Sen. Joseph Lieberman: A personal tribute He was a proud, vocal Jew, unreserved and totally committed to his Judaism. Rabbi Warren Goldstein March 29, 2024
A politician who was also a role model Joe Lieberman was almost U.S. vice president. But his real distinction was as a politician who stuck to his principles and showed how to be a faithful Jew in the public square. Jonathan S. Tobin March 28, 2024
In memoriam: The man who fostered my love of Israel I feel a deep sadness at the fact that my father left us in the middle of this ghastly trauma and won’t be here to see how it resolves. Ben Cohen Dec. 15, 2023
Queen Elizabeth’s relationship with Holocaust survivors and the State of Israel “The Jewish community is really in mourning along with the rest of the United Kingdom. We really feel that we have lost, I think someone described her, as the grandmother of the nation,” said Olivia Marks-Woldman, chief executive of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. Dmitriy Shapiro Sept. 9, 2022
Jewish community expresses condolences as Queen Elizabeth II’s reign comes to an end “May the memory of Queen Elizabeth II be a blessing.” Kassy Dillon Sept. 8, 2022
Romance, intrigue, pragmatism, activism: For A.B. Yehoshua, Israel encompassed all “My writing gives me great satisfaction,” said the author, who passed away on June 14. “I have a push to tell the story. Life continues to give me ideas, and in this land, there is no shortage of subjects [to write about].” Dovid Zaklikowski June 23, 2022
Richard Stone, 79, attorney, educator and consensus-builder of American Jewry He tried cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court before arguing Israel’s case to the world. Mike Wagenheim June 3, 2022
Legendary Jewish comedian Gilbert Gottfried remembered for his edgy humor The 67-year-old was irreverent, hysterical, controversial, and if you saw his act, you’d hear big laughs mixed with murmurs by audience members wondering if he’d crossed the line. Alan Zeitlin April 14, 2022
Fellow comedians recall Bob Saget, quintessentially Jewish funnyman, who died at age 65 “Most of the people that I worshipped were Jewish people,” Bob Saget said in a newspaper interview. “It’s funny, I always say ‘worshipped’ instead of worship. I should be worshipping in the eternal light, but I worship Alan King.” Alan Zeitlin Jan. 11, 2022
