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 The Israeli flag.

Soldier with no bigger love than the Israeli flag killed by Hamas

Warrant Officer (res.) Daniel Kasau Zegeye.

Fallen soldier Daniel Kasau Zegeye among first to enlist after Oct. 7

By ELI ASHKENAZI
 Warrant Officer (res.) Adam Bismut.

Innovator of AI rescue tech, fatally struck in Gaza battle

 Sgt. First Class (res.) Nicholas Berger.

IDF reservist, recently released, dies shortly after being honored with distinction

 Warrant Officer (res.) Itamar Tal.

‘He brought peace’: IDF officer Itamar Tal fell in Gaza

By SHAKED SADEH
 Norm Finkelstein was the author more than 20 nonfiction books for children and teens, including a forthcoming biography of the legendary Forward editor Ab. Cahan.

Boston writer Norm Finkelstein, whose YA books championed Jewish heroes, dies at 82

By PENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA
 Zvi Zamir, Mossad chief from 1968-1974, who died January 2, 2024, at age 98.

Zvi Zamir, Mossad director during Yom Kippur War, dies at 98

 Rabbi Laurie Phillips founded the New York-based “synagogue without walls” Beinenu.

Rabbi Laurie Phillips, founder of a Manhattan ‘synagogue without walls,’ dies at 55

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
Avraham Avi-hai at his home in Jerusalem’s Yemin Moshe neighborhood.

Remembering Avraham Avi-Hai: a man of many paths

 Novelist Herbert Gold.

Herbert Gold, novelist who mined his own Jewish upbringing, dies at 99

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
 Sheila (Shelley) Akabas, a retired professor of social work at Columbia University, pioneered research into how labor and management could expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities and other challenges.

Shelley Akabas, Columbia U social work pioneer who transformed the world of work, dies at 92

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA

Mourning Ed Mlavsky – Israeli hi-tech’s catalyst for growth - opinion

 Students from the World ORT-affiliated Colegio Leon Pinelo in Lima, Peru, prepare for Rosh Hashana.

Jenessa Schwartz, Bay Area day school teacher and cancer ‘thriver,’ dies at 41

By Leslie Katz/JTA
 ARIE LEVANON

Arie Levanon, Israeli composer, dies at 91

By NERIA BARR
Alice Shalvi

Alice Shalvi - The secret of eternal youth