ObituaryMinne FrySouth African artist whose vivid abstract expressionism was inspired by the natural worldBy Gloria Tessler3 min read
ObituaryFrank GehryExuberant and transformative modern architect whose poetic designs reflect the influence of American jazzBy Gloria Tessler6 min read
ObituarySir Tom Stoppard dies aged 88Czech-born playwright who became the most acclaimed British dramatist of his generation and an Oscar-winning screenwriterBy Gloria Tessler7 min read
ObituaryRemembering Susanna Gross, journalist and friendA wise and witty literary editor who was a superb bridge player and a widely respected and popular columnistBy Simon Sebag Montefiore3 min read
ObituaryVera 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 Tessler5 min read
ObituaryTchéky Karyo, French actor dies at 72The French Jewish actor known for playing “baddies” and being a heartthrob to middle-aged women died of cancer at 72By Eliana Jordan3 min read
enabling Jewish life to be taught holisticallyFelix D. PosenEducational pioneer who promoted the concept of pluralistic Jewish cultural educationBy Gloria Tessler4 min read
ObituaryObituary: David ShalitCity banker, fencing star and philanthropist who oversaw the completion of the Barbican arts centreBy Gloria Tessler3 min read
ObituarySmoked fish savant Saul Zabar of Zabar’s deli dies at 97The so-called ‘lox smith’ of New York City helped turn his parent’s smoked fish store into an iconic and globally-renowned food enterpriseBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
ObituaryActress and Holocaust survivor Ruth Posner dies at 96Polish actress and Holocaust survivor, whose most authentic role as a Catholic girl saved her lifeBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
ObituaryAron Bell, the last surviving member of the Bielski brothers, dies aged 98Their story was turned into the Hollywood film, DefianceBy Siam Goorwich3 min read
Holocaust survivorsActor and Shoah survivor Ruth Posner dies with husband at Swiss suicide clinicA friend of the couple said they ‘wanted to die together’ despite not being terminally illBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
ObituaryArgentinian campaigner who led the families of the missing, dies aged 106Campaigner who gave voice to the grandmothers of Argentine’s ”disappeared”By Gloria Tessler3 min read
ObituaryRonnie Appleton KC dies at 97Northern Ireland’s Senior Crown Prosecutor during The TroublesBy Martin Blake4 min read
HolocaustDavid Schaecter, president of Holocaust survivors foundation, dies at 96By JC Reporter4 min read
ObituaryIrene Brauner Holocaust survivor dies aged 87A Polish Holocaust survivor who escaped the Krakow ghetto by assuming a fake identity as a childBy Eliana Jordan3 min read