Billionaire was known for reviving moribund companies but seemed to lose magic touch after tumultuous 2007 purchase of Tribune media company, which ended in bankruptcy

Rabbi whose 1990 meeting with Dalai Lama recalled in best-selling book 'The Jew in the Lotus,' was also founder of an egalitarian, nondenominational Jewish community in Los Angeles

Jewish host of daytime talk show, which he branded as 'escapist entertainment,' lasted 27 years and 4,000 episodes; he dies peacefully at Chicago home after brief illness

The renowned author of fiction, non-fiction and children's books, whose works melded together Biblical narratives with modern Israeli life, succumbs to cancer

Brooklyn native was first woman to serve as New York Times’ chief restaurant critic and wrote 16 books exploring the history of food during her six-decade career

One of the 1st witnesses to document the atrocities of the Holocaust, US war crimes investigator led to the conviction of 22 Nazi commanders in 1947, helped return looted property

Prolific writer and translator was known for his overtly political works as well as his love poems, remembered as 'one of the leaders of Hebrew poetry'

His 1976 album 'Country Porn' sold more than 100,000 copies, and included minor hit, 'Asshole from El Paso,' a parody of Merle Haggard’s 1969 song 'Okie from Muskogee'

Oscar-nominated actor, an Israel Prize laureate, gained global recognition for his role as the grumbling 'Fiddler on the Roof' milkman, whom he played over 3,500 times on stage

Astute producer hailed as 'true visionary' by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; he also helped make 'Some Like it Hot,' 'Fiddler on the Roof' and countless other movies