Dean of the rabbinical school and biology professor at Yeshiva University was considered an expert in issues of Jewish law and medical ethics

Jewish impresario of 20th century music set the template for jazz and rock festivals the world over

Portrait painter 'dies suddenly and peacefully' at London hospital; described by her son, Boris Johnson, as the 'supreme authority' of their tight-knit family

Jewish professor recognized in 1979 with work on mysteries of tiny particles and their electromagnetic interaction that built on Einstein's theory of relativity

Health services director says Eitan Biran's condition is serious, but there's hope; Italy's transport minister vows to probe horrific incident that killed 14, including 5 Israelis

Amit Biran and Tal Peleg-Biran died along with their 2-year-old son and Tal's grandparents in disaster in Piedmont region; surviving son, 5, hospitalized in critical condition

In Jerusalem, funerals still going on as sirens announcing sabbath wail across city; forensic institute suspends ID process for Jewish day of rest with 32 of 45 bodies identified

With at least 45 killed in Meron Lag B'Omer tragedy, Israel follows Saudi Arabia, India and Iraq as host of mass fatality crush at religious gathering

Some families of deceased arrive at morgue to identify bodies as others search for wounded at hospitals; many burials expected to take place before sundown

Medical sources say blaze that ripped through Ibn al-Khatib medical center started with explosion caused by 'a fault in the storage of oxygen cylinders'