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Gloria Tessler
Gloria Tessler is obituaries editor at the Jewish Chronicle.
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Obituary: Yvonne Green
Bukharan-Jewish poet inspired by themes of exile, memory and dispossession
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Obituary: Kurt Wick
Holocaust refugee who found safety in his “little Vienna” in Shanghai
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JC journalist marks his centenary
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JC man Sidney celebrates his centenary
The secret to his longevity? ‘Exercise and using sweetener instead of sugar’
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Obituary: Jacob, 4th Baron Rothschild
Jewish banker whose philanthropy boosted the environment and the arts in Britain and Israel
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Obituary: Rabbi Raymond Apple
Modern Orthodox Rabbi from ‘down under’ who bridged gaps between all faiths
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Obituary: Frank Bright
Holocaust survivor who explored the fate of his class of 1942
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Obituary: Vivian Silver
<p>Israeli pacifist who discovered a hundred ways to peace</p>
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Obituary: Anna Scher
Drama 'legend' who taught Islington children truths beyond stardom
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Obituary: In memory of those we lost after Hamas' horrific terrorist attack
For the dimmed light of a resurgent community whose homes lie in ruins and whose lives will never be the same again
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Obituary: Irma Brenman Pick
Kleinian psychoanalyst who drew on her patients’ early childhood experiences
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Obituary: Dianne Feinstein
The California senator was a passionate advocate for gun control
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Obituary: Dr Marjorie Ziff
Philanthropist acclaimed for her long-term support for the Leeds community
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Obituary: Neville Sassienie
Environmental campaigner who shaped community response to climate change
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Obituary: Tom Kempinski
Playwright who wrote his personal trauma into his two most successful plays
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Obituary: Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood
Liberal instincts of judge hailed as an uncompromising supporter of legal justice
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