ObituaryMargalit OvedRadiant dancer and choreographer whose influential ‘bold modernist’ work was inspired by her Yemenite childhoodBy Gloria Tessler4 min read
ObituaryJenny Lipman, ‘life-changing' acting tutor to the stars, dies at 77Lipman directed the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art for 20 years, teaching famous actors including Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy and Sam ClaflinBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
ObituaryObituary: Louis RapaportManchester community leader who promoted interfaith dialogue triggered by rise in antisemitismBy Jane Ufland4 min read
ObituaryObituary: Matti CaspiRenaissance man whose distinctive and eclectic music had a deep impact on Israeli culture over many decadesBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
MusicJewish DJ, producer and UK hip hop pioneer Simon Harris dies aged 63He made an indelible mark on the UK music scene over his 50-plus year careerBy Siam Goorwich1 min read
ObituarySusie GellmanA quiet centenarian who had played a key role in Canada’s “Bletchley Park”By Gloria Tessler6 min read
ObituaryLord Triesman, Labour minister who exposed scandal in the football world, dies at 82Student revolutionary from the ‘Class of 68’ turned Labour peerBy Gloria Tessler6 min read
Jewish woman who refused to give Adolf Hitler flowers during Berlin Olympics dies aged 102Yocheved Gold lived to witness Nazi atrocities in her native Germany and the entire history of modern IsraelBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||February 3, 2026 13:33
David Abulafia, distinguished and pioneering historian and campaigner against anti-Jewish racism, dies at 76An increasingly outspoken public intellectual, Abulafia became a fearless champion of intellectual and academic freedomBy David Herman4 min read||January 27, 2026 10:05
Obituary: Simon TilsiterAn inspirational leader in the property industryBy Mark Bolton2 min read||January 19, 2026 09:26
Harry Olmer, Holocaust survivor and educator, dies at 98Olmer survived multiple forced labour camps before rebuilding his life in the UK as a dentist and advocate for Holocaust educationBy Eliana Jordan3 min read||January 16, 2026 11:43
Eva Schloss, Holocaust educator, dies at 96Tireless co-founder of the Anne Frank Trust in honour of her posthumous step-sisterBy Gloria Tessler4 min read||January 13, 2026 17:18
Gerry Gable, legendary anti-fascist campaigner dies at 88The ‘scarlet pimpernel’ who led Britain’s pro-democracy, anti-fascist campaignBy Gloria Tessler4 min read||January 13, 2026 17:11
The Jewish woman selected by Goebbels as the ‘perfect Aryan baby’Hessy Levinsons Taft, whose photograph appeared without her parents’ knowledge in a Nazi propaganda magazine, has died aged 91By Alma Green1 min read||January 12, 2026 12:42
‘A towering figure in the fight against fascism’ – Searchlight’s Gerry Gable dies aged 88Gable was a central figure in the UK's anti-fascist movement from the 1960s onwards, working on investigating, documenting and reporting on far-right groupsBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||January 5, 2026 13:22
Obituary: Sheindy (Sara) Perez, Holocaust survivorShe survived the horrors of the death camps to launch a successful export business in SussexBy Alex Brummer4 min read||January 5, 2026 09:54
