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Susie Gellman

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

By Gloria Tessler

6 min read

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

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

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

By Gloria Tessler

6 min read

David Wolff (Photo: Marc Morris)

Longstanding Maccabi League chair David Wolff was a towering figure in Jewish sport

His influence on grassroots football spanned more than seven decades

By Ashley Lerner

2 min read

David Abulafia was a leading medieval historian of his generation

David Abulafia, distinguished and pioneering historian and campaigner against anti-Jewish racism, dies at 76

An increasingly outspoken public intellectual, Abulafia became a fearless champion of intellectual and academic freedom

By David Herman

4 min read

Obituary: Simon Tilsiter

An inspirational leader in the property industry

2 min read

Harry Olmer, Holocaust survivor and educator, dies at 98

Olmer survived multiple forced labour camps before rebuilding his life in the UK as a dentist and advocate for Holocaust education

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

Eva Schloss, Holocaust educator, dies at 96

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

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

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Gerry Gable, legendary anti-fascist campaigner dies at 88

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

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

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

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

Obituary: Michael Burman former chair of Masorti Judaism

Obituary: Sheindy (Sara) Perez, Holocaust survivor

She survived the horrors of the death camps to launch a successful export business in Sussex

By Alex Brummer

4 min read

Obituary: Sheindy (Sara) Perez, Holocaust survivor

Obituary: Ada Feinberg-Sereni

Kibbutz founder, politician and educator who embodied the spirit and vision of the young Israel

By Julie Carbonara

4 min read

Obituary: Ada Feinberg-Sereni

Second World War

Obituary: Ruth Bourne

Bletchley Park Wren who operated Alan Turing’s Bombe machines which helped shorten the war by four years

By Martin Sugarman

4 min read

Obituary: Ruth Bourne

Mary Van-Gelder dies aged 108

Supercentenarian who was the “life and soul of the party”

By Amanda Weinberg

2 min read

Mary Van-Gelder lived independently until the age of 106

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

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

Obituary: Major General Eli Zeira

Obituary: Rob Reiner

The beloved visionary behind When Harry Met Sally was found dead with his wife Michele Singer Reiner on Sunday

By Eliana Jordan

4 min read

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 25: (EDITORS NOTE: The jacket in this image has been retouched) Rob Reiner attends the screening of "Misery" during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for TCM)

Minne Fry

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

By Gloria Tessler

3 min read

Minne Fry

Frank Gehry

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

By Gloria Tessler

6 min read

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

By Gloria Tessler

7 min read

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

Remembering Susanna Gross, journalist and friend

A wise and witty literary editor who was a superb bridge player and a widely respected and popular columnist

By Simon Sebag Montefiore

3 min read

PICTURE BY ROY LETKEY=PICTURED AT THERE HOME IN LONDON, SUSANNA GROSS

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.”

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

Vera Schaufeld, survivor and educator dies at 95

Tchéky Karyo, French actor dies at 72

The French Jewish actor known for playing “baddies” and being a heartthrob to middle-aged women died of cancer at 72

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

French actor Tcheky Karyo poses for a photograph on the sidelines of the 8th edition of the Cinema and film music festival in La Baule, on July 2, 2022. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

enabling Jewish life to be taught holistically

Felix D. Posen

Educational pioneer who promoted the concept of pluralistic Jewish cultural education

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Obituary: David Shalit

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

By Gloria Tessler

3 min read

Obituary: David Shalit

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