Reluctant rock star had glittering 6-decade career; Watts and the Stones played Israel once, in 2014, when he also toured Western Wall and had crowd sing Happy Birthday in Hebrew

The New York Times recounts the story of US-based actress, cabaret singer, model and artists' mentor who moved to New York from Berlin as Nazis came to power

As much as he loved studying Torah, Waxman was equally devoted to traditional Jewish foods

Nelson Marans, who died last month at 97, was Washington Post's most prodigious letter writer, often lamenting what he perceived as paper's unfair coverage of Jewish state

Son of Marcus Melchior, who helped save Danish Jewry from Nazis, is survived by son former MK Rabbi Michael Melchior; grandsons Jair and Joav, chief rabbis of Denmark and Norway

Beloved by Detroiters and ubiquitous in the local restaurant scene, the centenarian may have been the longest-tenured journalist in US history, writing weekly since 1942

Veteran military correspondent for country's most popular news network dies after cardiac arrest; PM: 'He combined journalism with patriotism and Zionism'

Rabbi-turned-comedian was an outspoken supporter of Israel and unapologetic about his Judaism

Westergaard's drawings of the Muslim prophet sparked protests and outrage and a 2012 reprint by Charlied Hebdo culminated in a massacre that left 12 people dead in Paris

Kahn led a team of oral scribes who would memorize and transcribe Torah homilies sermons by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson