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
ObituaryValery 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
ObituaryRalph Blumenau, history teacher dies aged 100Refugee who became a ‘brilliant and inspiring’ history teacher at Malvern CollegeBy David Herman4 min read
ObituaryIrene Gill, peace campaigner, dies at 92Holocaust refugee who channelled her trauma into peace campaigningBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
ObituaryFormer mayor of Redbridge Alan Weinberg dies aged 78The former cabbie was a tireless advocate for education and remembranceBy Ellie Grant3 min read
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
Aliza Magen, Mossad’s only female deputy director, dies aged 87The veteran security agent served for almost 40 years and played a role in major intelligence missionsBy Imogen Garfinkel4 min read||April 28, 2025 10:37
Pope Francis, a friend to Jews with conflicted views on Israel dead aged 88The first South American pope was seen as a reformer from the liberal wing of the churchBy Daniel Ben-David6 min read||April 21, 2025 09:11
David Sassoon, Jewish designer who dressed Princess Diana, dies aged 92Designer whose Iraqi-Jewish roots shaped a five-decade career at the pinnacle of British fashionBy Ellie Grant3 min read||April 14, 2025 12:25
Stef Wertheimer, Israeli business mogul and advocate for Arab-Jewish peace, dies at 98Wertheimer was one of Israel’s wealthiest citizensBy Ellie Grant2 min read||April 10, 2025 09:06
