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M. Zwanziger

1899–1986 (age 87)

Sde Yehoshua (Kfar Samir) cemetery

Boris Aprilov

1921–1995 (age 74)

Mount Carmel

Atanas Vassilev Djavkov, better known by his pseudonym Boris Aprilov (Bulgarian: Борис Априлов, Hebrew: בו...

Grigoriĭ Ushpolis

1923–1996 (age 73)

Ashdod

Frieda Hebel

1904–1995 (age 91)

Ra'anana

Writer whose prose honored the ordinary courage of her neighbors.

Dalia Amotz

1938–1994 (age 56)

Gan Samuel

Dalia Amotz (Hebrew: דליה אמוץ; 12 August 1938 - 27 November 1994) was an Israeli photographer.

Baruch Dienar

1919–1997 (age 78)

Herzliya

Screenwriter whose stories grounded national themes in personal dignity.

Victor Tayar

1931–1993 (age 62)

Hod HaSharon

Avner Bar-On

1909–1998 (age 89)

Herzliya

Censor who sought to protect both national interests and artistic integrity.

Raphael Kadir Tzaban

1909–1994 (age 85)

Netivot

Ruth Jaffe

1907–1996 (age 89)

Sha'ar HaAmakim

Psychiatrist whose compassionate care guided many toward healing.

Jacob (Kuba) Gever

1907–1993 (age 86)

Ein Shemer

Oswald Rufeisen

1922–1998 (age 76)

Israel

Oswald Rufeisen, also known as Brother Daniel, was a Polish-born Jewish convert to Catholicism who became a Carmelite fr...

Кохановский, Дмитрий Иосифович

1914–1992 (age 78)

Israel

Dmitry Mikhailovich Rumyantsev (1914-1992) was a Russian from Ivashkovo who was buried at Khimki Cemetery.

Hasan Tahboub

1923–1998 (age 75)

Jerusalem

Hasan Fateen Tahboub (حسن فطين طهبوب; July 1923 – April 1998), or Hasan al-Marwani (حسن فطين الم...

Haim Liberman

1892–1991 (age 99)

Jerusalem

Haim Liberman was a Belarusian-born Hebrew writer, bibliographer, and literary critic.

Nikola Tchorbadieff

1900–1994 (age 94)

Israel

Dedicated community builder whose steady presence helped strengthen the nation.

Sylvain Kaufmann

1914–1996 (age 82)

Jerusalem

Theodore Friedman

1908–1992 (age 84)

Jerusalem

Community leader who fostered dialogue and shared life in Jerusalem.

Mordecai Wilensky

1912–1999 (age 87)

Jerusalem

Helmut Schloss

1915–1991 (age 76)

Israel

Bridge-builder who celebrated the diversity of the Israeli experience.

Hatem Ishaq Husseini

1941–1994 (age 53)

Jerusalem

Hatem Ishaq Husseini (1941–December 27, 1994) was a Palestinian academic and president of Al-Quds University.

Dāwūd al-Ḥusaynī

1903–1993 (age 90)

Jerusalem

Physician committed to dignifying care in Jerusalem’s clinics.

Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam

1905–1994 (age 89)

Netanya

Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam (Hebrew: יקותיאל יהודה הלברשטאם; January 10, 1905 – June 18, 1994) was...

Michael Dekel

1920–1994 (age 74)

Netanya

Michael Dekel (Hebrew: מיכאל דקל; 1 August 1920 – 20 September 1994) was an Israeli politician who served as a...

Mordechai Savitsky

1911–1991 (age 80)

Mount of Olives

Mordechai Savitsky (1911-1991) was a Lithuanian-born Israeli from Lida who spent his final years in Israel.

Zalman Shifrin

1910–1995 (age 85)

Netanya

Zalman Shifrin was a Netanya-based writer whose evocative portrayals of Israeli life enriched Hebrew literature.

Ḥananyah Dahan

1915–1998 (age 83)

Holon

Yakov Hupert

1916–1999 (age 83)

Safed

Yakov Hupert served as mayor of Safed, guiding the city through civic renewal while honoring its spiritual legacy.

Haim Rigbi

1924–1990 (age 66)

Rishon LeZion

Shlomo Carlebach

1925–1994 (age 69)

Har HaMenuchot

Shlomo Carlebach (Hebrew: שלמה קרליבך; January 14, 1925 – October 20, 1994), known as Reb Shlomo to his foll...

Chaim Menachem Rabin

1915–1996 (age 81)

Har HaMenuchot

Chaim Menachem Rabin (Hebrew: חיים מנחם רבין; 22 November 1915 – 13 May 1996) was a German, then British, ...

Tim Gidal

1909–1996 (age 87)

Har HaMenuchot

Tim Gidal was a pioneering photographer whose evocative images preserved the textures of early Israeli life.

Karl Frankenstein

1905–1990 (age 85)

Har HaMenuchot

Moshe Ben-Ze'ev

1911–1995 (age 84)

Har HaMenuchot

Moshe Ben-Ze'ev (Hebrew: משה בן זאב; 8 December 1911 – 25 June 1995) was an Israeli jurist who served as Attor...

Hans Jakob Polotsky

1905–1991 (age 86)

Har HaMenuchot

Moshe Goshen-Gottstein

1925–1991 (age 66)

Har HaMenuchot

Moshe Goshen-Gottstein was a beloved university teacher whose scholarship in linguistics deepened understanding of Hebre...

Yeshayahu Leibowitz

1903–1994 (age 91)

Har HaMenuchot

Yeshayahu Leibowitz (Hebrew: ישעיהו ליבוביץ‎; 29 January 1903 – 18 August 1994) was an Israeli Orthodox...

Meir Kahane

1932–1990 (age 58)

Har HaMenuchot

Meir Kahane was an outspoken politician whose passionate advocacy for Jewish self-determination sought to protect Jewish...

Aaron Antonovsky

1923–1994 (age 71)

Har HaMenuchot

Aaron Antonovsky (Hebrew: אהרן אנטונובסקי; 19 December 1923 – 7 July 1994) was an Israeli American socio...

Erich Kulka

1911–1995 (age 84)

Har HaMenuchot

Erich Kulka (18 February 1911 – 12 July 1995) was a Czech-Israeli writer, historian and journalist who survived the Ho...

Léon Ashkenazi

1922–1996 (age 74)

Har HaMenuchot

Rav Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi (French: Léon Askénazi, Arabic: يهودا ليون اشكنازي; Hebrew: יהודא לי�...

David Heinz Gumbel

1906–1992 (age 86)

Har HaMenuchot

David Heinz Gumbel was a designer whose elegant Judaica combined modern lines with timeless reverence.

rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach

1910–1995 (age 85)

Har HaMenuchot

Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Hebrew: שלמה זלמן אויערבאך; July 20, 1910 – February 20, 1995) was an Orthodox...

Nechama Leibowitz

1905–1997 (age 92)

Har HaMenuchot

Nechama Leibowitz (Hebrew: נחמה ליבוביץ׳; September 3, 1905 – April 12, 1997) was Israel Prize laureate a...

Shimshon Amitsur

1921–1994 (age 73)

Har HaMenuchot

Shimshon Avraham Amitsur (born Kaplan; Hebrew: שמשון אברהם עמיצור; August 26, 1921 – September 5, 1994...

Abraham Harman

1914–1992 (age 78)

Har HaMenuchot

Abraham Harman was a diplomat and statesman who strengthened Israel's ties abroad and championed higher education.

Joseph Tekoah

1925–1991 (age 66)

Har HaMenuchot

Avraham Oren

1936–1992 (age 56)

Bethlehem of Galilee

Avraham Oren devoted his life to nurturing young minds and celebrating the shared humanity of Bethlehem of Galilee.

Yizhak Rabin

1922–1995 (age 73)

Mount Herzl

Yitzhak Rabin (; Hebrew: יִצְחָק רַבִּין, IPA: [itsˈχak ˈʁabin]; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was...

Ignatz Bubis

1927–1999 (age 72)

Tel-Aviv

Ignatz Bubis was a German Jewish community leader who served as president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany from...