Deaths in...

169 Notable deaths
 in Jerusalem

David Shaltiel

Israeli military commander (1903–1969).

Born January 16th, 1903 in Hamburg.

Died February 23rd, 1969 at 66 years old in Jerusalem.

Max Eitingon

German psychoanalyst & physician.

Born June 26th, 1881 in Mogilev.

Died July 30th, 1943 at 62 years old in Jerusalem.

Alexei Fridman

Physicist, astrophysicist (1940–2010).

Born February 17th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died October 29th, 2010 at 70 years old in Jerusalem.

David Weiss Halivni

American-israeli talmudist (1927-2022).

Born September 30th, 1927 in Kobyletska Polyana. [ref]

Died June 28th, 2022 at 94 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]

Arthur Cohn

Swiss film producer.

Born February 4th, 1927 in Basel.

Died December 12th, 2025 at 98 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]

Shmuel Eisenstadt

Israeli sociologist (1923–2010).

Born September 10th, 1923 in Warsaw.

Died September 2nd, 2010 at 86 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]

Yehoshua Bar-Hillel

Israeli philosopher, mathematician, and linguist (1915-1975).

Born September 8th, 1915 in Vienna. [ref]

Died September 25th, 1975 at 60 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]

Israel Eldad

Israeli philosopher (1910–1996).

Born November 11th, 1910 in Pidvolochysk.

Died January 22nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Jerusalem.

Israel Gutman

Israel historian, survivor of the holocaust.

Born May 20th, 1923 in Warsaw.

Died October 1st, 2013 at 90 years old in Jerusalem.

Nechama Leibowitz

Israeli biblical scholar (1905-1997).

Born September 3rd, 1905 in Riga. [ref]

Died April 12th, 1997 at 91 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]

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