Ken Holtzman, the winningest Jewish 
pitcher in Major League Baseball history, 
passed away on March 14 at age 78.

William “Bill” Sandy, 
notable local public 
relations specialist, 
trainer, writer and 
founder of the Bill 
Sandy Company, 
passed away on April 
23 at the age of 94. 

APRIL

Richard Sherman, 
Academy Award-
winning composer, 
known for songs for 
classic children’s 
movies, passed 
away on May 25 at 
the age of 95.

MAY

Steve Lawrence, 
famous nightclub 
singer and 
entertainer, who 
partnered with his 
wife, Eydie Gorme, 
passed away on 
March 7 at age 88.

Eva Kommel, who 
escaped from Nazi 
Germany in 1939, 
earned degrees 
from Wayne State 
University and 
led local Jewish 
organizations, 
passed away on 
March 18 at 94 
years old. 

Iris Apfel, famous 
and flamboyant 
New York 
fashionista, passed 
away on March 1 at 
the age of 102.

Ronald Coden, 
noted local singer 
for Focus: HOPE 
and elementary 
school music 
teacher, passed 
away on March 5 at 
the age of 80. 

Sen. Joseph 
Lieberman, longtime 
senator from 
Connecticut and 
first Jewish U.S. 
vice-presidential 
candidate in 
American history, 
passed away on 
March 27 at age 82. 

Professor Daniel 
Kahneman, Nobel 
Prize-winning 
psychologist, 
passed away on 
March 27 at age 90.

MARCH

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