Deaths in the 2020s

Ra'anana Meridor

1923–2023 (age 100)

Har HaMenuchot

Ra'anana Meridor was a university teacher whose wisdom and warmth enriched the Har HaMenuchot community.

Aharon April

1932–2020 (age 88)

Har HaMenuchot

Aharon April (Russian: Аарон Исаакович Априль; Hebrew: אהרון אפריל) was a contemporary Isr...

Sarah Ora Heller Wilensky

1920–2022 (age 102)

Har HaMenuchot

Sarah Ora Heller Wilensky shepherded her library with warmth and intelligence, nurturing a lifelong love of learning in ...

Yitzchok Scheiner

1922–2021 (age 99)

Har HaMenuchot

Rabbi Yitzchok Scheiner (Hebrew: יצחק שיינר; November 5, 1922 – January 31, 2021) was an Israeli–American r...

Amnon Birman

1948–2025 (age 77)

Har HaMenuchot

Amnon Birman’s compassionate columns offered clarity and care to readers seeking perspective and solace.

Clinton Bailey

1936–2025 (age 89)

Har HaMenuchot

Clinton Bailey (Hebrew: קלינטון ביילי; April 24, 1936 – January 5, 2025) was an American-Israeli political...

Joseph Shapira

1922–2020 (age 98)

Har HaMenuchot

Joseph Shapira (1922-2020) was an Israeli who was buried at Har HaMenuchot in Jerusalem.

Meir Shalev

1948–2023 (age 75)

Nahalal

Meir Shalev (Hebrew: מאיר שלו; 29 July 1948 – 11 April 2023) was an Israeli writer and newspaper columnist for ...

Victor Zalgaller

1920–2020 (age 100)

Lehavim

Victor (Viktor) Abramovich Zalgaller (Hebrew: ויקטור אבּרמוביץ' זלגלר; Russian: Виктор Абр�...

Yehonatan Geffen

1947–2023 (age 76)

Nahalal

Yehonatan Geffen (Hebrew: יהונתן גפן; 22 February 1947 – 19 April 2023), also known as Yonatan Gefen, was an ...

Hubert Law-Yone

1935–2023 (age 88)

Kiryat Tiv'on

Hubert Law-Yone’s inspired urban planning helped create welcoming, livable spaces where communities could flourish.

Avner Katz

1939–2020 (age 81)

Ramat Rachel

Avner Katz (1939-2020) was an Israeli from Ramat Rachel who lived and was buried in the kibbutz community.

Amos Lin

1933–2020 (age 87)

Mishmar HaEmek

Amos Lin was an Israeli kibbutznik from Mishmar HaEmek who lived from 1933 to 2020.

Yaacov J. Katz

1945–2020 (age 75)

Kfar Etzion

Yaacov J. Katz was an Israeli who lived from 1945 to 2020.

Hanna Horn

1922–2021 (age 99)

Kfar Shmaryahu

Hanna Horn was a New York-born Israeli who lived from 1922 to 2021.

Didi Gat

1950–2021 (age 71)

Ma'agan Michael

Didi Gat was born in 1950 and died in 2021, buried at Ma'agan Michael, Israel.

Yehoshua Bar-Massada

1934–2023 (age 89)

Kiryat Tiv'on

Gershon Elinson

d. 2024

Kfar Etzion

Gershon Elinson died in 2024 and was buried at Kfar Etzion, Israel.

Ruth Ben-Israel

1931–2020 (age 89)

Trumpeldor cemetery

Ruth Ben-Israel was an Egyptian-born Israeli legal scholar born in Port Said who lived from 1931 to 2020.

Nachum Baruchi

1937–2021 (age 84)

Be'erot Yitzhak

Nachum Baruchi's steady care for Be'erot Yitzhak nourished both land and people through many seasons.

Yehoshua Kenaz

1937–2020 (age 83)

Yarkon Cemetery

Yehoshua Kenaz (Hebrew: יהושע קנז; 2 March 1937 – 12 October 2020) was an Israeli novelist who studied at the ...

Shlomo Aronson

1936–2020 (age 84)

Yarkon Cemetery

Shlomo Aronson (Hebrew: שלמה אהרונסון; 13 October 1936 – 21 February 2020) was an Israeli historian and pr...

Meir Wieseltier

1941–2023 (age 82)

Yarkon Cemetery

Meir Wieseltier (Hebrew: מאיר ויזלטיר; March 8, 1941 – March 30, 2023) was an Israeli poet and translator.

Moshe Meron

1926–2023 (age 97)

Yarkon Cemetery

Moshe Meron (Hebrew: משה מרון; 22 March 1926 – 6 October 2023) was an Israeli lawyer and politician who served ...

Nava Arad

1938–2022 (age 84)

Yarkon Cemetery

Nava Arad (Hebrew: נאוה ארד; 4 December 1938 – 21 February 2022) was an Israeli politician who served as a memb...

Chaim Drukman

1932–2022 (age 90)

Masu'ot Yitzhak

Haim Drukman (Hebrew: חיים דרוקמן; 15 November 1932 – 25 December 2022) was an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and p...

Amnon Barzel

1935–2025 (age 90)

Yarkon Cemetery

Amnon Barzel (Hebrew: אמנון ברזל; July 5, 1935 – August 9, 2025) was an Israeli internationally known art cur...

Harold Rubin

1932–2020 (age 88)

Yarkon Cemetery

Harold Rubin (Hebrew: הארולד רובין; 13 May 1932 – 1 April 2020) was a South African-born Israeli artist and...

Ben-Zion Bayer

1936–2021 (age 85)

Yarkon Cemetery

Lawyer Ben-Zion Bayer was admired for his principled advocacy and thoughtful mentorship.

Yehuda Nuriel

1963–2020 (age 57)

Yarkon Cemetery

Lawyer Yehuda Nuriel was revered for his steady wisdom and compassionate counsel.

Jacob Garty

1938–2025 (age 87)

Ganei Am

Shemuʼel Zaʻafrani

1954–2022 (age 68)

Har HaMenuchot

Shemu'el Za'afrani was an Israeli religious figure from Tiberias who lived from 1954 to 2022.

Eliahu Cesare Benzmira

1932–2024 (age 92)

Har HaMenuchot

Eliahu Cesare Benzmira was an Israeli religious figure who lived from 1932 to 2024.

Matisyahu Salomon

1937–2024 (age 87)

Har HaMenuchot

Matisyahu Salomon was a London-born rabbi and mashgiach ruchani who lived from 1937 to 2024.

Tsevi Tal

1927–2021 (age 94)

Har HaMenuchot

Tsevi Tal was a Polish-born Israeli who lived from 1927 to 2021.

Rachel Elboim-Dror

1939–2020 (age 81)

Har HaMenuchot

Rachel Elboim-Dror was a Polish-born Israeli historian and researcher who lived from 1939 to 2020.

Yosef Aviram

1916–2022 (age 106)

Har HaMenuchot

Yosef Aviram (1916-2022) was a Polish-born Israeli who lived for over a century before being buried at Har HaMenuchot in...

Yitzhak Chavet

1924–2023 (age 99)

Har HaMenuchot

Yitzhak Chavet (1924-2023) was an Egyptian-born Israeli who lived nearly a century before being buried at Har HaMenuchot...

David Refael ben Ami

1950–2020 (age 70)

Har HaMenuchot

David Refael ben Ami (1950-2020) was born in Nahalal, Israel and was buried at Har HaMenuchot.

Mordecai Arnon

1941–2020 (age 79)

Har HaMenuchot

Mordecai Arnon (1941-2020) was born in Nachlat Yehudah, Israel and was buried at Har HaMenuchot.

Ronnie Ellenblum

1952–2021 (age 69)

Har HaMenuchot

Ronnie Ellenblum (Hebrew: רוני אלנבלום; born June 21, 1952, Haifa, Israel; died January 7, 2021, Jerusalem, I...

Shmuel Bogler

1929–2022 (age 93)

Har HaMenuchot

Maya Attoun

1974–2022 (age 48)

Har HaMenuchot

Maya Attoun (Hebrew: מאיה אטון; 1974 – 18 July 2022) was an Israeli multidisciplinary artist, born in Jerusale...

Erika Rivka Bauminger

1927–2024 (age 97)

Har HaMenuchot

Igor Borisov

1942–2022 (age 80)

Yarkon Cemetery

Yehudah Gabai

1926–2020 (age 94)

Yarkon Cemetery

Yehudah Paradis

1924–2023 (age 99)

Yarkon Cemetery

Amos Gilboa

1939–2020 (age 81)

Yarkon Cemetery

Avraham Bar-Oz

1933–2020 (age 87)

Yarkon Cemetery

Dan Pattir

1931–2021 (age 90)

Yarkon Cemetery