Obituary: Benno Zell

Viennese Zionist who embraced kibbutz life and witnessed its evolving relationship with Israel

Obituary: Gary Waldhorn

Actor whose roles ranged from sitcom cynic to Shakespeare’s beleaguered king

Obituary: Rosa Hanan

Italian Holocaust survivor who never “wasted a crumb”of her memories

Obituary: Lady Lira Winston

Jewish Continuity leader whose charisma and soft power helped transform Jewish education

Jonathan Mirsky

Former pro-Maoist academic and journalist who would eventually become one of China’s most outspoken critics

Obituary: Flo Kaufmann

First Lady at the Board of Deputies – the woman who who did not flinch from speaking truth to power

Obituary: Michael Shamash

Inspirational campaigner and lecturer whose work had 
a major impact on the public perception of disability

Obituary: Lynn Ruth Miller

Feisty, free and funny late -comer to the world of stand-up comedy

Obituary: Stephen Sondheim

Composer-lyricist who “broke new ground, new sky, new water, new flesh and new spirit”

Obituary: Ed Asner

American actor whose portrayal of a hard-nosed newspaper editor epitomised the best of journalism

Obituary: Professor Anthony Luder

Dignified and caring doctor who helped improve healthcare for children in Israel’s Upper Galilee

Obituary: Lionel Blair

Inner rhythm of a razzle-dazzle dance man who gave his all for a twirl

Obituary: Leslie Kleinman BEM

Survivor who re-discovered his lost Yiddishkeit and taught love, not hate

Obituary: Alan Bilgora

Singer, reviewer and collector of recorded operatic legacy

Obituary: Geoffrey Wilson, OBE

Creative property developer whose vision changed the business face of London

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