Founder of the Holocaust Survivors of Miami-Dade County became a national advocate for survivors and testified before Congress

Born Richard Donald Schwartzberg, the director is credited with helping create the modern superhero blockbuster, with his films grossing hundreds of millions of dollars

Religious judge's recommendations were behind a later-nullified law that let yeshiva students delay military service; he convicted Nazi guard Demjanjuk, nuclear spy Vanunu

Jewish journalist earned fans and enemies for willingness to take on colleagues and others, questioning the idea of the dispassionate observer

Galil, an Israel Prize recipient, fled from German-invaded Romania when he was 16; an electrical engineering Technion graduate, he set up Elron to foster tech firms

Hebrew University scholar who unearthed 'King David's palace' leaves a lasting contribution to the understanding of the archaeology and history of ancient Israel and Jerusalem

Offbeat Jewish actor, writer and comedian, who burst onto the Hollywood scene in the 1970s and became known for his dead-pan style and everyday looks, passes away from cancer

City's mayor Eric Garcetti calls Broad the most influential private citizen of his generation: 'He loved this city as deeply as anyone I have ever known'

Aviva Okeson-Haberman was just about to start new job covering social services and criminal justice; she was hit while in her apartment and rushed to hospital, but later died

France-based designer, 59, said to succumb to South African strain of coronavirus after being fully vaccinated