ObituarySir Tom Stoppard dies aged 88Czech-born playwright who became the most acclaimed British dramatist of his generation and an Oscar-winning screenwriterBy Gloria Tessler7 min read
ObituaryRemembering Susanna Gross, journalist and friendA wise and witty literary editor who was a superb bridge player and a widely respected and popular columnistBy Simon Sebag Montefiore3 min read
ObituaryVera Schaufeld, survivor and educator dies at 95“I remember sitting on Liverpool Street station in London, hearing announcements in a strange language seeing children all round me being collected and fearing that I would be left there alone.”By Gloria Tessler5 min read
Holocaust survivorsHolocaust survivor Vera Schaufeld MBE dies aged 95Tributes have poured in from Jewish organisations for this ‘wonderfully kind and gentle woman’By Siam Goorwich1 min read
ObituaryTchéky Karyo, French actor dies at 72The French Jewish actor known for playing “baddies” and being a heartthrob to middle-aged women died of cancer at 72By Eliana Jordan3 min read
Holocaust survivorsManfred Goldberg was a ‘light of redemption and humanity’, says KingRoyals pay tribute to the Holocaust educator, who has died aged 95By Eliana Jordan4 min read
ObituaryObituary: David ShalitCity banker, fencing star and philanthropist who oversaw the completion of the Barbican arts centreBy Gloria Tessler3 min read
Smoked fish savant Saul Zabar of Zabar’s deli dies at 97The so-called ‘lox smith’ of New York City helped turn his parent’s smoked fish store into an iconic and globally-renowned food enterpriseBy Eliana Jordan2 min read||October 8, 2025 23:00
Actress and Holocaust survivor Ruth Posner dies at 96Polish actress and Holocaust survivor, whose most authentic role as a Catholic girl saved her lifeBy Gloria Tessler5 min read||October 1, 2025 11:56
Aron Bell, the last surviving member of the Bielski brothers, dies aged 98Their story was turned into the Hollywood film, DefianceBy Siam Goorwich3 min read||October 1, 2025 08:45
Argentinian campaigner who led the families of the missing, dies aged 106Campaigner who gave voice to the grandmothers of Argentine’s ”disappeared”By Gloria Tessler3 min read||September 25, 2025 08:27
Ronnie Appleton KC dies at 97Northern Ireland’s Senior Crown Prosecutor during The TroublesBy Martin Blake4 min read||September 15, 2025 10:51
Irene Brauner Holocaust survivor dies aged 87A Polish Holocaust survivor who escaped the Krakow ghetto by assuming a fake identity as a childBy Eliana Jordan3 min read||September 4, 2025 11:59
Alberto Bolaffi: international collector dies at 89International collector who put his stamp on high end catalogue publishingBy Julie Carbonara5 min read||September 1, 2025 08:18
Rabbi Berel Wein: historian and educator dies aged 91Historian and educator who resurrected “the dying narrative of Jewish history”By Gloria Tessler4 min read||September 1, 2025 08:14
Mark Lazarus, one of English football’s first Jewish stars, dies aged 86The footballing great played for clubs including Queens Park Rangers and Crystal PalaceBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read||August 12, 2025 13:05
