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Lenart died on July 20, 2015, at his home in Ra'anana, Israel, of congestive heart failure, at the age of 94. He was survived by his wife Rachel, his daughter Michal (who had also served in the Israeli Air Force) and a grandson.
Jul 22, 2015 · Lenart, hailed in Israeli headlines as “the man who saved Tel Aviv,” died Monday at his home in Ra’anana, Israel. He was 94.
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Apr 16, 2018 · Lou Gehrig, Good Boy of Baseball, Is Dead. The funeral, like Gehrig, was modest. Only the Reverend Gerald V. Barry spoke to the mourners at Christ Episcopal Church in Riverdale.
Jun 21, 2022 · The baseball great exhibited an optimistic outlook as he sought to beat back the illness that robbed him of his livelihood and threatened his life.
Oct 21, 2024 · Lou Gehrig (born June 19, 1903, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 2, 1941, New York City) was one of the most durable players in American professional baseball and one of its great hitters.
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Henry Louis Gehrig Jr. (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig Jr. / ɡɛərɪɡ /; [1] June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939).
Jun 17, 2016 · Virtually every American today, be they a baseball fan or not, knows Lou Gehrig’s “bad break” was his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fierce neurodegenerative disorder...
