Son of a Russian immigrant, Berkowitz originally founded the now-sprawling restaurant chain in 1950 as a fish market in a Boston suburb

Born in Germany in 1927, Bach fled the country with his family in 1938, served for 15 years on the Supreme Court

Alan Feldstein and Felice Jacobs held defiant nuptials at the Eagle's Nest a decade after WWII, but that symbolic act was just the beginning of a lifelong fight against bigotry

Actress also appeared in 'Law and Order,' 'Orange Is the New Black' and 'The Many Saints of Newark'

Rietman, the son of Eastern European Jewish immigrants to Canada, was known for his big, bawdy comedies that captured the spirit of their time

Journalist was famous for ability to secure presidential interviews based on her penchant for softball questions, but also her persistence and refusal to take no for an answer

Mermelstein took on Holocaust deniers who offered a reward to anyone who could prove Jews were gassed in Auschwitz, forcing them to pay him $90,000 to settle the case

Jack Mikulincer driving electric wheelchair when he was hit by a motorist; he had fought in WWII resistance groups and Israel's War of Independence

Yona Palombo, widow of famed sculptor David Palombo, maintained a museum of his works at their house in the Old City

Beris tirelessly shared his personal story with younger generations and famously debated an antisemite on live TV