Seymour Benzer, 86, U.S., biologist, Nov. 30

Seymour Benzer, 86, a biologist whose research with fruit flies helped create the basis for modern neuroscience, died Nov. 30, 2007.
Benzer, the child of Jewish immigrants to Brooklyn from a Polish shtetl, was “one of the great scientists of our era,” Caltech Biology Department Chairman Elliot Meyerowitz said in a statement. “He was an amazing [...]

Jewish obituaries roundup

Moish Ellis, 86, Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 17, 2007. He was involved in Sephardic Jewish community, member of board of Sephardic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, President of Friendship, Truth & Benevolent Society of Kastoryalis, gabai of its synagogue, and leader of Broome and Allen Boys Association.
Rabbi Yonah H. Geller, 87, Portland, Oregon, Nov. 15, 2007. He [...]