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
ObituaryDavid Sassoon, Jewish designer who dressed Princess Diana, dies aged 92Designer whose Iraqi-Jewish roots shaped a five-decade career at the pinnacle of British fashionBy Ellie Grant3 min read
ObituaryStef Wertheimer, Israeli business mogul and advocate for Arab-Jewish peace, dies at 98Wertheimer was one of Israel’s wealthiest citizensBy Ellie Grant2 min read
I just wanted to get out of BambergEva Schapira, former child refugee dies at 94Child refugee who saw the synagogue in her home town in Bavaria burn on KristallnachtBy Gloria Tessler4 min read
AJRGeorge Summerfield, Holocaust survivor, dies at 91A Jewish refugee from Germany who escaped from Berlin in 1939By Eliana Jordan3 min read
bedrock of continuity and comfortChazan Stephen Cotsen dies aged 70Nurturing character who took on communal and pastoral responsibilities at the New North London SynagogueBy Gloria Tessler4 min read
ObituaryBritain’s most successful shipwreck explorer Rex Cowan dies age 97A former lawyer who hailed from a Jewish family of Eastern European origin and grew up in north LondonBy Ellie Grant3 min read
BarnetOutspoken advocate for Barnet’s Jewish community Eva Greenspan dies at 77During her time as mayor from 2006 to 2007, she raised £250,000 for Barnet charitiesBy Gloria Tessler4 min read
Holocaust educationCelebrated philosopher and champion of the Wiener Library, Alan Montefiore dies at 97An Oxford academic who ensured the survival of the Wiener Library’s priceless collectionBy Gloria Tessler4 min read
