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Obituary: Michael Brecker

Property magnate and artist who survived the Altalena tragedy

4 min read

Obituary: Michael Brecker

WINDSOR, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Queen Elizabeth II attends an audience with the President of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis (Not pictured) at Windsor Castle on April 28, 2022 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II

Obituary: HM The Queen

By Gloria Tessler

15 min read

Obituary: Mikhail Gorbachev

Obituary: Mikhail Gorbachev

By Andrew Rosemarine

4 min read

Obituary: Muriel Engelman

Obituary: Muriel Engelman

By Peter Rapaport

4 min read

Obituary: A.B. Yehoshua

Obituary: A.B. Yehoshua

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Obituary: Paul Ginsborg

Obituary: Paul Ginsborg

By Julie Carbonara

4 min read

‘Remarkable’ London-born Israeli dies after fatal fall at Ecuador volcano

‘Remarkable’ London-born Israeli dies after fatal fall at Ecuador volcano

2 min read

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Colleagues mourn loss of ‘genius’ Israeli scientist mowed down in Kent car smash

Noga Sella, 40, died from injuries sustained in crash outside a multi-storey car park in Ramsgate, Kent, last week

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August 18, 2022 10:15

Colleagues mourn loss of ‘genius’ Israeli scientist mowed down in Kent car smash

Obituary: Rabbi Dow Marmur

Reform Rabbi who inspired an intellectual and ethical expression of Judaism

By Rabbi Professor Tony Bayfield

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August 11, 2022 16:05

Obituary: Rabbi Dow Marmur

Obituary: Bernard Maurice Levy - Belsen liberator who became one of the last surviving death camp liberators later established high street chain store High and Mighty

He saw piles of the dead but also watched survivors grow strong again, as babies were born, barmitzvahs and marriages were celebrated and his people came back to life

By Howard Parker

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August 5, 2022 14:50

Obituary: Bernard Maurice Levy - Belsen liberator who became one of the last surviving death camp liberators later established high street chain store High and Mighty

Obituary: John Wilkins - Catholic newspaper editor who embraced Jewish culture

Genial character who tripled circulation of journal The Tablet while remaining equally respectful of other views

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August 5, 2022 13:00

Obituary: John Wilkins - Catholic newspaper editor who embraced Jewish culture

Obituary: Marina Smith MBE

The preacher’s wife who made a home for Holocaust survivors in a large, derelict Nottingham farmhouse

By Gloria Tessler

3 min read

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July 28, 2022 15:13

Obituary: Marina Smith MBE

Obituary: Leonie Lewis MBE

An inspiring community leader who opened up the dance circle of Jewish life and drew others in

By Nicky Goldman

4 min read

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July 21, 2022 14:53

Obituary: Leonie Lewis MBE

Obituary: Peter Brook

Minimalist theatre director who could evoke a universe in an empty space

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July 14, 2022 13:48

British theatre and film director, playwright and actor Peter Brook poses during a photo session at the Bouffes du Nord theatre in Paris on February 27, 2018. "The Prisoner" written and directed by Brook and French playwright Marie-Helen Estienne will be presented at the Bouffes du Nord theatre from March 6 to March 24. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)

Obituary: Singer, comedienne and actress Tracy Kashi

Courageous, witty and passionate performer who fought to demystify breast cancer

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

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July 7, 2022 13:32

Obituary: Singer, comedienne and actress Tracy Kashi

Obituary: Mimi Reinhard

Forced labour camp typist who expanded Schindler’s List and helped save some 1,200 Jewish lives

By Julie Carbonara

4 min read

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June 30, 2022 14:16

Portrait of Mimi Reinhardt, the secretary of Oscar Schindler. April 24, 2008. Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90

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