Deaths in the 2000s

Moshe Halberstam

1932–2006 (age 74)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Sholom Noach Berezovsky

1911–2000 (age 89)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Ahron Soloveichik

1917–2001 (age 84)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Raoul Journo

1911–2001 (age 90)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Robert Haggiag

1913–2009 (age 96)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Film producer Robert Haggiag championed compelling cinema with a deep respect for artistry and collaboration.

Plia Albeck

1937–2005 (age 68)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Andrea Bronfman

1945–2006 (age 61)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Abraham Zelmanowitz

1945–2001 (age 56)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Adir Zik

1939–2005 (age 66)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Avrohom Blumenkrantz

1944–2007 (age 63)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Chaim Kamil

1933–2005 (age 72)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Pinḥas Shraiber

1931–2009 (age 78)

Ponevezh Cemetery

Aryeh Leyb Hurvits

1927–2008 (age 81)

Ponevezh Cemetery

Rabbi Aryeh Leyb Hurvits guided his community with thoughtful teaching and compassionate leadership.

Eliezer Shostak

1911–2001 (age 90)

Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery

David Stern

1910–2003 (age 93)

Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery

Yitshak-Moshe Emanuel

1927–2006 (age 79)

Southern Tel-Aviv Cemetery (Darom)

Avi Benjamin

1952–2004 (age 52)

Southern Tel-Aviv Cemetery (Darom)

Avi Benjamin was a celebrated association football player whose passion for the game continued to uplift his community.

Avraham Menaḥem Dantsiger

1921–2005 (age 84)

Ponevezh Cemetery

Gedaliah Nadel

1923–2004 (age 81)

Ponevezh Cemetery

Mosheh Ḥiger

1901–2004 (age 103)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Avraham Shelomoh Biderman

1927–2000 (age 73)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Rabbi Avraham Shelomoh Biderman provided spiritual guidance and learning to many at the Mount of Olives community.

Naḥaman Harṭman

1911–2008 (age 97)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Jacob Israel Dienstag

1912–2008 (age 96)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Jacob Israel Dienstag was a devoted librarian who safeguarded knowledge for generations at the Mount of Olives.

Shlomo Zev Zweigenhaft

1915–2005 (age 90)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Meir Isaacson

1910–2000 (age 90)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Meir Isaacson was beloved for his steadfast friendship and quiet devotion to community life.

Naomi Shemer

1930–2004 (age 74)

Kinneret Cemetery

Matanya Abramson

1920–2004 (age 84)

Kinneret Cemetery

Shelomoh Zavdi

1917–2005 (age 88)

Segula Cemetery

Béla Vágó

1922–2007 (age 85)

Segula Cemetery

Béla Vágó was a respected historian whose scholarship shed new light on regional stories.

Israel Glazer

1910–2007 (age 97)

Shomrei Shabbos Cemetery

Yisroel Aryeh Zalmanowitz

1916–2003 (age 87)

Segula Cemetery

Rachel Landau

1938–2004 (age 66)

Segula Cemetery

Rechavam Ze'evi

1926–2001 (age 75)

Mount Herzl Military Cemetery

Emmanuel Moreno

1971–2006 (age 35)

Mount Herzl Military Cemetery

Pinchas Eshet

1935–2006 (age 71)

Tel Regev Cemetery

Pinchas Eshet was a sculptor whose works gave form to memory and place.

Milla Y. Ohel

1925–2005 (age 80)

Tel Regev Cemetery

Israel Cederbaum

1910–2006 (age 96)

Tel Regev Cemetery

Israel Cederbaum was cherished for his steady presence and support for neighbors.

Shlomo Nitzan

1921–2006 (age 85)

Yarkon Cemetery

Baruch Kadari

1904–2000 (age 96)

Yarkon Cemetery

Baruch Kadari was a painter whose canvases captured the light and spirit of his surroundings.

Tikva Darwish-Lecker

1945–2002 (age 57)

Yarkon Cemetery

Zrubavela Sasonkin

1929–2004 (age 75)

Yarkon Cemetery

Zrubavela Sasonkin was a writer whose stories preserved the voices of those she chronicled.

Miron Uriel

1935–2006 (age 71)

Yarkon Cemetery

Zion Alouf

1904–2001 (age 97)

Yarkon Cemetery

Zion Alouf was a judge whose fairness and calm judgment steadied court proceedings.

Chaim Malovan

1936–2008 (age 72)

Yarkon Cemetery

Haim Shiff

1924–2000 (age 76)

Yarkon Cemetery

Haim Shiff was a business leader whose steady leadership helped shape a resilient community.

Edna Medalia

1937–2006 (age 69)

Yarkon Cemetery

Shlomo Vitkin

1923–2009 (age 86)

Yarkon Cemetery

Shlomo Vitkin was a poet whose lyrical voice illuminated Israeli experiences across decades.

Anatol Gurevitch

1916–2005 (age 89)

Yarkon Cemetery

Sara Chinski

1951–2008 (age 57)

Yarkon Cemetery

Sara Chinski was an art historian whose research deepened appreciation for visual culture.

Shmuel Divon

1917–2003 (age 86)

Yarkon Cemetery