ObituaryTom Lehrer, mathematician, songwriter and satirist, dies at 97Lehrer’s sharp, pithy songs satirised contemporary culture and gripped audiences around the world, but he never wavered from his love for mathematicsBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
ObituaryLaura Ben-David, photographer who highlighted plight of agunot, dies at 56Laura was one of the founders of a stock photo bank, aimed at bringing pictures of Orthodox Jewish women into the mainstreamBy Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll4 min read
ObituaryValery Panov, ballet dancer and refusenik, dies at 87The acclaimed ballet dancer whose lengthy struggle to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel focused worldwide attention on the plight of ‘refuseniks’By Eliana Jordan3 min read
ObituaryRalph Blumenau, history teacher dies aged 100Refugee who became a ‘brilliant and inspiring’ history teacher at Malvern CollegeBy David Herman4 min read
ObituaryIrene Gill, peace campaigner, dies at 92Holocaust refugee who channelled her trauma into peace campaigningBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
ObituaryFormer mayor of Redbridge Alan Weinberg dies aged 78The former cabbie was a tireless advocate for education and remembranceBy Ellie Grant3 min read
ObituaryJo GreenburyLast head of Polack’s House at Clifton College who inspired generations of Jewish pupils at the Bristol boarding schoolBy George Lomas3 min read
EducationFormer Hasmonean headteacher Beverley Perin dies at 65Influential Jewish educator who combined excellence with compassionBy Shuli Rose4 min read
Holocaust educationPioneering educational psychologist Joy Schaverein dies at 82Analyst who debunked the boarding school myth and described the pervasive legacy of the HolocaustBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
ObituaryTherapist and writer Naomi Stadlen dies aged 82Revolutionary therapist who wrote ‘the best parenting book you’ve never heard of’By Gloria Tessler5 min read
ObituaryRabbi Alan PlanceyOrthodox rabbi who linked Yiddishkeit with worldlinessBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
ObituaryObituary: Alan YentobTowering figure in the world of BBC arts programmingBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
HistoryLeading Jewish historian Anson Rabinbach dies at 79Rabinbach was best known for his writing on Marxism and Nazi GermanyBy David Herman3 min read
MossadAliza Magen, Mossad’s only female deputy director, dies aged 87The veteran security agent served for almost 40 years and played a role in major intelligence missionsBy Imogen Garfinkel4 min read
Eve KuglerHolocaust survivor Eve Kugler dies, aged 94Her family was torn apart by the Nazis after Kristallnacht, before they reunited in 1946By Ellie Grant3 min read
Pope FrancisPope Francis, a friend to Jews with conflicted views on Israel dead aged 88The first South American pope was seen as a reformer from the liberal wing of the churchBy Daniel Ben-David6 min read
