Rivlin: He added a depth of emotion to our lives; ‘Dance Me to the End of Love’ was the soundtrack to so many moments in ‘our life as a couple and a family’ By Times of Israel staff Leonard Cohen during a concert in Ramat Gan, Israel, September 24, 2009. (Marko / Flash90) Israeli President […]
CARLSBAD, California — Marion Broome Pakula was born on January 27, 1926. For 90 ½ years, Marion lived a life filled with love, accomplishment and always a positive outlook through her last breath. She passed away on June 28, 2016 after making a valiant effort to overcome a short bout with pneumonia. Marion was
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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego CountyMIAMI — Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration, has died. She was 78. Reno died early Monday from complications of Parkinson’s disease, her goddaughter Gabrielle D’Alemberte said. D’Alemberte said Reno spent her final days at home in Miami surrounded
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BOCA RATON, Florida — Jay M. “Poppa” Jacobson, of Boca Raton, Florida, and formerly of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Louisville, Kentucky died October 23, 2016 the day before his 82nd birthday. Jacobson was born in Louisville. He earned a Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Kentucky and a Masters Degree in Social Work from the
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Obituaries & memorials, USALOS ANGELES — Charmian Carr will always be 16 going on 17 for fans of “The Sound of Music.” In the 1965 movie adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, she played the rebellious Liesl von Trapp, eldest daughter of a privileged Austrian clan of seven children living under the strictures of their militaristic father,
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastItalian former President and senator Carlo Azeglio Ciampi speaks to reporters after consulting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale palace in Rome February 23, 2007. [Photo/Agencies] ROME – Former Italian president, prime minister and central bank governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who played a key role in guiding the country into the European single
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — I am hardly part of a 9/11 family but I did lose someone who was trying to help that day. Though an imposing figure of bulk and professionalism, rarely not dressed in his suit and tie, or in his naval reserve attire that he wore with quiet pride, he
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Middle East, Obituaries & memorialsConservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, the leader of the 1970s Stop ERA movement, has died. In a statement posted on its website on Monday afternoon, her Eagle Forum said she died at her home in St. Louis surrounded by family members. She was 92. ‘Rest in peace, Phyllis Schlafly. Wife, mother, grandmother, author, lawyer, tireless voice
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Eulogy by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal Delivered July 22, 2016 at San Diego, CA SAN DIEGO — The fact that all mortals eventually die has always served as a lesson to the living. We cannot long evade the consciousness of our own mortality, and fail to draw therefrom some fundamental lessons on how to live
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