International scholar who researched early Chasidism and the role of gender in Jewish mysticism
One of “The Boys” who survived forced labour, concentration camps and death marches to build a legacy in Manchester
By danielle levy
Last survivor of the Viennese chamber ensemble which brought the classics to post-war Britain
By Gloria Tessler
From Kindertransportee to Lollipop lady – refugee who captivated children with her wartime memories
Emigré “Poet-engineer” whose ventilators are saving lives from Coronavirus
By Elisabeth Perlman
Versatile BBC journalist who rode the British mid century jazz boom
Would-be Hitler assassin who told his own reflection: “This muselmann is going to live”
By david metzger
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Talmudic scholar who saw Judaism as a catalyst for the evolution of moral values
South African hotel tycoon who built a pleasure den in the jungle
By Julie Carbonara
International research chemist who played useful roles in Soviet Russia and the Mossad
By victor huglin
Pioneering jazz drummer who influenced the birth of bebop in Britain
Popular and prolific jazzman whose impeccable, intonation and swing were assured and inventive
By Deborah AITA
National women’s leader who kept plight of Soviet Jewry in the public domain
By Ruth Sotnick
Belgian artist whose “tubes of paint” described people in his adopted Wales
By Nathan Abrams