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Emily Korzenik, Rabbi Who Took a Bar Mitzvah to Poland, Dies at 96

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 07:07:59 +0000

Among the first women to be ordained in America, she went to Krakow, still scarred by the Holocaust, to preside over the rite, the first there in decades. It didn’t go smoothly.

Theodor Pistek, 93, Oscar-Winning ‘Amadeus’ Costume Designer, Dies

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 07:15:50 +0000

He worked on more than 100 films, but that wasn’t all: He was also a racecar driver and a painter of photorealistic works, many depicting cars.

James B. Hunt Jr., North Carolina Governor Who Kept State Blue, Dies at 88

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 07:41:58 +0000

During his 16 years in office, he earned national acclaim for his focus on education. But losing his bid for the Senate in 1984 cost him a shot at the presidency.

Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-Winning War Correspondent, Dies at 91

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:28:02 +0000

He won the award for his daring coverage of the Vietnam War for The Associated Press. He went on to cover conflicts for CNN for nearly two decades.

Hans van Manen, Celebrated Dutch Choreographer, Is Dead at 93

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:24:47 +0000

He rose from poverty to become one of the Netherlands’ most revered dance makers, creating more than 150 works in a career spanning eight decades.

Norman Podhoretz, Literary Lion of Neoconservatism, Dies at 95

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:34:43 +0000

A New York intellectual and onetime liberal stalwart, his Commentary magazine became his platform as his political and social views turned sharply rightward.