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Obituary: Semyon Gluzman

Dissident Soviet psychiatrist who exposed bogus diagnoses of mental illness

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

Obituary: Semyon Gluzman

Obituary: Professor Harold Ellis, CBE

Obituary: Professor Harold Ellis, CBE

Distinguished surgeon, writer and educator whose skills inspired legions of colleagues and students

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Albert Zuckerman, renegade literary agent behind bestsellers including Ken Follett and Stephen Hawking, dies at 94

Albert Zuckerman, renegade literary agent behind bestsellers including Ken Follett and Stephen Hawking, dies at 94

Zuckerman’s hands-on approach to getting writers published was novel for its time, but helped shoot countless authors to literary stardom

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

STOCKPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 07: Head teacher Norma Massel of North Cheshire Primary poses on December 7, 2006, Stockport, England. The North Cheshire Jewish Primary School came out on top of the BBC News league table this year for Key Stage 2 attainment. The Jewish faith school was one of 209 schools where all the Year 6 children achieved the expected level for their age. Nearly all the pupils also reached the next level, expected of 14-year-olds, and it had the highest average point score this year of 32.8. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Top-scoring Jewish head teacher Norma Massel dies at 77

She propelled North Cheshire Jewish Primary School to the top of the English league tables, attributing her success to a clarity of values

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

Remembering Phil Woolas, a true warrior against campus antisemitism

The Labour politician, who has died aged 66, started fighting campus Jew-hate while himself a student

By Matthew Kalman

3 min read

Pioneering geneticist David Botstein dies at 83

Botstein discovered a method for locating disease-causing genes in human DNA before the arrival of genome sequencing

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

Social activist Diane Munday dies aged 94

Munday campaigned for abortion law reform and was an influential voice speaking in favour of assisted dying

By Gloria Tessler

3 min read

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Obituary: Bernard Lewis

Billionaire fashion retailer whose Chelsea Girl and River Island shops caught the zeitgeist of their eras

By Gloria Tessler

6 min read

Obituary: Bernard Lewis

Billy Steinberg, visionary lyricist behind pop hits Like A Virgin and So Emotional, dies at 75

The Jewish songwriter’s collaboration with musician Tom Kelly led to more than 150 songs between 1981 and 1991

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Billy Steinberg performs onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 42nd Annual Induction and Awards at The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel - Shubert Alley on June 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame)

Margalit Oved

Radiant dancer and choreographer whose influential ‘bold modernist’ work was inspired by her Yemenite childhood

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Margalit Oved

Jenny Lipman, ‘life-changing' acting tutor to the stars, dies at 77

Lipman directed the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art for 20 years, teaching famous actors including Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy and Sam Claflin

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

Jenny Lipman, ‘life-changing' acting tutor to the stars, dies at 77

Obituary: Louis Rapaport

Manchester community leader who promoted interfaith dialogue triggered by rise in antisemitism

4 min read

Obituary: Louis Rapaport

Obituary: Matti Caspi

Renaissance man whose distinctive and eclectic music had a deep impact on Israeli culture over many decades

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

Obituary: Matti Caspi

Susie Gellman

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

By Gloria Tessler

6 min read

Susie Gellman

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

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

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 Wolff (Photo: Marc Morris)

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