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A tribute to Chabad visionary Rabbi Shraga Faivish Vogel

Inspirational Chasidic outreach rabbi whose teachings linked Jewish thought with the modern world

By Dr Tali Loewenthal

5 min read

A tribute to Chabad visionary Rabbi Shraga Faivish Vogel

Shalom Nagar, Adolf Eichmann's executioner, died on 26 November 2024. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Reluctant Eichmann executioner and kosher butcher Shalom Nagar dies in Israel

The hangman of Holocaust mastermind Adolf Eichmann passed away in Israel last month

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

British television producer and executive Brian Tesler, Director of Programmes at Thames Television, UK, 18th December 1969; behind him Sid James, Frankie Howerd, and Hattie Jacques. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Director of Programmes

Giant of television programming, Brian Tesler

A visionary of light entertainment in independent television

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

Ann and Bob Kirk JVN Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award winners

Holocaust Education Trust

Kindertransport refugee and Shoah educator Bob Kirk BEM dies aged 99

The Holocaust Education Trust said Kirk leaves behind a ‘powerful’ legacy

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Gifted violinist and survivor of the Budapest Ghettto, György Pauk

A Holocaust survivor who developed a unique flair for music

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Obituary: Frank Auerbach

Holocaust refugee who became one of the greatest artists of the 20th century

By Gloria Tessler

6 min read

Israel Hamas war 2023

Who was Yahya Sinwar, the last Hamas leader standing?

The Hamas commander has been described as a 'dead man walking' by Israeli forces

5 min read

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Obituary: Lily Ebert

Holocaust survivor, educator and TikTok star Lily Ebert is remembered by millions for her courage, resilience and unwavering hope

By Eliana Jordan

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Lily Ebert, Holocaust survivor and educator, has passed away at the age of 100. (UK HMD)

Rodney Mariner, beloved former rabbi of Belsize Square Synagogue and convener of the Beit Din, dies aged 83

Mariner was rabbi of Belsize Square Synagogue for some three decades and convener of the Reform Beit Din for 22 years

By Eliana Jordan

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Obituary: Raymond Cannon

Trailblazing lawyer dedicated to promoting the success of Jewish day schools

By Gloria Tessler

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Obituary: Raymond Cannon

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Obituary: Kinky Friedman

Self-mocking “Jewish cowboy” whose humour belied a deeper sense of identity

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 16: Kinky Friedman attends "The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon" premiere during 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Stateside Theater on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for SXSW)

Who was Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh?

The Gaza-born veteran of the fight against Israel was killed while on a trip to Tehran

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Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in a strike that Iranian authorities have claimed was launched by Israel (Photo: Getty Images)

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Obituary: David Seidler

Writer whose personal story shaped his biggest film success

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Writer David Seidler arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

Obituary: Yvonne Green

Bukharan-Jewish poet inspired by themes of exile, memory and dispossession

By Gloria Tessler

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Obituary: Kurt Wick

Holocaust refugee who found safety in his “little Vienna” in Shanghai

By Gloria Tessler

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Hundreds mourn ‘supreme mensch’ Joe Lieberman at Jewish senator’s funeral

‘We laughed together, we fought like hell together for what we wanted our country to be’ said Al Gore

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

US Senator from Connecticut Joe Lieberman passed away last week at the age of 82. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

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