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Obituaries

Obituaries

Ruth Matiovska

Sole survivor of her Czech Jewish community who became a local celebrity

2 min read

Julian Sofaer

His ambition was to become a violinist and he continued to study music alongside his architecture course

3 min read

Jerry Lewis

The entertainer, movie star and director Jerry Lewis, who has died in his 92nd year, was the master of the so-called “visual gag”

By Geoffrey Alderman

2 min read

Michael John Tuchner

Michael John Tuchner

BAFTA winning TV and film director whose forte was creative story-telling

By Dr Geoffrey H Buchler

3 min read

Obituary: Dr Herbert Needleman

Doctor who exposed how lead affects child development and behaviour

By Julie Carbonara

2 min read

Obituary: Gretel Bergmann

Record setting Jewish athlete banned by Nazis and later rehabilitated

3 min read

Obituary: Anne Freeman

Dramatic soprano and impresario who brought opera to local audiences

2 min read

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