Gloria Tessler

Gloria Tessler is obituaries editor at the Jewish Chronicle.

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Social activist Diane Munday dies aged 94

Munday campaigned for abortion law reform and was an influential voice speaking in favour of assisted dying

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Social activist Diane Munday dies aged 94

Obituary: Bernard Lewis

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Margalit Oved

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Obituary: Matti Caspi

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Susie Gellman

A quiet centenarian who had played a key role in Canada’s “Bletchley Park”

6 min read

February 6, 2026 15:16

Lord Triesman, Labour minister who exposed scandal in the football world, dies at 82

Student revolutionary from the ‘Class of 68’ turned Labour peer

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February 4, 2026 13:19

Lord Triesman, Labour minister who exposed scandal in the football world, dies at 82

Eva Schloss, Holocaust educator, dies at 96

Tireless co-founder of the Anne Frank Trust in honour of her posthumous step-sister

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January 13, 2026 17:18

Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (R) and Eva Schloss, the step-sister of Anne Frank and Honorary President of the Anne Frank Trust UK, take part in a candle lighting ceremony during a reception to mark holocaust memorial day and the 75th publication of Anne Franks diary for the Anne Frank Trust in London, on January 20, 2022. (Photo by Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Gerry Gable, legendary anti-fascist campaigner dies at 88

The ‘scarlet pimpernel’ who led Britain’s pro-democracy, anti-fascist campaign

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January 13, 2026 17:11

M8HT67 London, UK. 17th March, 2018. Gerry Gable of Searchlight magazine addresses the March Against Racism. The March Against Racism is organised by Stand Up To Racism to call on the Government to enact the Dubs Amendment, requiring it to act ?as soon as possible? to relocate and support unaccompanied refugee children in Europe, and to assist those fleeing war and persecution. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News

Obituary: Michael Burman former chair of Masorti Judaism

Progressive polymath who taught geography at JFS and brought educational expertise to Masorti Judaism

5 min read

January 7, 2026 10:27

Obituary: Michael Burman former chair of Masorti Judaism

Obituary: Major General Eli Zeira

Israel’s fallen hero who fought to restore his reputation after he assessed that Egypt and Syria would not attack before the Yom Kippur War

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December 22, 2025 11:00

Minne Fry

South African artist whose vivid abstract expressionism was inspired by the natural world

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December 11, 2025 09:38

Frank Gehry

Exuberant and transformative modern architect whose poetic designs reflect the influence of American jazz

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December 11, 2025 09:31

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 31: Honoree Frank Gehry speaks during the MOCA Gala 2025 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on May 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA))

Sir Tom Stoppard dies aged 88

Czech-born playwright who became the most acclaimed British dramatist of his generation and an Oscar-winning screenwriter

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November 29, 2025 18:26

Tom Stoppard at the Evening Standard Drama Awards in 1973, winning Best Play for Jumpers (Photo by D. Morrison/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty)

Vera Schaufeld, survivor and educator dies at 95

“I remember sitting on Liverpool Street station in London, hearing announcements in a strange language seeing children all round me being collected and fearing that I would be left there alone.”

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November 27, 2025 09:28

Vera Schaufeld, survivor and educator dies at 95

Felix D. Posen

Educational pioneer who promoted the concept of pluralistic Jewish cultural education

4 min read

November 11, 2025 16:29

Obituary: David Shalit

City banker, fencing star and philanthropist who oversaw the completion of the Barbican arts centre

3 min read

October 9, 2025 10:55

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Gloria Tessler

Latest from Gloria Tessler

Social activist Diane Munday dies aged 94

Obituary: Bernard Lewis

Margalit Oved

Obituary: Matti Caspi

More from Gloria Tessler

Susie Gellman

Lord Triesman, Labour minister who exposed scandal in the football world, dies at 82

Eva Schloss, Holocaust educator, dies at 96

Gerry Gable, legendary anti-fascist campaigner dies at 88

Obituary: Michael Burman former chair of Masorti Judaism

Obituary: Major General Eli Zeira

Minne Fry

Frank Gehry

Sir Tom Stoppard dies aged 88

Vera Schaufeld, survivor and educator dies at 95

Felix D. Posen

Obituary: David Shalit