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Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituary: Gena Turgel

The bride in parachute silk who told millions her Holocaust story

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Obituary: Gena Turgel

Obituary: Philip Roth

Obituary: Philip Roth

Pulitzer prizewinning writer who caught the mood of Jewish angst

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Obituary: Eric Graus

Obituary: Eric Graus

He flew the flag for Herut and boosted the Soviet Jewry campaign

By Geoffrey Alderman

2 min read

Obituary: Frank Meisler

Obituary: Frank Meisler

Sculptor's tributes to Kinderstansport reflect his personal Journey

By Gloria Tessler

3 min read

Obituary: Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin

Californian rabbi who literally moved a mountain to build a synagogue

2 min read

Obituary: Bill Williams

Manchester's 'honorary Jew' who pioneered oral history in Britain

By Ernie Hunter

2 min read

Obituary: Ronald Jacobs

Bevin Boy who became a stalwart of the British Reform Movement

By Joan Burstyn

2 min read

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Obituary: Coco Schumann

German jazz musician who played with the Ghetto Swingers in Terezin

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Obituary: Betty Woodman

Playful ‘Queen of Ceramics’ inspired by Italian art and baroque architecture

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Obituary: Clive Sinclair

One of Britain’s leading post-war writers and former JC books editor

By David Herman

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Obituary: Professor Sidney Kessler OBE

Industrial relations guru who played a major role in the trade union movement

By PROFESSOR IAN KESSLER

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Obituary: Professor Sidney Kessler OBE

Obituary: Henry Knorpel, QC

Skilled and dedicated ‘guardian of parliamentary democracy’

By HILTON LORIE

3 min read

Obituary: Henry Knorpel, QC

Obituary: Marcus Levey

Soul of Newcastle night-life who pushed out the cultural boundaries

2 min read

Obituary: Marcus Levey

Obituary: Charlotte Michaels MBE

Jewish athlete banned by Nazis, later honoured by Britain for charitable work

By Leslie Michaels

3 min read

Obituary: Charlotte Michaels MBE

Obituary: Hannah Grant

JC “volunteer of the week’ who brought Yiddish culture back to synagogue life

By Hannah Grant

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Obituary: Hannah Grant

Obituary: Henry Knobil

Gifted raconteur who rose from penniless refugee to major M&S supplier

By Rabbi Shlomo Levin

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