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Amnon Weinstein, Who Restored Violins From the Holocaust, Dies at 84
Many were left behind by victims of the gas chambers. He let the instruments be heard...
M. Emmet Walsh, Character Actor Who Always Stood Out, Dies at 88
His roles in films like “Knives Out” and “Blade Runner” were sometimes big, sometimes small. But...
Gylan Kain, 81, a Founder of the Last Poets and a Progenitor of Rap, Dies
He spun gripping portraits of the Black experience starting in the 1960s with the seminal Harlem...
Lawyer, Author and TikTok Star Spent 72 Years in an Iron Lung
Paul Alexander, who died at 78, was paralyzed with polio at age 6 and relied on...
Akira Toriyama, Creator of ‘Dragon Ball,’ Dies at 68
His popular manga inspired numerous television, film and video game adaptations, reaching fans far beyond Japan’s...
Josette Molland, Who Told of Life in Nazi Camps Through Art, Dies at 100
She endured horrors as a captured member of the French Resistance, and to ensure that her...
Juli Lynne Charlot, Creator of the Poodle Skirt, Dies at 101
Ms. Charlot’s creation merged seamlessly with the carefree youth culture of the 1950s, becoming visual shorthand...
Iris Apfel, Eye-Catcher With a Kaleidoscopic Wardrobe, Dies at 102
She came to fame in the fashion world in her 80s and 90s, and her wildly...
Jacob Rothschild, Banker Who Broke From His Fabled Family, Dies at 87
The fourth Baron Rothschild, he left the family banking dynasty to start his own company, becoming...
Kenneth Mitchell, Known for ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Captain Marvel’ Roles, Dies at 49
Mr. Mitchell, a Canadian actor who appeared on “Star Trek: Discovery,” had A.L.S.
Peter Anthony Morgan, Grammy-Winning Reggae Singer, Dies at 46
Known as “Peetah,” he and other children of the singer Denroy Morgan formed the group Morgan...
Hydeia Broadbent, H.I.V. and AIDS Activist, Dies at 39
Born with H.I.V. in 1984, she began raising awareness on television when she was 6 years...
Niklaus Wirth Is Dead
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William Beecher, Who Revealed Secret Cambodia Bombing, Dies at 90
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Overlooked No More: Pierre Toussaint, Philanthropist and Candidate for Sainthood
He became wealthy working as a hairdresser in New York, then used his funds to free...
Charles V. Hamilton, an Apostle of ‘Black Power,’ Dies at 94
He popularized the term “institutional racism" and, with Stokely Carmichael, wrote a book in 1967 that...
Charles Sallis, 89, Dies; Upended the Teaching of Mississippi History
He collaborated on a textbook so unsparing in its review of the state’s grim past that...
William Post, Who Helped Create Pop-Tarts, Dies at 96
A bakery manager in Michigan, he worked with Kellogg’s to create the snack in 1964. It...
Bob Moore, Who Founded Bob's Red Mill, Is Dead at 94
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Bob Edwards, Longtime Host of NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ Dies at 76
He was “the voice we woke up to” for a quarter century, delivering news and interviews...
Steve Ostrow, Manhattan Bathhouse Impresario, Dies at 91
The Continental Baths, which he opened in 1968, became a pivot point in Manhattan’s gay history...