ObituaryAlbert Zuckerman, renegade literary agent behind bestsellers including Ken Follett and Stephen Hawking, dies at 94Zuckerman’s hands-on approach to getting writers published was novel for its time, but helped shoot countless authors to literary stardomBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
ObituaryTop-scoring Jewish head teacher Norma Massel dies at 77She propelled North Cheshire Jewish Primary School to the top of the English league tables, attributing her success to a clarity of valuesBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
ObituaryRemembering Phil Woolas, a true warrior against campus antisemitismThe Labour politician, who has died aged 66, started fighting campus Jew-hate while himself a studentBy Matthew Kalman3 min read
ObituaryPioneering geneticist David Botstein dies at 83Botstein discovered a method for locating disease-causing genes in human DNA before the arrival of genome sequencingBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
ObituaryMichael Rose, co-founder of New North London Synagogue, dies at 90Rose was a distinguished lawyer and devoted family manBy David Rose4 min read
ObituaryObituary: Musician Neil Sedaka dies at 86Classical music prodigy turned hitmaker whose pop career began aged 13By Elisa Bray3 min read
ObituaryObituary: Bernard LewisBillionaire fashion retailer whose Chelsea Girl and River Island shops caught the zeitgeist of their erasBy Gloria Tessler6 min read
Billy Steinberg, visionary lyricist behind pop hits Like A Virgin and So Emotional, dies at 75The Jewish songwriter’s collaboration with musician Tom Kelly led to more than 150 songs between 1981 and 1991By Eliana Jordan3 min read||March 5, 2026 10:55
Margalit OvedRadiant dancer and choreographer whose influential ‘bold modernist’ work was inspired by her Yemenite childhoodBy Gloria Tessler4 min read||March 5, 2026 10:41
Jenny 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||February 25, 2026 12:11
Obituary: Louis RapaportManchester community leader who promoted interfaith dialogue triggered by rise in antisemitismBy Jane Ufland4 min read||February 18, 2026 12:53
Obituary: Matti CaspiRenaissance man whose distinctive and eclectic music had a deep impact on Israeli culture over many decadesBy Gloria Tessler5 min read||February 18, 2026 12:33
Jewish 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||February 16, 2026 13:45
Susie GellmanA quiet centenarian who had played a key role in Canada’s “Bletchley Park”By Gloria Tessler6 min read||February 6, 2026 15:16
Lord 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||February 4, 2026 13:19
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
