Obituaries

Dolly Parton’s legacy includes the Jewish children’s book program she inspired

The late singer’s Imagination Library, which sends free books to children, helped inspire PJ Library.

Jack Ukeles, who used data and idealism to shape Jewish communal life, dies at 88

The longtime Jewish communal researcher and consultant conducted influential population studies, advised major organizations and mentored generations of Jewish professionals.

A photo of Netanyahu and Graham next to each other.

Lindsey Graham, stalwart Senate backer of Israel and bipartisan interventionism, dies suddenly at 71

Graham’s last visit to Israel was in February, just before the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.

Clive Davis, influential Jewish rock-and-roll executive, dies at 94

Alan Greenspan, longtime Fed chairman who inspired Jewish pride and antisemitic conspiracy theories, dies at 100

Jane Yolen, children’s book author whose ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ became a Holocaust classic, dies at 87

Cara Trager, beloved Queens Jewish communal leader and lifetime journalist, dies at 71

Barney Frank, the irascible Jewish progressive congressman who wrote landmark finance bill, dies at 86

At Abraham Foxman’s funeral, an elegy for the last generation with direct ties to the Holocaust

Abraham Foxman, transformative longtime director of the Anti-Defamation League, dies at 86

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