Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeThe young Betty "Bracha" Ron. Credit: Itai RonPhotographer Itai Ron spent his grandmother's final days by her side, documenting a farewell she chose on her own termsItai Ron July 13, 2026On the most recent Holocaust Remembrance Day, in a way that felt almost symbolic, my grandmother was given permission to die without suffering.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Jewish worldFranceHistoryCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamPollKnesset Israel ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSticking Our Heads in the Mugs: A Journey Between Tel Aviv CafésThe Day My Grandmother Was Allowed to Die Without SufferingSeth Rogen Shines in 'The Invite' - a Rare Remake That Tops the OriginalPEN America Head Quits After Article Against Cultural Boycott of IsraelisJerusalem's Last Gay Bar Is ClosingRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Made in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelRo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimEisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?