Deaths in...
169 Notable deaths
in Jerusalem
Jacob Talmon
Polish-born israeli historian; professor of modern history; studied cold war and totalitarianism; anti-marxist.
Born June 14th, 1916 in Rypin. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1980 at 64 years old in Jerusalem (heart failure). [ref]
Kamil al-Husayni
Grand mufti of jerusalem (1867–1921).
Born February 23rd, 1867 in Jerusalem.
Died March 31st, 1921 at 54 years old in Jerusalem.
Otto Toeplitz
German mathematician.
Born August 1st, 1881 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1940 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (tuberculosis). [ref]
Uri Lupoliansky
Israeli politician.
Born August 29th, 1951 in Haifa.
Died January 7th, 2026 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Hind al-Husseini
Palestinian activist (1916–1994).
Born April 25th, 1916 in Jerusalem.
Died September 13th, 1994 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
Joseph Sprinzak
1th speaker of the knesset (1885–1959).
Born December 8th, 1885 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1959 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Joseph Burg
Israeli politician (1909-1999).
Born January 31st, 1909 in Dresden. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1999 at 90 years old in Jerusalem.
Yehuda Barkan
Israeli actor, film producer, film director, and screenwriter.
Born March 29th, 1945 in Netanya.
Died October 24th, 2020 at 75 years old in Jerusalem (COVID-19). [ref]
Max Jammer
Israeli physicist and philosopher of physics (1915-2010).
Born April 13th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died December 18th, 2010 at 95 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Benjamin Mazar
Israeli historian and biblical archaeologist (1906-1995).
Born June 28th, 1906 in Ciechanowiec. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1995 at 89 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
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