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Longtime Mother of Parisian Jewry Passes Away
Nov 14, 2011 2:15 PM
Rebbetzin Bassy Azimov, daughter of the famed Rabbi Bentzion Shemtov and one of the driving forces behind Paris’ Jewish rebirth in the second half of the 20th century, passed away Monday. She was 67. |
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Attorney of Lubavitch Movement Passes Away in Philadelphia
Aug 23, 2011 5:45 PM
Jerome J. Shestack, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and human-rights advocate whose work on behalf of the United States government, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, and other organizations took him around the globe, was an intellectual and moral force to be reckoned with. |
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International Jewish Philanthropist Passes Away at 99
May 20, 2011 12:30 PM
Cleveland-raised and a longtime resident of Hollywood, Fla., Jack N. Mandel supported Chabad-Lubavitch of South Broward, the Broward Chai Center, and other Jewish institutions in the area. |
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Longtime Lubavitch Youth Leader Passes Away
Rabbi Dovid Raskin, 84
May 17, 2011 11:25 AM
Rabbi Dovid Raskin, an immigrant from the Soviet Union who, as chairman of the Lubavitch Youth Organization, spearheaded many educational campaigns instituted by the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, passed away Tuesday at the age of 84. |
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Chasidic Scientist, Solar Energy Pioneer, Passes Away
Yaacov (Jack) Hanoka, 75
May 11, 2011 9:45 PM
Solar energy pioneer Yaacov (Jack) Hanoka, who held patents for 56 of his inventions and was known for his passion and optimism in finding alternative energy sources to fossil fuels, passed away at the age of 75. |
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Montreal Kabbalist and Educator Passes Away at Age of 94
Jan 16, 2011 12:00 PM
Rabbi Menachem Zeev “Wolf” Greenglass, the Montreal Kabbalist, educator and community activist who touched thousands of students over the years, passed away last month at the age of 94. |
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No Stranger to Hardship, Young Emissary Offered Hope to Others
Nov 22, 2010 11:00 AM
Rabbi Mendel Deren, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary considered by many New York area businessmen as a personal adviser and confidant, passed away during the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. |
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Chabad-Lubavitch Emissary, a Young Mother of Six, Passes Away
Oct 4, 2010 8:15 AM
A Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in Manchester, England, lost a month-long battle for her life Sunday, leaving family and friends straining for answers just six weeks after celebrating the birth of her son. |
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London Educator Remembered for Dedication to Jewish Women and Youth
July 26, 2010 9:00 AM
Henny Sufrin, who co-founded the Chabad-Lubavitch center in the suburb of Ilford, Essex, passed away July 15 at the age of 76. |
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Northeastern Matriarch of Jewish Education Passes Away at 91
July 15, 2010 7:30 AM
Regarded as a matriarch of Jewish life and education in southern Connecticut, Rivkah Hecht passed away July 8 at the age of 91. |
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Capital Community Copes With Loss of Mother, Mentor and Friend
July 6, 2010 10:45 AM
Shockwaves of grief steamrolled through the greater Washington, D.C., Jewish community with the news of the passing of Zlata Geisinsky, a 49-year-old Chabad-Lubavitch emissary seen by many as a close, personal confidant. |
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Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Passes Away at 81
June 8, 2010 5:00 PM
Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, who at the age of 28, became the youngest member ever to serve as a judge in the Israeli rabbinical courts and went on to serve for a decade in the nation’s highest rabbinic office as the Sephardic Chief Rabbi, succumbed Monday afternoon to a prolonged illness. |
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Unassuming Pillar of Boston Jewish Community Passes Away
May 7, 2010 8:45 AM
Known for both his scholarly achievements and a profound humility, Rabbi Pinchus “Pinny” Krinsky was among the first to implement modern mass-production techniques to post-slaughter koshering of chickens. |
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Founder of Chicago Women’s Organization Passes Away
Apr 25, 2010 12:15 PM
Chava “Evelyn” Shusterman, a respected leader of the Chicago Jewish community who founded the city’s chapter of the Lubavitch Women’s Organization, passed away April 18 at the age of 89. |
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Oldest Chabad-Lubavitch Emissary Passes Away
Apr 12, 2010 8:30 AM
Rabbi Moshe Elye Gerlitzky, who fled from the advancing Nazi armies of war-torn Europe to find refuge in Canada and establish a Jewish educational network on the country’s Atlantic coast, passed away April 4 at the age of 94. |
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Rabbi Trained Under Communism Dedicated Himself to Community
Mar 17, 2010 12:30 PM
Rabbi Lipa Schapiro, a senior member of the central Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical committee who mastered the study of Jewish law at the height of Soviet religious persecutions, passed away March 14 at the age of 97. |
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Rabbi Eliezer Wenger, Noted Educator, Passes Away
Mar 15, 2010 10:30 AM
Rabbi Eliezer Wenger, a noted author, educator and expert on Jewish law, passed away last week at the age of 62. Revered by students around the world and his pupils at Montreal’s Beth Rivkah Academy and Lubavitch School, he formulated a curriculum that has guided thousands in their daily lives. |
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Loss of Matriarch Stuns L.A. Jewish Community
Mar 4, 2010 1:40 PM
As her family members concluded the traditional weeklong mourning period, Jewish community members across Southern California and throughout the world credited Mrs. Sarah Rochel Schochet – who passed away Feb. 23 at the age of 65 – with inspiring thousands of people. |
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Rabbi Chaskel Besser, Revitalizing Force of Polish Jewry, Passes Away
Feb 11, 2010 12:15 PM
Known for a disarming smile and a dignified love of all people, Rabbi Chaskel Besser, who worked to spur a revival of Jewish life in his native Poland, passed away at the age of 87. |
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Desert Population Grieves After Passing of Beloved Chief Rabbi
Sep 25, 2009 8:00 AM
A father figure to thousands of Jews in the southern Israeli city of Arad, Rabbi Ben Tzion Lipsker passed away Wednesday at the age of 65. |
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