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Obituaries

Obituaries

Amos Luzzatto

Celebrated Italian polymath who explored the role of Jews within wider European society

By Julie Carbonara

3 min read

Herbert Kretzmer

Herbert Kretzmer

Acclaimed theatre critic, and lyricist who could “hear the people sing”

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

Agathe Sorel

Experimental printmaker fascinated by natural and man-made materials

By Julia Weiner

3 min read

Arrigo Levi

Italian journalist, editor and foreign correspondent who advised two Italian Presidents

By Julie Carbonara

4 min read

Sally Jacobs

Iconoclastic stage and costume designer who collaborated with Peter Brook

By Karen Glaser

3 min read

Rabbi Lord Sacks

A man for all faiths and none who spanned the worlds of Judaism and secular scholarship

By Elkan D Levy

4 min read

Franca Valeri

Italian actress who made post-war Italy laugh with her comedic creations

By Julie Carbonara

4 min read

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Staunch promoter of race, gender and human rights legislation

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Refugee who brought the best of inter-war Vienna to British art publishing

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Child refugee who saw his German synagogue burn down — and became a social housing entrepreneur in the UK

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