Award-winning actor nominated for role in Death of a Salesman
Campaigning doctor who fought for abortion law reform and HIV confidentiality
Age UK pioneer who promoted and celebrated active living
Genial character who tripled circulation of journal The Tablet while remaining equally respectful of other views
American comedy star whose exaggerated style and bad-taste jokes delighted audiences
Former pro-Maoist academic and journalist who would eventually become one of China’s most outspoken critics
Political analyst who explained the links between the Labour Party and the trade unions
Novelist whose dark and unsettling work mingled the elegant with the grotesque
Anthropologist and activist prominent in the Occupy Wall Street movement
Expressionist painter influenced by ancient Hebrew melodies on the island of Curaçao
Bond of champions – one Jewish, one Black – in 1950s world of segregated tennis
Psychotherapist who became the "archangel" of mods, rockers and hippies
Abstract set designer who created a war crimes library in Nuremberg
Writer whose family history infused his literary output
Dramatic soprano and impresario who brought opera to local audiences
Some converts may be drawn by love of a Jew, but for some it is love of Judaism
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