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Rebbetzin Devorah Leah Reiter, 47, Battled Cancer for Seven Years With Joy

This was not the action of someone in remission. Reiter was in the middle of a seven-year battle with cancer, and she was running a Torah study and prayer circle, thanking G‑d for the many blessings she was able to enjoy even as she battled the cancer that would take her on 27 Iyar, 5786 (May 14, 2026).

Yaacov Agam, 98, Renowned Israeli Artist and Designer of the World’s Largest Menorah

First lit on Dec. 26, 1986, the 32-foot menorah at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, beside the Plaza Hotel, was certified by Guinness World Records as the largest in the world. Two days later, Agam brought a model to the Rebbe during “Sunday Dollars,” when the Rebbe would distribute dollars for charity and people would have an opportunity to speak briefly to the Rebbe.