HostagesWho was Oded Lifschitz? Retired journalist and activist for Palestinian rightsLifshitz was one of the oldest hostages taken and previously volunteered driving Palestinians to Israeli hospitalsBy JC Reporter2 min read
ObituaryBaroness Sally Oppenheimer-Barnes, Thatcher minister dies at 96Conservative minister and campaigner for consumer rightsBy Gloria Tessler4 min read
Anne FrankBest friend of Anne Frank dies aged 96Jacqueline van Maarsen devoted herself to Holocaust education and sharing stories of her friendship with Frank in final yearsBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
Lifetime Achievement winnersBob Kirk, a Kindertransport refugee who dedicated his life to Holocaust education, dies at 99Bob Kirk and his wife Ann were tireless in their dedication to Holocaust memoryBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
LiteratureMarion Weisel, translator, activist and wife of Elie Wiesel dies at 94By JC Reporter1 min read
adored chazanut and attended concertsRespected Kosher butcher Norman WolfsonHumility and compassion of Liverpool’s leading kosher butcherBy Gloria Tessler3 min read
HolocaustHolocaust refugee and educator Renee Bornstein, BEMCourageous child refugee unfazed by Nazi intimidationBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
ObituaryObituary: Ann KirkShe waved goodbye to her parents aged 10 as she took the Kindertransport to freedomBy Imogen Garfinkel5 min read
ObituaryJewish Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan dies aged 46Actor and reality TV star who fought his own demons while helping others fight addictionBy Elisa Bray4 min read
HolocaustHolocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Josef LewkowiczLewkowicz helped 600 lost children reach Mandatory PalestineBy Rabbi Naftali Schiff4 min read
Martin buberPaul Mendes-FlohrMartin Buber scholar whose fascination with history was balanced by dreams of a peaceful futureBy Gloria Tessler4 min read
FranceWho was Jean-Marie Le Pen, the Holocaust denier who reshaped the French far-right?One of Europe’s most influential populists, Le Pen’s message of hate looks set to outlive himBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
MusicTransformative Orthodox composer Yigal CalekLondon musician infused fervour and aspiration into Jewish lifeBy Gloria Tessler4 min read
ObituaryAgnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion dies at 103The Hungarian-Israeli was the most successful Jewish female athelete in Olympic historyBy Imogen Garfinkel3 min read
Jimmy CarterFormer US president Jimmy Carter, peace broker and Israel critic, dies at 100Carter was instrumental in forging peace between Egypt and Israel, but was a critic of the Jewish state in his later yearsBy Andrew Bernard6 min read
OperaOpera singer who became noted entrepreneur, Julian SaipeA exquisite soprano who was a musician from childhoodBy Norma Fisher5 min read
