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Obituary: David Gold and Jacqueline Gold

Frustrated footballer turned porn tycoon who co-chaired West Ham and his daughter, the Ann Summers boss who introduced the allure of sex, fantasy and fun to her all-female clientele

By Nathan Abrams

6 min read

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 09: West Ham United Chairman David Gold poses for photographs prior to the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Boleyn Ground on January 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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Obituary: Zdenka Fantlová

Fred Astaire’s song You Are My Lucky Star and a tin ring gave Shoah survivor the will to live

By Julie Carbonara

3 min read

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April 20, 2023 12:26

Obituary: Zdenka Fantlová

Obituary: Baron Lawson of Blaby

‘Thatcherite revolutionary’ who served as the first Jewish chancellor since Benjamin Disraeli

By Robert Philpot

5 min read

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April 11, 2023 17:53

Obituary: Baron Lawson of Blaby

Obituary: Dr Neville Davis

An extraordinary medic and forensic medical examiner once hailed 'the oldest working doctor in the UK'

2 min read

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April 4, 2023 15:03

Obituary: Dr Neville Davis

Obituary: Alfred Huberman

RAF’s 'hidden hero' who raised funds for London’s Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park

By Michelle Huberman

2 min read

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April 4, 2023 15:03

Obituary: Alfred Huberman

Nigel Lawson, former Chancellor and Tory grandee dies at 91

The Jewish Hampstead-born former Chancellor is credited for overseeing the economic boom of the 1980s

2 min read

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April 4, 2023 12:04

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 23: Chairman of the 'Vote Leave' campaign, former cabinet minister Nigel Lawson speaks to guests at Chatham House on February 23, 2016 in London, England. Chatham House is hosting a series of members events aimed at presenting the central themes of the 'In or Out' of Europe campaigns. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Obituary: Barbara Walters

American TV anchor who blazed the way for women to conquer the small screen

By Julie Carbonara

4 min read

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March 30, 2023 10:05

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: Barbara Walters attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 21, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for TIME)

Obituary: Chaim Topol

Israeli actor who took so many of us back to our east European roots with his portrayal of shtetl Jew Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

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March 23, 2023 14:11

Obituary: Chaim Topol

Dorothy Bohm, photographer who fled Nazis, dies at 98

A distinguished photographer who made a huge contribution to the cultural life of the UK

By Jenni Frazer

3 min read

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March 21, 2023 17:19

Dorothy Bohm, photographer who fled Nazis, dies at 98

Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold dies at 62

The Jewish businesswoman fought breast cancer for seven years

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

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March 17, 2023 12:22

WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 12: Jacqueline Gold, the chief executive of Ann Summers, poses after receiving her Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) medal by Princess Royal, at an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on July 12, 2016 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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