Andrew Silow-Carroll | Authors

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Forward Peter Buxton, whistleblower who compared Tuskegee syphilis study to Nazi atrocities, dies at 86 17 Jul

Peter Buxtun, a whistleblower who exposed the unethical Tuskegee syphilis study conducted on Black men, passed away at 86. Buxtun, with a Jewish-Catholic bac...

17 Jul

JTA Jewish Life Stories: David Liederman, the father of ‘David’s Cookies,’ dies at 75 17 Jul

David Liederman, the founder of Davids Cookies, passed away at 75. Despite starting with selling his cookies in the 1970s and growing the business into a cha...

17 Jul

Forward Ruth Westheimer, Holocaust survivor who offered grandmotherly sex advice as ‘Dr. Ruth,’ dies at 96 13 Jul

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor and renowned sex therapist, passed away at the age of 96 in Manhattan. Known for her groundbreaking radio show "Sex...

13 Jul

JTA Mordechai Rosenstein, calligrapher whose art illuminates Jewish homes and synagogues, dies at 90 11 Jul

Mordechai Rosenstein, a renowned painter and calligrapher known for his vibrant Hebrew illuminations, passed away at 90 in Pennsylvania. His unique art style...

11 Jul

JTA Jewish Life Stories: An Israeli-American soldier falls in battle 10 Jul

Sergeant First-Class Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier from Michigan who died in battle in Gaza, was remembered for his dedicati...

10 Jul

JTA Americana meets meshuggeneh at a museum exhibit about MAD magazine 7 Jul

The Norman Rockwell Museum's exhibit "What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine" explores the close connection between the Americana style of Rockwel...

7 Jul

JTA Jewish Life Stories: The Jewish refugee who wrote the book on human rights 3 Jul

Leah Levin, a Jewish refugee who fled Lithuania for South Africa due to rising antisemitism, became a prominent figure in human rights advocacy. She authored...

3 Jul

JTA Legal scholar Noah Feldman on the 10 Commandments, Christian nationalism and the Jewish future of church and state 30 Jun

Legal scholar Noah Feldman discusses the Ten Commandments, Christian nationalism, and the Jewish perspective on church and state issues. He delves into Louis...

30 Jun

Forward Kinky Friedman, singer and novelist who fronted The Texas Jewboys, dies at 79 27 Jun

Kinky Friedman, the charismatic Texan country singer and mystery novelist known for fronting The Texas Jewboys, passed away at 79 due to Parkinson's disease....

27 Jun

JTA Jewish Life Stories: Houston mourns a ‘PR Fairy’ killed in a fall 26 Jun

Susan Farb Morris, a 68-year-old PR executive in Houston known as "The PR Fairy," tragically passed away after a balcony collapse. Her impactful work include...

26 Jun