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Gloria Tessler

Gloria Tessler

Gloria Tessler is obituaries editor at the Jewish Chronicle.

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Holocaust education

Pioneering educational psychologist Joy Schaverein dies at 82

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

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Pioneering educational psychologist Joy Schaverein dies at 82

Therapist and writer Naomi Stadlen dies aged 82

Therapist and writer Naomi Stadlen dies aged 82

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Rabbi Alan Plancey

Rabbi Alan Plancey

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

Obituary: Alan Yentob

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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 13:24

Eva Schapira, former child refugee dies at 94

Chazan Stephen Cotsen dies aged 70

Nurturing character who took on communal and pastoral responsibilities at the New North London Synagogue

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April 2, 2025 13:53

Chazan Stephen Cotsen dies aged 70

Outspoken advocate for Barnet’s Jewish community Eva Greenspan dies at 77

During her time as mayor from 2006 to 2007, she raised £250,000 for Barnet charities

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March 26, 2025 12:20

Outspoken advocate for Barnet’s Jewish community Eva Greenspan dies at 77

Celebrated philosopher and champion of the Wiener Library, Alan Montefiore dies at 97

An Oxford academic who ensured the survival of the Wiener Library’s priceless collection

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March 20, 2025 12:07

Celebrated philosopher and champion of the Wiener Library, Alan Montefiore dies at 97

Polish-born journalist and historian Marian Turski dies aged 98

Gatekeeper of Holocaust memories who warned against the dangers of silence and indifference

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March 5, 2025 11:22

Polish historian and Holocaust survivor Marian Turski speaking at the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, January 2025 (Getty)

Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer prize winning cartoonist and playwright dies at 95

Cartoonist who exposed the angst and hypocrisy of the post-war American elite

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February 26, 2025 13:27

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: Artist Jules Feiffer (C) discusses his piece on display during a press preview of the Metropolitan Opera's and The New Yorker's exhibition of "Hansel and Gretel" at the Arnold & Marie Schwartz Gallery Met on November 15, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

My dream of peace for Jews and Arabs in the Middle East

My emotions go back and forth, but I dare to hope for a better future

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February 19, 2025 09:12

Israeli and Palestinian youths from the Gush Shalom (coalition for peace) demonstrate at the northern entrance of Jerusalem on June 11, 1994, for a peace solution without the Jewish settlements and for "Jerusalem a capital for two states". (Photo by Yoav LEMMER / AFP) (Photo by YOAV LEMMER/AFP via Getty Images)

Baroness Sally Oppenheimer-Barnes, Thatcher minister dies at 96

Conservative minister and campaigner for consumer rights

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February 18, 2025 15:43

BR5BE7 Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes PC Pictured in 1979. Image shot 1979. Exact date unknown.

Bob Kirk, a Kindertransport refugee who dedicated his life to Holocaust education, dies at 99

Bob Kirk and his wife Ann were tireless in their dedication to Holocaust memory

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February 5, 2025 11:50

Bob Kirk, a Kindertransport refugee who dedicated his life to Holocaust education, dies at 99

Respected Kosher butcher Norman Wolfson

Humility and compassion of Liverpool’s leading kosher butcher

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January 31, 2025 11:55

Respected Kosher butcher Norman Wolfson

Holocaust refugee and educator Renee Bornstein, BEM

Courageous child refugee unfazed by Nazi intimidation

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January 31, 2025 11:55

Holocaust refugee and educator Renee Bornstein, BEM

Paul Mendes-Flohr

Martin Buber scholar whose fascination with history was balanced by dreams of a peaceful future

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January 16, 2025 10:14

Paul Mendes-Flohr

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