THREAD: A Supreme Court justice. A ballroom dancer. An NBA legend. A new mom. Here are some of the notable figures we lost in 2020 and other people whose deaths left behind great sorrow.http://apne.ws/LCeQc7a
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As much as Isaiah Kuperstein was marked by humanity’s darkness, he emanated light. Kuperstein was an encyclopedic Holocaust scholar who helped transform how children were taught a subject many thought too gruesome to broach. MORE: http://apne.ws/uva7U3W http://apne.ws/GAZBTRh
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg developed a cultlike following over her more than 27 years on the bench, especially among young women who appreciated her lifelong, fierce defense of women’s rights. MORE: http://apne.ws/FMRZyYp pic.twitter.com/eGSOzfVxgA
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"He was the backbone of our family.” Dr. Ahmed el-Lawah liked to gather the whole family every week at his home in the Egyptian city of Port Said — his parents, his wife and children, all his siblings, their kids and their kids’ kids.http://apne.ws/DAMdqzp
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Sean Connery rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning career in other rugged roles. MORE: http://apne.ws/0y6H9Ab pic.twitter.com/uUjrdJxeOd
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All great losses, but Boseman makes me sad in a particular way. He was apparently such a kind person, and also a great actor. It was not fair to him, and it was not good to us. We lost somebody truly great in him. (Just as with e.g. the Notorious RBG and Kobe :<)
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