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

by Penny Schwartz June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

(JTA) — Jane Yolen was already an award-winning author and illustrator of more than 100 titles for young readers when her editor suggested she write a Jewish children’s book. At […]

Sinai Memorial Candle
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Death announcements for the week of June 12, 2026

by J. Staff June 12, 2026June 11, 2026
Rabbi Stuart Kelman in March 2025. (Courtesy)
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Stuart Kelman, founding rabbi of Berkeley’s Netivot Shalom, dies at 84

by Sue Fishkoff June 3, 2026June 3, 2026
Rita Semel at her home in San Francisco in 2020. (Norm Levin/J.)
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A tribute to the extraordinary 104-year life of Rita Semel

Doug Kahn by Rabbi Doug Kahn May 28, 2026June 11, 2026
Former Rep. Barney Frank attends a bill enrollment ceremony after the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 8, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Barney Frank, irascible Jewish progressive who wrote landmark finance bill, dies at 86

by Ron Kampeas May 20, 2026May 20, 2026
Rita Semel on her 104th birthday, sitting in her room at Rhoda Goldman Plaza in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Rita Semel, interfaith activist and S.F. Jewish leader, dies at 104

by Dan Pine May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
Abe Foxman at an Anti-Defamation League event at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, May 8, 2014. (Michael Kovac/WireImage/Getty Images)
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Abraham Foxman, transformative longtime director of the ADL, dies at 86

by Ron Kampeas May 11, 2026May 11, 2026
Sinai Memorial Candle
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Death announcements for the week of May 1, 2026

by J. Staff May 1, 2026April 30, 2026
Michael Tilson Thomas conducting a rehearsal of the San Francisco Symphony (Photo/Art Streiber-Courtesy S.F. Symphony)
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Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas, celebrated conductor of S.F. Symphony, dies at 81

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar April 23, 2026April 23, 2026
Sinai Memorial Candle
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Death announcements for the week of April 17, 2026

by J. Staff April 17, 2026April 16, 2026

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