ObituaryObituary: Rabbi Dow MarmurReform Rabbi who inspired an intellectual and ethical expression of JudaismBy Rabbi Professor Tony Bayfield5 min read
ObituaryObituary: Bernard Maurice Levy - Belsen liberator who became one of the last surviving death camp liberators later established high street chain store High and MightyHe 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 lifeBy Howard Parker3 min read
ObituaryObituary: John Wilkins - Catholic newspaper editor who embraced Jewish cultureGenial character who tripled circulation of journal The Tablet while remaining equally respectful of other viewsBy Emma Klein3 min read
ObituaryObituary: Marina Smith MBEThe preacher’s wife who made a home for Holocaust survivors in a large, derelict Nottingham farmhouseBy Gloria Tessler3 min read
ObituaryObituary: Leonie Lewis MBEAn inspiring community leader who opened up the dance circle of Jewish life and drew others inBy Nicky Goldman4 min read
ObituaryObituary: Peter BrookMinimalist theatre director who could evoke a universe in an empty spaceBy Julie Cohen4 min read
TheatreObituary: Singer, comedienne and actress Tracy KashiCourageous, witty and passionate performer who fought to demystify breast cancerBy Gloria Tessler4 min read
Obituary: Mimi ReinhardForced labour camp typist who expanded Schindler’s List and helped save some 1,200 Jewish livesBy Julie Carbonara4 min read||June 30, 2022 15:16
Obituary: Kay MellorFrom Coronation Street to Fat Friends and The Syndicate: the scriptwriter who preferred Leeds to LABy Francine White4 min read||June 23, 2022 17:01
Obituary: comedian and actor Gilbert GottfriedAmerican comedy star whose exaggerated style and bad-taste jokes delighted audiencesBy Emma Klein3 min read||June 16, 2022 15:11
Obituary: Michael Mather, academic and football heroMichael was awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Care Work and a London Football Association Award for services to refereeingBy Sarah Mather1 min read||June 16, 2022 15:07
A.B. Yehoshua, renowned Israeli writer and peace activist, dies age 85President Isaac Herzog described him as 'one of Israel’s greatest authors in all generations, who gifted us his unforgettable works, which will continue to accompany us for generations'By Ben Bloch2 min read||June 14, 2022 13:48
Obituary: Jack Aizenberg - a Holocaust survivor, a family man, a 'real-life superhero'Jack said: 'God was good to me. I have no argument with God. I’m not asking him why was I in the camps. He made it up to me, he did, I can tell you.'By Ben Bloch6 min read||June 10, 2022 16:34
Obituary: leading commentator, thinker and writer Midge DecterDecter was a controversial and confrontational polemicist who published notorious rants against feminism and homosexualityBy Nathan Abrams3 min read||June 9, 2022 14:12
Obituary: Dr Michael CohenA man of wide intellectual and liturgical interestsBy malcolm1 min read||June 7, 2022 13:45
Obituary: Thelma CowanStalwart of Bournemouth Synagogue’s Ladies’ chevra kadisha who was also deeply committed to raising funds for charitiesBy Max Lopes Dias2 min read||June 7, 2022 13:44
