Overview
- His family confirmed he died late Wednesday after about two weeks in critical care at Hadassah Ein Kerem.
- The funeral is set for 11 a.m. Thursday, leaving his Sanhedria Murchevet home for burial at Har HaMenuchot.
- Lupolianski founded Yad Sarah in 1976 and built it into a nationwide medical-aid network recognized with the Israel Prize.
- He served as Jerusalem’s mayor from 2003 to 2008, becoming the city’s first ultra-Orthodox officeholder.
- In 2014 he was convicted in the Holyland corruption case, and his prison sentence was later reduced to six months of community service because of health issues.