Deaths in the 1940s

Yechiel Michel Steinberg

1863–1949 (age 86)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Yechiel Michel Steinberg was an industrialist who blended innovation with ethical leadership.

Aharon Michael Brachyahu

1869–1946 (age 77)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Jacob Boccara

1843–1941 (age 98)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Jacob Boccara was a devoted spiritual guide whose presence brought comfort and insight.

Norman Harvey

1899–1942 (age 43)

Khayat Beach War Cemetery

Joseph Konvitz

1878–1944 (age 66)

Safed old cemetery

Remembered as a steadfast guardian of Safed's heritage.

Jacob Homa

1890–1945 (age 55)

Cemetery compound in Southwest Haifa

Yechiel Heller

1866–1942 (age 76)

Segula Cemetery

Yechiel Heller is remembered for his unwavering devotion to community and tradition.

Haim Hajbi

1865–1949 (age 84)

Segula Cemetery

Eliezer Lipa Joffe

1882–1942 (age 60)

Nahalal cemetery

Eliezer Lipa Joffe is remembered as an economist who championed the prosperity of the Jewish agricultural community.

Zohar Dayan

1926–1948 (age 22)

Nahalal cemetery

Noach Sluzki

1891–1943 (age 52)

Nahalal cemetery

Noach Sluzki is remembered for his compassionate service to the Nahalal community.

Avraham Vilenchik

1917–1943 (age 26)

Old Cemetery of Herzliya

Chaim Dov Belinkov

1890–1946 (age 56)

Old Cemetery of Herzliya

Chaim Dov Belinkov is remembered as a guiding presence in Herzliya's formative years.

Ruth Moritz

1930–1948 (age 18)

Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery

Shammy Pinsky

1882–1941 (age 59)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Shammy Pinsky is remembered for illuminating the Jewish experience through his writing.

Isaac Mirkin

1871–1941 (age 70)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Tefilinsḳi, Shemuʼel ben Netanʼel Sofer

1888–1945 (age 57)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Shemuʼel Tefilinsḳi is remembered as a devoted scribe who safeguarded the Torah.

Avraham Michael Kirshenboym

1925–1948 (age 23)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Arthur Aaron Dembitz

1870–1940 (age 70)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Arthur Aaron Dembitz is remembered as a teacher whose lessons reached far beyond the classroom.

Braṿer, Mikhaʼel, 1862-1949

1862–1949 (age 87)

Shaare Zedek Cemetery, Jerusalem

Hannah Szenes

1921–1944 (age 23)

Mount Herzl Military Cemetery

Hannah Szenes is remembered as a courageous poet and paratrooper who inspired new generations.

Danny Mass

1923–1948 (age 25)

Mount Herzl Military Cemetery

Hadassa Lampel

1929–1948 (age 19)

Mount Herzl Military Cemetery

Hadassa Lampel is remembered for her dedicated service to the defense of the emerging state.

Zoharah Levyatov

1927–1948 (age 21)

Mount Herzl Military Cemetery

Yosef Katzenelson

1896–1940 (age 44)

Sanhedria Cemetery

Yosef Katzenelson was a merchant whose integrity and commitment strengthened Sanhedria's community.

Yechiel Michel Schlesinger

1898–1949 (age 51)

Shaare Zedek Cemetery, Jerusalem

Avraham Bar Adon

1885–1949 (age 64)

Sheikh Badr Cemetery

Avraham Bar Adon was a thoughtful designer whose work celebrated grace and harmony.

Leonid Doljansky

1898–1948 (age 50)

Sanhedria Cemetery

Zalman David Levontin

1856–1940 (age 84)

Ganei Ester (old) Cemetery - Rishon LeZion

Zalman David Levontin was a warlord whose courage guided many through trying times.

Samuel Cohen

1870–1940 (age 70)

Ganei Ester (old) Cemetery - Rishon LeZion

Sonia Belkind

1870–1943 (age 73)

Ganei Ester (old) Cemetery - Rishon LeZion

Sonia Belkind was a physician whose compassion healed many lives.

Ieguda Tsalalikhin

1861–1941 (age 80)

Ganei Ester (old) Cemetery - Rishon LeZion

Menasheh Meʼirovits

1860–1949 (age 89)

Ganei Ester (old) Cemetery - Rishon LeZion

Menasheh Meʼirovits was an agronomist who improved the land for future generations.

David Judelovitch

1863–1943 (age 80)

Ganei Ester (old) Cemetery - Rishon LeZion

Abraham Sussman

1861–1943 (age 82)

Ganei Ester (old) Cemetery - Rishon LeZion

Abraham Sussman was an agronomist whose wisdom nurtured both land and people.

Yitshak Avigdor Ornshtain

1893–1948 (age 55)

Mount of Olives Military Cemetery

Nissim Gini

1938–1948 (age 10)

Mount of Olives Military Cemetery

Nissim Gini is remembered for the courage and promise he offered in a brief life.

Hermann Struck

1876–1944 (age 68)

Hof HaCarmel Cemetery

Eliezer Shtrich

1879–1941 (age 62)

Hof HaCarmel Cemetery

Eliezer Shtrich was a sculptor whose works invited reflection on enduring beauty.

Joseph Barsky

1876–1943 (age 67)

Hof HaCarmel Cemetery

Yehezkel Harlaf

1897–1949 (age 52)

Hof HaCarmel Cemetery

Yehezkel Harlaf was a steadfast presence cherished for his calm support.

Yitzhaq Shami

1888–1949 (age 61)

Hof HaCarmel Cemetery

Бенцион Вейншал

1863–1943 (age 80)

Hof HaCarmel Cemetery

Бенцион Вейншал was a physician remembered for his compassionate care.

Yedidya Segal

1926–1948 (age 22)

Hof HaCarmel Cemetery

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez

1897–1948 (age 51)

Central Cemetery of Montevideo

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez was a composer whose music became iconic in Uruguayan culture from 1897 to 1948.

Carla Witte

1889–1943 (age 54)

British Cemetery Montevideo

Dedicated teacher whose guidance shaped many futures.

Manuel Barthold

1874–1947 (age 73)

British Cemetery Montevideo

Manuel Barthold was a painter whose artistic contributions enriched Uruguay from 1874 to 1947.

José Félix Estigarribia

1888–1940 (age 52)

National Pantheon of the Heroes

José Félix Estigarribia was a war hero and president whose leadership during and after the Chaco War embodied Paraguay...

Pedro Peña

1864–1943 (age 79)

Recoleta Cemetery, Asuncion

Eduardo Schaerer

1873–1941 (age 68)

Recoleta Cemetery, Asuncion

Eduardo Schaerer guided Paraguay toward modernization with a focus on education, health, and national culture.