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Obituaries

Who was Oded Lifschitz? Retired journalist and activist for Palestinian rights

Lifshitz was one of the oldest hostages taken and previously volunteered driving Palestinians to Israeli hospitals

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Sharon and her dad Oded Lifschitz

BR5BE7 Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes PC Pictured in 1979. Image shot 1979. Exact date unknown.

Baroness Sally Oppenheimer-Barnes, Thatcher minister dies at 96

Conservative minister and campaigner for consumer rights

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Jacqueline van Maarsen, a former class mate of Anne Frank at the Jewish Lyceum, passed away last week at 96. (Photo by JERRY LAMPEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Best friend of Anne Frank dies aged 96

Jacqueline van Maarsen devoted herself to Holocaust education and sharing stories of her friendship with Frank in final years

By Eliana Jordan

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Bob Kirk, a Kindertransport refugee who dedicated his life to Holocaust education, dies at 99

Lifetime Achievement winners

Bob Kirk, a Kindertransport refugee who dedicated his life to Holocaust education, dies at 99

Bob Kirk and his wife Ann were tireless in their dedication to Holocaust memory

By Gloria Tessler

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Marion Weisel, translator, activist and wife of Elie Wiesel dies at 94

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adored chazanut and attended concerts

Respected Kosher butcher Norman Wolfson

Humility and compassion of Liverpool’s leading kosher butcher

By Gloria Tessler

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Holocaust refugee and educator Renee Bornstein, BEM

Courageous child refugee unfazed by Nazi intimidation

By Gloria Tessler

5 min read

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Obituary: Ann Kirk

She waved goodbye to her parents aged 10 as she took the Kindertransport to freedom

By Imogen Garfinkel

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Ann and Bob Kirk received British Empire Medals (BEM) for their contribution to Holocaust education and remembrance in 2019

Paul Danan

Actor and reality TV star who fought his own demons while helping others fight addiction

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Paul Danan attends the "Once Upon A Time in London" world premiere at Troxy on April 15, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Josef Lewkowicz

Lewkowicz helped 600 lost children reach Mandatory Palestine

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Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Josef Lewkowicz

Paul Mendes-Flohr

Martin Buber scholar whose fascination with history was balanced by dreams of a peaceful future

By Gloria Tessler

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Paul Mendes-Flohr

Who was Jean-Marie Le Pen, the Holocaust denier who reshaped the French far-right?

One of Europe’s most influential populists, Le Pen’s message of hate looks set to outlive him

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Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right Front National, has died (Picture: Getty)

Transformative Orthodox composer Yigal Calek

London musician infused fervour and aspiration into Jewish life

By Gloria Tessler

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Transformative Orthodox composer Yigal Calek

Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion dies at 103

The Hungarian-Israeli was the most successful Jewish female athelete in Olympic history

By Imogen Garfinkel

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The oldest female olympic winner, Hungarian born Agnes Keleti, 95, makes a split in front of Hungarian young gymnasts in a local training center of Budapest on January 16, 2016. (Getty)

Former US president Jimmy Carter, peace broker and Israel critic, dies at 100

Carter was instrumental in forging peace between Egypt and Israel, but was a critic of the Jewish state in his later years

By Andrew Bernard

6 min read

WASHINGTON DC, USA: (FILE PHOTO) The triple handshake between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (L), US President Jimmy Carter (C) and Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin seals the signing of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treat March 26, 1979 on the White House lawn in Washington DC. Three years later, Jewish settlers resisted evacuation from their Sinai Desert settlements and now, 22 years after that, another generation of settlers in the Gaza Strip are threatening a last stand against forced removal should ruling Prime Minister Ariel Sharon go through with his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Tel Or Beni/GPO/Getty Images)

Opera singer who became noted entrepreneur, Julian Saipe

A exquisite soprano who was a musician from childhood

By Norma Fisher

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Opera singer who became noted entrepreneur, Julian Saipe

A tribute to Chabad visionary Rabbi Shraga Faivish Vogel

Inspirational Chasidic outreach rabbi whose teachings linked Jewish thought with the modern world

By Dr Tali Loewenthal

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A tribute to Chabad visionary Rabbi Shraga Faivish Vogel

Reluctant Eichmann executioner and kosher butcher Shalom Nagar dies in Israel

The hangman of Holocaust mastermind Adolf Eichmann passed away in Israel last month

By Eliana Jordan

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Shalom Nagar, Adolf Eichmann's executioner, died on 26 November 2024. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Director of Programmes

Giant of television programming, Brian Tesler

A visionary of light entertainment in independent television

By Gloria Tessler

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British television producer and executive Brian Tesler, Director of Programmes at Thames Television, UK, 18th December 1969; behind him Sid James, Frankie Howerd, and Hattie Jacques. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Holocaust Education Trust

Kindertransport refugee and Shoah educator Bob Kirk BEM dies aged 99

The Holocaust Education Trust said Kirk leaves behind a ‘powerful’ legacy

By Daniel Ben-David

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Ann and Bob Kirk JVN Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award winners

Gifted violinist and survivor of the Budapest Ghettto, György Pauk

A Holocaust survivor who developed a unique flair for music

By Gloria Tessler

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Gifted violinist and survivor of the Budapest Ghettto, György Pauk

Obituary: Frank Auerbach

Holocaust refugee who became one of the greatest artists of the 20th century

By Gloria Tessler

6 min read

Obituary: Frank Auerbach

Israel Hamas war 2023

Who was Yahya Sinwar, the last Hamas leader standing?

The Hamas commander has been described as a 'dead man walking' by Israeli forces

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Who was Yahya Sinwar, the last Hamas leader standing?

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