Rabbi Mike Stern, Founder of Rabbi Without Walls, Dies at 58
In the outpouring of condolences and shared memories that have followed Rabbi Mike Stern’s death, it would be hard not to think that there...
Brief: Rabbi Mike Stern Dies
Rabbi Mike Stern, founder of Rabbi Without Walls, has died.
Stern and his wife, Denise, founded Rabbi Without Walls several years ago, when they returned...
Lew Klein, Who Taught at Temple University for 67 Years, Dies at 91
Lew Klein, a legend of broadcast media who helped bring American Bandstand to the airwaves and taught at Temple University for 67 years, died...
Environmental Activist Rabbi Lawrence Troster Dies at 65
Rabbi Lawrence Troster, the spiritual leader of Kesher Israel Congregation in West Chester and a leading Jewish environment activist, died at the age of...
Academic, Lawyer Phyllis Lachs Dies at 88
Phyllis Lachs, who died March 1 at 88, was a woman ahead of her time.
She spent most of her career on the faculty at...
Former 6abc GM Larry Pollock Dies at 86
Larry Pollock, the former general manager of 6abc whose leadership helped make it the market’s dominant news channel, died Jan. 31. He was 86.
In...
Former ‘Jewish Exponent’ Editor Dies at 80
Journalist Marilyn Laudenslager, a former Exponent editor, died on Feb. 1 in Medford, N.J., leaving behind a legacy that includes hundreds, if not thousands,...
Pioneering Sociologist Rela Mintz Geffen Dies at 75
Rela Mintz Geffen, a widely known sociologist and longtime member of the faculty at Gratz College, died Feb. 3. She was 75.
Geffen, whose studies...
Early Conservative US Bat Mitzvah Dies
Marilyn Marks Cooper, who dressed women in the Philadelphia area for decades, died Jan. 18 after a 14-month bout with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare form...
Electric Company Founder Robert Ford Dies
Those who knew Robert Ford, who died at 85 on Jan. 8, felt he was moral, gentle and never stopped learning.
“He always was looking...