ObituaryRabbi Berel Wein: historian and educator dies aged 91Historian and educator who resurrected “the dying narrative of Jewish history”By Gloria Tessler4 min read
FootballMark 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
ObituaryLegendary theatre school founder, Sylvia Young, dies aged 85She helped launch the career of Amy Winehouse, and was famed for her kindness and dedicationBy Siam Goorwich3 min read
ObituaryLord Alliance, business leader and philanthropist dies aged 93David Alliance modernised the British cotton industry, helped save thousands of Ethiopian Jews from persecution and was a generous philanthropistBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
ObituaryActor and former refugee Renee Goddard dies at 102From the Hitler Youth to Holloway prison – and finally British broadcasting success for centenarian survivorBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
ObituaryTom Lehrer, mathematician, songwriter and satirist, dies at 97Lehrer’s sharp, pithy songs satirised contemporary culture and gripped audiences around the world, but he never wavered from his love for mathematicsBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
ObituaryLaura Ben-David, photographer who highlighted plight of agunot, dies at 56Laura was one of the founders of a stock photo bank, aimed at bringing pictures of Orthodox Jewish women into the mainstreamBy Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll4 min read
Valery Panov, ballet dancer and refusenik, dies at 87The acclaimed ballet dancer whose lengthy struggle to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel focused worldwide attention on the plight of ‘refuseniks’By Eliana Jordan3 min read||July 21, 2025 15:01
Ralph Blumenau, history teacher dies aged 100Refugee who became a ‘brilliant and inspiring’ history teacher at Malvern CollegeBy David Herman4 min read||July 17, 2025 17:07
Irene Gill, peace campaigner, dies at 92Holocaust refugee who channelled her trauma into peace campaigningBy Gloria Tessler5 min read||July 8, 2025 17:11
Former mayor of Redbridge Alan Weinberg dies aged 78The former cabbie was a tireless advocate for education and remembranceBy Ellie Grant3 min read||July 8, 2025 16:36
Jo GreenburyLast head of Polack’s House at Clifton College who inspired generations of Jewish pupils at the Bristol boarding schoolBy George Lomas3 min read||July 2, 2025 16:59
Therapist and writer Naomi Stadlen dies aged 82Revolutionary therapist who wrote ‘the best parenting book you’ve never heard of’By Gloria Tessler5 min read||June 26, 2025 09:53
Rabbi Alan PlanceyOrthodox rabbi who linked Yiddishkeit with worldlinessBy Gloria Tessler5 min read||June 13, 2025 16:33
Jewish artist and Private Eye stalwart Barry Fantoni dies aged 85The cartoonist was also a musician, poet, playwright and actorBy Elisa Bray4 min read||May 29, 2025 17:42
Obituary: Alan YentobTowering figure in the world of BBC arts programmingBy Gloria Tessler5 min read||May 27, 2025 12:58
