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Freddie Knoller: tireless campaigner for Shoah survivors who had helped the French Resistance blow up a Nazi train before he was arrested and sent to Auschwitz

Like many who survived, Knoller was insistent that the Holocaust should not be forgotten and addressed schools on his experiences

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Freddie Knoller: tireless campaigner for Shoah survivors who had helped the French Resistance blow up a Nazi train before he was arrested and sent to Auschwitz

Obituary: Michel Jules Strauss

Obituary: Michel Jules Strauss

By David Herman

4 min read

Obituary: Ladislaus Löb

Obituary: Ladislaus Löb

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Obituary: Benno Zell

Obituary: Benno Zell

By Maurice Samuelson

4 min read

Obituary: Gary Waldhorn

Obituary: Gary Waldhorn

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Obituary: Rosa Hanan

Obituary: Rosa Hanan

By Julie Carbonara

3 min read

Obituary: Lady Lira Winston

Obituary: Lady Lira Winston

By Harry Freedman

3 min read

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Jonathan Mirsky

Former pro-Maoist academic and journalist who would eventually become one of China’s most outspoken critics

3 min read

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February 4, 2022 00:00

HANDOUT IMAGE: 2015 photo of writer/historian Jonathan Mirsky with the Dalai Lama in London. Mirsky and his dog visited the Dalai Lama in his hotel room during a trip to London (Photo by Ian Cumming)

Obituary: Flo Kaufmann

First Lady at the Board of Deputies – the woman who who did not flinch from speaking truth to power

By Andy Kaufman

4 min read

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January 28, 2022 00:00

Obituary: Michael Shamash

Inspirational campaigner and lecturer whose work had  a major impact on the public perception of disability

By Jack Shamash

3 min read

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January 21, 2022 00:00

Obituary: Michael Shamash

Obituary: Lynn Ruth Miller

Feisty, free and funny late -comer to the world of stand-up comedy

4 min read

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January 14, 2022 00:00

Obituary: Lynn Ruth Miller

Obituary: Stephen Sondheim

Composer-lyricist who “broke new ground, new sky, new water, new flesh and new spirit”

By David Herman

4 min read

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January 7, 2022 00:00

Obituary: Stephen Sondheim

Obituary: Ed Asner

American actor whose portrayal of a hard-nosed newspaper editor epitomised the best of journalism

By Julie Carbonara

4 min read

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December 31, 2021 00:00

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: Actor Ed Asner attends his 90th Birthday Party and Celebrity Roast at The Roosevelt Hotel on November 03, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

Obituary: Professor Anthony Luder

Dignified and caring doctor who helped improve healthcare for children in Israel’s Upper Galilee

By Professor Mervyn Jeswon

2 min read

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December 24, 2021 00:00

Obituary: Professor Anthony Luder

Obituary: Lionel Blair

Inner rhythm of a razzle-dazzle dance man who gave his all for a twirl

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

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December 17, 2021 00:00

Obituary: Lionel Blair

Obituary: Leslie Kleinman BEM

Survivor who re-discovered his lost Yiddishkeit and taught love, not hate

By Rabbi Naftali Schiff

4 min read

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December 10, 2021 00:00

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