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Gloria Tessler

Gloria Tessler

Gloria Tessler is obituaries editor at the Jewish Chronicle.

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Obituary: Clive Marks, OBE

One of Anglo-Jewry’s great philanthropists

By Gloria Tessler

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Obituary: Clive Marks, OBE

The Polish sculptor creating masterpieces inspired by places where terrified Jews hid during Holocaust

The Polish sculptor creating masterpieces inspired by places where terrified Jews hid during Holocaust

5 min read

BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 18: Menahem Pressler attends the ECHO Klassik 2015 at Konzerthaus on October 18, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Christian Marquardt/Getty Images)

Obituary: Menahem Pressler

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Obituary: Meir Shalev

Obituary: Meir Shalev

4 min read

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Obituary: Carl Davis

Composer-conductor whose prolific film, TV and theatre career encompassed a revival of the world of silent films

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August 10, 2023 10:04

P6M5GD Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. 29th June, 2018. The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of American conductor and composer Carl Davis, present music from Milos Forman's movies during the opening concert of the 53d International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary (KVIFF), Czech Republic, on June 29, 2018. Credit: Katerina Sulova/CTK Photo/Alamy Live News

The tragic suicide of a young IDF soldier failed by everyone

Bar Kalaf set fire to himself after failing to secure an army disability allowance for suffering from PTSD

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August 9, 2023 15:31

The tragic suicide of a young IDF soldier failed by everyone

The trauma of the Shoah can be passed through the generations

My mother’s cousin, Petr Kien, who was murdered by the Nazis, has been a presence in my life ever since I was a child

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August 3, 2023 12:36

Barbed wire fence against dramatic, dark sky.

Obituary: Beatty Orwell, Labour's oldest member

East End matriarch, Labour councillor and oldest witness to the Battle of Cable Street

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July 27, 2023 08:59

Obituary: Beatty Orwell, Labour's oldest member

Obituary: Maria Charles

A formidable presence who played Yente opposite Topol in Fiddler on the Roof

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June 29, 2023 09:00

Obituary: Maria Charles

Obituary: Sir Ben Helfgott

Forever one of 'The Boys', the Olympic weightlifter who survived Buchenwald and favoured reconciliation between nations

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June 22, 2023 12:28

Obituary: Sir Ben Helfgott

Obituary: Lord Clinton-Davis

Labour Peer and civil rights campaigner who fought antisemitism in Parliament

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June 15, 2023 12:14

Obituary: Lord Clinton-Davis

Obituary: Gaby Elyahou

Deli guru who brought Middle Eastern food to the heart of London’s theatreland

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May 25, 2023 08:36

Obituary: Gaby Elyahou

Obituary: David Gold and Jacqueline Gold

Frustrated footballer turned porn tycoon who co-chaired West Ham and his daughter, the Ann Summers boss who introduced the allure of sex, fantasy and fun to her all-female clientele

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May 18, 2023 14:17

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 09: West Ham United Chairman David Gold poses for photographs prior to the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Boleyn Ground on January 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Obituary: Jerry Springer

Charismatic American chat show host who played ringmaster to the ‘worst show in TV history’

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May 11, 2023 12:40

Jerry Springer Speaks To Guests During His Show December 17, 1998. The Show Which Features Violent Outbrusts And Adult Content Has Been Soaring In The Ratings. (Photo By Getty Images)

Obituary: Dr Olga Kennard, OBE

Crystallographer who set up the Cambridge data centre as a resource to aid international research

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May 4, 2023 10:28

Obituary: Dr Olga Kennard, OBE

Obituary: Allan Louis Neville Jay, MBE

British fencing champion and Olympic team captain

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April 21, 2023 19:25

Allan Jay of Great Britain (L) competes against Daniel Revenu of France in the Men's Individual Foil Fencing competition on 13th October 1964 during the XVIII Summer Olympic Games at the Memorial Hall, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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