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Gloria Tessler

Gloria Tessler is obituaries editor at the Jewish Chronicle.

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Psychology

Obituary: Irma Brenman Pick

Kleinian psychoanalyst who drew on her patients’ early childhood experiences

By Gloria Tessler

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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 6: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on judicial nominations on Capitol Hill September 6, 2023 in Washington, DC. During the hearing the committee considered five judges for federal vacancies. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Obituary: Dianne Feinstein

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The Polish sculptor creating masterpieces inspired by places where terrified Jews hid during Holocaust

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Obituary: Menahem Pressler

Gifted pianist who contributed to the international revival of chamber music

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August 24, 2023 12:00

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Obituary: Meir Shalev

Spirited Israeli writer whose words pulsated with the history of his homeland

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Obituary: Carl Davis

Composer-conductor whose prolific film, TV and theatre career encompassed a revival of the world of silent films

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August 10, 2023 10:04

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The tragic suicide of a young IDF soldier failed by everyone

Bar Kalaf set fire to himself after failing to secure an army disability allowance for suffering from PTSD

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August 9, 2023 15:31

The tragic suicide of a young IDF soldier failed by everyone

The trauma of the Shoah can be passed through the generations

My mother’s cousin, Petr Kien, who was murdered by the Nazis, has been a presence in my life ever since I was a child

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August 3, 2023 12:36

Barbed wire fence against dramatic, dark sky.

Obituary: Beatty Orwell, Labour's oldest member

East End matriarch, Labour councillor and oldest witness to the Battle of Cable Street

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July 27, 2023 08:59

Obituary: Beatty Orwell, Labour's oldest member

Obituary: Maria Charles

A formidable presence who played Yente opposite Topol in Fiddler on the Roof

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June 29, 2023 09:00

Obituary: Sir Ben Helfgott

Forever one of 'The Boys', the Olympic weightlifter who survived Buchenwald and favoured reconciliation between nations

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June 22, 2023 12:28