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Gloria Tessler

Gloria Tessler

Gloria Tessler is obituaries editor at the Jewish Chronicle.

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Frank Gehry

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

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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))

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

Sir Tom Stoppard dies aged 88

7 min read

Vera Schaufeld, survivor and educator dies at 95

Vera Schaufeld, survivor and educator dies at 95

5 min read

Felix D. Posen

Felix D. Posen

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Obituary: David Shalit

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

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October 9, 2025 11:55

Obituary: David Shalit

Actress and Holocaust survivor Ruth Posner dies at 96

Polish actress and Holocaust survivor, whose most authentic role as a Catholic girl saved her life

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October 1, 2025 12:56

Actress and Holocaust survivor Ruth Posner dies at 96

Argentinian campaigner who led the families of the missing, dies aged 106

Campaigner who gave voice to the grandmothers of Argentine’s ”disappeared”

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September 25, 2025 09:27

The vice president of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo) human rights organization, Rosa Tarlovsky de Roisinblit, photographed at her home during an interview with AFP in Buenos Aires on July 20, 2016. / AFP / JUAN MABROMATA (Photo credit should read JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images)

Barbara Barnett

Socia l historian who recorded Holocaust child survivors’ memoirs

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September 4, 2025 12:23

Barbara Barnett

Rabbi Berel Wein: historian and educator dies aged 91

Historian and educator who resurrected “the dying narrative of Jewish history”

4 min read

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September 1, 2025 09:14

Rabbi Berel Wein: historian and educator dies aged 91

Actor and former refugee Renee Goddard dies at 102

From the Hitler Youth to Holloway prison – and finally British broadcasting success for centenarian survivor

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July 30, 2025 10:04

Actor and former refugee Renee Goddard dies at 102

Irene Gill, peace campaigner, dies at 92

Holocaust refugee who channelled her trauma into peace campaigning

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July 8, 2025 17:11

Irene Gill as a young woman

Pioneering educational psychologist Joy Schaverein dies at 82

Analyst who debunked the boarding school myth and described the pervasive legacy of the Holocaust

5 min read

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June 26, 2025 11:47

Pioneering educational psychologist Joy Schaverein dies at 82

Therapist and writer Naomi Stadlen dies aged 82

Revolutionary therapist who wrote ‘the best parenting book you’ve never heard of’

5 min read

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June 26, 2025 09:53

Therapist and writer Naomi Stadlen dies aged 82

Rabbi Alan Plancey

Orthodox rabbi who linked Yiddishkeit with worldliness

5 min read

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June 13, 2025 16:33

Rabbi Alan Plancey

Obituary: Alan Yentob

Towering figure in the world of BBC arts programming

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May 27, 2025 12:58

Alan Yentob who has died aged 78 (Photo: Getty Images)

Eva Schapira, former child refugee dies at 94

Child refugee who saw the synagogue in her home town in Bavaria burn on Kristallnacht

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April 9, 2025 14:24

Eva Schapira, former child refugee dies at 94

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