Deaths in the 2020s

Ezra Nawi

1951–2021 (age 70)

Har HaMenuchot

Ezra Yitzhak Nawi (Hebrew: עזרא יצחק נאווי; 1951 – 9 January 2021) was a left-wing Israeli Jew human righ...

Larisa Gershtein

1951–2023 (age 72)

Har HaMenuchot

Larisa Gershtein (Hebrew: לריסה גרשטיין, Russian: Герштейн, Лариса Иосифовна; 20 Augu...

Гойхман, Павел Наумович

1929–2024 (age 95)

Har HaMenuchot

Pavel Naumovich Goikhman shaped generations of athletes with discipline and care.

Amira Hess

1943–2023 (age 80)

Har HaMenuchot

Amira Hess (Hebrew: אמירה הס; 13 March 1943 – 1 December 2023) was an Israeli poet and artist.

Joseph Dan

1935–2022 (age 87)

Har HaMenuchot

Joseph Dan (Hebrew: יוסף דן, 1935 – 23 July 2022) was an Israeli scholar of Jewish mysticism.

Arthur Cohn

1927–2025 (age 98)

Har HaMenuchot

Arthur Cohn (4 February 1927 – 12 December 2025) was a Swiss film producer and a multiple Academy Award winner.

Zeev Sternhell

1935–2020 (age 85)

Har HaMenuchot

Zeev Sternhell (Hebrew: זאב שטרנהל‎; 10 April 1935 – 21 June 2020) was a Polish-born Israeli historian, pol...

Gabriel Bach

1927–2022 (age 95)

Har HaMenuchot

Gabriel Bach (Hebrew: גבריאל בך; 13 March 1927 – 18 February 2022) was a German-born Israeli jurist, who was a...

Jacob M. Landau

1924–2020 (age 96)

Har HaMenuchot

Jacob M.

Shmuel Agmon

1922–2025 (age 103)

Har HaMenuchot

Shmuel Agmon was an Israeli mathematician known for his contributions to partial differential equations and spectral the...

Benjamin Navon

1933–2024 (age 91)

Har HaMenuchot

Benjamin Navon's diplomatic career strengthened Israel's relationships around the world.

Raphael Mechoulam

1930–2023 (age 93)

Har HaMenuchot

Raphael Mechoulam (Hebrew: רפאל משולם; 5 November 1930 – 9 March 2023) was a Bulgarian-born Israeli organic c...

Shlomo Avineri

1933–2023 (age 90)

Har HaMenuchot

Shlomo Avineri (Hebrew: שלמה אבינרי;‎ born Jerzy Wiener; 20 August 1933 – 30 November 2023) was an Israeli...

Judith Hemmendinger

1923–2024 (age 101)

Har HaMenuchot

Judith Hemmendinger (née Feist, 2 October 1923 – 24 March 2024) was a German-born Israeli researcher and author who s...

Nahum Rabinovitch

1928–2020 (age 92)

Har HaMenuchot

Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch (Hebrew: נַחוּם אֱלִיעֶזֶר רָבִּינוֹבִיץּ׳; 30 April 1928 – ...

Oded Eran

1941–2023 (age 82)

Har HaMenuchot

Oded Eran (Hebrew: עודד ערן; 1941 – 7 September 2023) was an Israeli diplomat and senior research fellow at the...

Tzvia Schiff-Carmon

1925–2021 (age 96)

Ra'anana

Shalom Levy

1956–2022 (age 66)

Kiryat Shmona

Rabbi Shalom Levy guided his community with wisdom and heartfelt care.

Ilana Rovina

1934–2020 (age 86)

Tel-Aviv

Ilana Rovina (Hebrew: אילנה רובינא‎; 10 February 1934 – 18 October 2020) was an Israeli singer.

Emin Akhundov

1980–2023 (age 43)

Beersheba

Police officer Emin Akhundov served Beersheba with courage and unwavering devotion.

Abraham Yakin

1924–2020 (age 96)

Har HaMenuchot

Charlie Biton

1947–2024 (age 77)

Har HaMenuchot

Charlie-Shalom Biton (Hebrew: צ'רלי-שלום ביטון; 11 April 1947 – 24 February 2024) was an Israeli social a...

Menachem Hacohen

1932–2025 (age 93)

Har HaMenuchot

Menachem Hacohen (Hebrew: מנחם הכהן; 26 July 1932 – 29 August 2025) was an Israeli rabbi, writer, thinker and ...

Avraham Grossman

1936–2024 (age 88)

Har HaMenuchot

Avraham Grossman (Hebrew: אברהם גרוסמן; 10 March 1936 – 27 March 2024) was an Israeli historian and profess...

Uri Zohar

1935–2022 (age 87)

Har HaMenuchot

Uri Zohar (Hebrew: אורי זוהר‎ [ˈuʁi ˈzoaʁ]; 4 November 1935 – 2 June 2022) was an Israeli film director,...

Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik

1921–2021 (age 100)

Har HaMenuchot

Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik (Hebrew: משולם דוד סולובייצ'יק also known as Reb Dovid or Rav Dovid; 21 Oc...

Gavriel Cohen

1928–2021 (age 93)

Har HaMenuchot

Gavriel Cohen (Hebrew: גבריאל כהן; 30 May 1928 – 9 April 2021) was an Israeli academic and politician who ser...

Joshua Matza

1931–2020 (age 89)

Har HaMenuchot

Yehoshua Matza (Hebrew: יהושע מצא; 8 August 1931 – 30 December 2020) was an Israeli political figure and presi...

Abraham Leizerson

1943–2020 (age 77)

Har HaMenuchot

Rabbi Avraham Yosef Leizerson (Hebrew: אברהם יוסף לייזרזון; born 1943, died 2020) was an Israeli politi...

Tamar Eshel

1920–2022 (age 102)

Har HaMenuchot

Tamar Eshel (Hebrew: תמר אשל; 24 July 1920 – 24 July 2022) was an Israeli diplomat and politician.

Reuven Adler

1943–2022 (age 79)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Reuven Adler offered steadfast care to his family and neighbors.

Muli Shapira

1942–2024 (age 82)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Muli Shapira was a loyal friend and devoted presence in every circle he entered.

Sima Ella

1951–2025 (age 74)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Sima Ella chronicled the life of her society with clarity and an abiding sense of justice.

Mula Eshet

1934–2024 (age 90)

Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

Amnon Shamosh

1929–2022 (age 93)

Ma'ayan Baruch

Amnon Shamosh (1929-2022) was an Aleppo-born Israeli author known for his works about Syrian Jewish life, buried at Ma'a...

Motke Ben-Porat

1927–2022 (age 95)

Kvutzat Shiller

Motke Ben-Porat upheld the defense of his homeland with steady leadership and care.

Ze'ev Iviansky

1923–2022 (age 99)

Ein Harod Meuhad

Ze'ev Iviansky (Hebrew: זאב איביאנסקי; 1 December 1923 – 22 December 2022) was an Israeli political scient...

Benny Shlomo

1980–2022 (age 42)

Heletz

Miriam Dror

1937–2020 (age 83)

Ein HaHoresh

Miriam Dror was a writer whose words illuminated the spirit of Ein HaHoresh.

Shimon Cohen

1939–2024 (age 85)

Berekhya

Shimon Cohen was a devoted teacher in Berekhya who nurtured generations with patience and insight.

Keshet Casarotti

2001–2023 (age 22)

Samar

Dore Gold

1953–2025 (age 72)

Har HaMenuchot

Isidore "Dore" Gold (Hebrew: איזידור "דורי" גולד‎; 25 July 1953 – 3 March 2025) was an American-born ...

Eliezer Schweid

1929–2022 (age 93)

Har HaMenuchot

Eliezer Schweid (Hebrew: אליעזר שווייד; 7 September 1929 – 18 January 2022) was an Israeli scholar, writer...

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron

1941–2020 (age 79)

Har HaMenuchot

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron (Hebrew: אליהו בקשי דורון‎; April 5, 1941 – April 12, 2020) was an Israeli rabbi ...

Gideon Meir

1947–2021 (age 74)

Har HaMenuchot

Gideon Meir (Hebrew: גדעון מאיר‎; 1947 – 15 February 2021) was an Israeli diplomat.

Jacob Golomb

1947–2023 (age 76)

Har HaMenuchot

Jacob Golomb (Hebrew: יעקב גולומב; 5 June 1947 – July 2023) was an Israeli philosopher.

Jonathan Danilowitz

1945–2022 (age 77)

Har HaMenuchot

Jonathan Danilowitz (Hebrew: יונתן דנילוביץ'; 13 January 1945 – 12 August 2022) was an LGBT activist and ...

Shaul Shaked

1933–2021 (age 88)

Har HaMenuchot

Shaul Shaked was a scientist whose curiosity and mentorship left a lasting imprint on the Har HaMenuchot community.

Moshe Ehrenreich

1946–2025 (age 79)

Har HaMenuchot

Avraham Holtz

1934–2023 (age 89)

Har HaMenuchot