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October 16, 2026, 11:44 am

“Trailblazer” Lady Ruth Morris of Kenwood passes away

Described as 'an outstanding role model to the Jewish community', Lady Morris was one of the first women to be made a senior partner at a city law firm

By JN Reporter

October 12, 2026, 11:39 am

‘A hundred love stories’: Remembering the extraordinary Adam Lenson

From West End stars to lifelong friendships, a moving tribute to the theatre director who has died aged just 41

By Darren Richman

Brigit with her late mother Carole and Dame Esther Rantzen

October 1, 2026, 9:20 am

Esther Rantzen and the difference one person can make

The consummate broadcaster and tireless campaigner whose kindness to my family revealed the woman behind the television legend

By Brigit Grant

Victor Levinson (left), Jonathan Metliss (centre) and Alex Brummer at Brummer's daughter Jessica's engagement in 2004.

July 14, 2026, 2:25 pm

Ordinary Zionist who embodied Israel’s extraordinary spirit

Alex Brummer pays tribute to lifelong friend Victor Levinson, whose optimism, service and devotion to Israel inspired everyone around him

By Alex Brummer

June 24, 2026, 1:05 pm

A tribute to Jonathan West, a champion of communal life

Jewish Care's new Sugar and Ronson campus in Redbridge is a testament to Jonathan's tenacity and talent, writes Daniel Carmel-Brown

By Daniel Carmel-Brown

Alan Greenspan testifying before the House Financial Services Committee in 2005 (Creative Commons/US Federal government)

June 23, 2026, 10:40 am

Former Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan dies at 100

Serving under five different President, the Economists was one of the longest-serving leaders of the central bank of the United States

By JN Reporter

Peter Vogl, "Lord of Panzer's, died aged 82.

May 27, 2026, 4:41 pm

‘Lord of Panzer’s’ Peter Vogl dies aged 82

Beloved St John’s Wood deli owner served celebrities, royalty and generations of London Jewish families for decades

By Etan Smallman

May 7, 2026, 5:22 pm

‘Iron Lady of the town halls’ dies aged 95

Dame Shirley Porter, famous for the gerrymandering 'homes for votes' scandal, passed away in Israel

By Louisa Walters

January 15, 2026, 4:05 pm

Harry Olmer, Holocaust survivor and Windermere Boy, dies aged 98

Educator and Mill Hill figure rebuilt a Jewish life after surviving Nazi forced labour camps

By Annabel Sinclair

Josef Veselsky received an honorary degree from Trinity College Dublin in 2016. (Photo: Trinity College Dublin/Facebook)

January 6, 2026, 11:03 am

Holocaust survivor Josef Veselsky, Irish table tennis icon, dies aged 107

Resistance fighter who rebuilt Jewish life through sport, becoming Ireland’s oldest man and a national sporting figure

By Annabel Sinclair

December 31, 2025, 11:07 am

OBITUARY: Sheindy Perez, Auschwitz and Belsen survivor, who built a new life in Brighton

Born and raised in Hungary, Sheindy (Sara) survived the Holocaust and managed to reunite with some of her extended family in Britain after the war

By Alex Brummer

October 20, 2025, 12:32 pm

Community mourns Holocaust-education champion and ‘true gentleman’ Jeffrey Pinnick

Former Board of Deputies treasurer and Yad Vashem UK chair remembered for lifetime devoted to Holocaust remembrance

By Annabel Sinclair

Jo Greenbury at a Clifton College alumni dinner (Courtesy)

June 4, 2025, 2:31 pm

Jo Greenbury, Clifton College housemaster who shaped generations of Jewish students, dies aged 61

He led the UK’s only Jewish boarding house at a public school and remained a key figure in the college’s Jewish life until 2016

By Annabel Sinclair

Reuma Weizman dies age 99. Photo taken from X

April 15, 2025, 10:44 am

Reuma Weizman, widow of former Israeli president Ezer Weizman, dies aged 99

Champion of child Holocaust survivors and social causes, she quietly shaped the role of First Lady through decades of service

By Annabel Sinclair

Baron Stanley Kalms - UK Parliament official portraits 2017

April 13, 2025, 2:57 pm

Stanley Kalms, Dixons founder and Jewish community reformer, dies aged 93

Lord Kalms helped to reform the United Synagogue and supported Jewish education through Immanuel College

By Annabel Sinclair

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