Gloria Tessler is obituaries editor at the Jewish Chronicle.
Environmental campaigner who shaped community response to climate change
Playwright who wrote his personal trauma into his two most successful plays
Liberal instincts of judge hailed as an uncompromising supporter of legal justice
One of Anglo-Jewry’s great philanthropists
Polish Jew Natalia Romik says her artworks are helping eastern Europe understand its Jewish past
Gifted pianist who contributed to the international revival of chamber music
Spirited Israeli writer whose words pulsated with the history of his homeland
Composer-conductor whose prolific film, TV and theatre career encompassed a revival of the world of silent films
Bar Kalaf set fire to himself after failing to secure an army disability allowance for suffering from PTSD
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
East End matriarch, Labour councillor and oldest witness to the Battle of Cable Street
A formidable presence who played Yente opposite Topol in Fiddler on the Roof
Forever one of 'The Boys', the Olympic weightlifter who survived Buchenwald and favoured reconciliation between nations
Labour Peer and civil rights campaigner who fought antisemitism in Parliament
Deli guru who brought Middle Eastern food to the heart of London’s theatreland
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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