Gil Banks died after injuring himself when attempting to scale the Rucu Pichincha volcano near Quito on Sunday
By Ben Bloch
Noga Sella, 40, died from injuries sustained in crash outside a multi-storey car park in Ramsgate, Kent, last week
By Nic North
Reform Rabbi who inspired an intellectual and ethical expression of Judaism
By Rabbi Professor Tony Bayfield
He saw piles of the dead but also watched survivors grow strong again, as babies were born, barmitzvahs and marriages were celebrated and his people came back to life
By Howard Parker
Genial character who tripled circulation of journal The Tablet while remaining equally respectful of other views
By Emma Klein
The preacher’s wife who made a home for Holocaust survivors in a large, derelict Nottingham farmhouse
By Gloria Tessler
An inspiring community leader who opened up the dance circle of Jewish life and drew others in
By Nicky Goldman
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Minimalist theatre director who could evoke a universe in an empty space
By Julie Cohen
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Courageous, witty and passionate performer who fought to demystify breast cancer
Forced labour camp typist who expanded Schindler’s List and helped save some 1,200 Jewish lives
By Julie Carbonara
From Coronation Street to Fat Friends and The Syndicate: the scriptwriter who preferred Leeds to LA
By Francine White
American comedy star whose exaggerated style and bad-taste jokes delighted audiences
Michael was awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Care Work and a London Football Association Award for services to refereeing
By Sarah Mather
President Isaac Herzog described him as 'one of Israel’s greatest authors in all generations, who gifted us his unforgettable works, which will continue to accompany us for generations'
Jack said: 'God was good to me. I have no argument with God. I’m not asking him why was I in the camps. He made it up to me, he did, I can tell you.'
Decter was a controversial and confrontational polemicist who published notorious rants against feminism and homosexuality
By Nathan Abrams
