a proud liberal Democrat who fought to expand health care and to secure reparations for Japanese Americans interned during World War II, has died. Lowry, 78, died Monday following complications from a stroke, according to a statement from his family released by Gov. Jay Inslee’s office. “Trudi
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Obituaries & memorials, USAKathmandu (dpa) – Renowned Swiss climber Ueli Steck was found dead near Mount Everest on Sunday, tourism officials said. Dubbed the “Swiss Machine” for his daring speed-climbs in the Himalayas, the 40-year-old was attempting to summit Everest via a rarely used route. He was found on neighbouring mountain Nuptse. “He slipped from a slope near
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International, Obituaries & memorials“Happy Days” and “Joanie Loves Chachie” Erin Moran died, according to an exclusive report from TMZ Saturday. She was 56 years old. Moran was best known for playing Joanie Cunnigham on “Happy Days” in the ‘70s. She played the younger sister of director Ron Howard’s character, Richie. Howard did not immediately respond to Moran’s death.
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAFormer New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who was serving a life sentence for the murder of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, has been found hanged in his Massachusetts prison. According to CNN, the Massachusetts Department of Correction said officers found, the 27-year-old former NFL star, suspended from a bed sheet attached to a
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Obituaries & memorials, Sports & Competitions, USAAmerican chess lost one of the good guys with the passing of GM Arthur Bisguier at the age of 87 on April 5. It was somehow fitting that New York-born Bisguier died smack in the middle of the 2017 U.S. national championship tournament in St. Louis, since the widely loved “Dean of American Chess” has
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Obituaries & memorialsDELRAY BEACH, Florida (SDJW) – Jesse Zel Lurie, a longtime columnist for San Diego Jewish World and many other Jewish publications, died at the age of 103 just prior to the start of Passover. Lurie’s brother Ted had served as editor of the Palestine Post, and Jesse corresponded for the newspaper, now called the Jerusalem
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