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Social activist Diane Munday dies aged 94

Munday campaigned for abortion law reform and was an influential voice speaking in favour of assisted dying

By Gloria Tessler

3 min read

Social activist Diane Munday dies aged 94

Obituary: Bernard Lewis

Obituary: Bernard Lewis

Billionaire fashion retailer whose Chelsea Girl and River Island shops caught the zeitgeist of their eras

By Gloria Tessler

6 min read

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Billy Steinberg performs onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 42nd Annual Induction and Awards at The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel - Shubert Alley on June 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame)

Billy Steinberg, visionary lyricist behind pop hits Like A Virgin and So Emotional, dies at 75

The Jewish songwriter’s collaboration with musician Tom Kelly led to more than 150 songs between 1981 and 1991

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

Margalit Oved

Radiant dancer and choreographer whose influential ‘bold modernist’ work was inspired by her Yemenite childhood

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Jenny Lipman, ‘life-changing' acting tutor to the stars, dies at 77

Lipman directed the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art for 20 years, teaching famous actors including Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy and Sam Claflin

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

Obituary: Louis Rapaport

Manchester community leader who promoted interfaith dialogue triggered by rise in antisemitism

4 min read

Obituary: Matti Caspi

Renaissance man whose distinctive and eclectic music had a deep impact on Israeli culture over many decades

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

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Susie Gellman

A quiet centenarian who had played a key role in Canada’s “Bletchley Park”

By Gloria Tessler

6 min read

Susie Gellman

Lord Triesman, Labour minister who exposed scandal in the football world, dies at 82

Student revolutionary from the ‘Class of 68’ turned Labour peer

By Gloria Tessler

6 min read

Lord Triesman, Labour minister who exposed scandal in the football world, dies at 82

Longstanding Maccabi League chair David Wolff was a towering figure in Jewish sport

His influence on grassroots football spanned more than seven decades

By Ashley Lerner

2 min read

David Wolff (Photo: Marc Morris)

David Abulafia, distinguished and pioneering historian and campaigner against anti-Jewish racism, dies at 76

An increasingly outspoken public intellectual, Abulafia became a fearless champion of intellectual and academic freedom

By David Herman

4 min read

David Abulafia was a leading medieval historian of his generation

Obituary: Simon Tilsiter

An inspirational leader in the property industry

2 min read

Obituary: Simon Tilsiter

Harry Olmer, Holocaust survivor and educator, dies at 98

Olmer survived multiple forced labour camps before rebuilding his life in the UK as a dentist and advocate for Holocaust education

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

Harry Olmer. (Photo: Holocaust Educational Trust)

Eva Schloss, Holocaust educator, dies at 96

Tireless co-founder of the Anne Frank Trust in honour of her posthumous step-sister

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (R) and Eva Schloss, the step-sister of Anne Frank and Honorary President of the Anne Frank Trust UK, take part in a candle lighting ceremony during a reception to mark holocaust memorial day and the 75th publication of Anne Franks diary for the Anne Frank Trust in London, on January 20, 2022. (Photo by Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Gerry Gable, legendary anti-fascist campaigner dies at 88

The ‘scarlet pimpernel’ who led Britain’s pro-democracy, anti-fascist campaign

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

M8HT67 London, UK. 17th March, 2018. Gerry Gable of Searchlight magazine addresses the March Against Racism. The March Against Racism is organised by Stand Up To Racism to call on the Government to enact the Dubs Amendment, requiring it to act ?as soon as possible? to relocate and support unaccompanied refugee children in Europe, and to assist those fleeing war and persecution. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News

Obituary: Michael Burman former chair of Masorti Judaism

Progressive polymath who taught geography at JFS and brought educational expertise to Masorti Judaism

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

Obituary: Michael Burman former chair of Masorti Judaism

Obituary: Sheindy (Sara) Perez, Holocaust survivor

She survived the horrors of the death camps to launch a successful export business in Sussex

By Alex Brummer

4 min read

Obituary: Sheindy (Sara) Perez, Holocaust survivor

Obituary: Ada Feinberg-Sereni

Kibbutz founder, politician and educator who embodied the spirit and vision of the young Israel

By Julie Carbonara

4 min read

Obituary: Ada Feinberg-Sereni

Second World War

Obituary: Ruth Bourne

Bletchley Park Wren who operated Alan Turing’s Bombe machines which helped shorten the war by four years

By Martin Sugarman

4 min read

Obituary: Ruth Bourne

Mary Van-Gelder dies aged 108

Supercentenarian who was the “life and soul of the party”

By Amanda Weinberg

2 min read

Mary Van-Gelder lived independently until the age of 106

Obituary: Major General Eli Zeira

Israel’s fallen hero who fought to restore his reputation after he assessed that Egypt and Syria would not attack before the Yom Kippur War

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

Obituary: Major General Eli Zeira

Obituary: Rob Reiner

The beloved visionary behind When Harry Met Sally was found dead with his wife Michele Singer Reiner on Sunday

By Eliana Jordan

4 min read

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 25: (EDITORS NOTE: The jacket in this image has been retouched) Rob Reiner attends the screening of "Misery" during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for TCM)

Minne Fry

South African artist whose vivid abstract expressionism was inspired by the natural world

By Gloria Tessler

3 min read

Minne Fry

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