Jose Mindlin, Latin American bibliophile
IJN StaffMar 04, 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO Jose Mindlin, a Jewish bibliophile who owned the largest private library in Latin America, has died. Mindlin died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 in Brazil. He...
Helen Boxer
IJN StaffMar 04, 2010
Helen Harris Boxer, a native Denverite and lifelong resident, passed away Feb. 16, 2010, in Denver. Rabbi Selwyn Franklin officiated at the Feb. 17 graveside service at...
Ethel Karp
IJN StaffMar 04, 2010
Ethel Kierscenzweig Karp, a longtime Denver resident, passed away March 1, 2010, in Baltimore. She was 90. Rabbi Selwyn Franklin officiated at the March 3 graveside...
David Bankier, Holocaust researcher
IJN StaffMar 04, 2010
JERUSALEM David Bankier, whose Holocaust research studies dealt with persecutors and bystanders, has died. Bankier, the head of the International Institute for...
Avi Schaefer, Brown student
IJN StaffMar 04, 2010
PROVIDENCE A Brown University freshman who had served in the Israeli army was killed by an allegedly drunken driver. The death of Avi Schaefer, 21, sent...
Rabbi Menachem Porush
IJN StaffFeb 25, 2010
JERUSALEM Thousands flocked to pay their last respects to Agudat Israel leader, former MK and deputy minister for Labor and Social Affairs Rabbi Menachem Porush. A...
Jack Simmons
IJN StaffFeb 25, 2010
Dr. Jack M. Simmons, Jr. of Denver passed away Feb. 12, 2010. He was 95. Private funeral arrangements were held. A 1936 graduate of CU, Dr. Simmons earned his medical...
Fred Kaufman
IJN StaffFeb 25, 2010
Fred Kaufman, founder of Kaufmans Tall & Big Mens Shop, now in its 52nd year, passed away Feb. 8, 2010, at age 79. Rabbi Steven Foster officiated at the Feb....
Ann Reinstein
IJN StaffFeb 25, 2010
Ann Reinstein, a lifelong Denverite and matriarch of the Perlmutter family, passed away Jan. 13, 2010, in Denver. She was 97. Rabbi Steven Foster and Cantor Regina Heit...
Rabbi Yechezkel Besser
IJN StaffFeb 18, 2010
NEW YORK Rabbi Yechezkel Besser, the spiritual father of the Polish Jewish revival, has died. Besser, who died Feb. 9, 2010, is widely credited with focusing...
