Gloria Tessler is obituaries editor at the Jewish Chronicle.
Prolific songwriter-lyricist who brought the TV game show Countdown to the UK
The don, the Deutsche Bank and the shock revelations of its Nazi past
Renaissance man who opened up a world of Jewish culture and identity
Leading microbiologist who campaigned against “health care’s v ersion of global warming”
The map-maker extraordinary who defined Israel’s borders
Hidden, betrayed and saved again – the matchmaker who rose from the Holocaust to help others find love and marriage
Business entrepreneur who harnessed medical and scientific power towards ovarian cancer research
Remembering those we lost in 2020
Talented TV music producer and director who “set gold standard for filming BBC Proms”
Acclaimed theatre critic, and lyricist who could “hear the people sing”
Despite his deep intellectual deliberations and anguished desire to put matters right, he failed to achieve substantial change regarding the role of women in the United Synagogue
Grande dame of the violin who breathed ice and fire into her music
Humanitarian US Supreme Court Justice who advocated gender equality and promoted women’s rights under the law
Reconciliation and ‘Lebensfreude’ at the heart of German-born rabbi’s return to his roots
The business acumen of a 14-year-old Kindertransport entrepreneur in the making
Lawyer and community maven who changed the face of the British weekend
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