Deaths in 2021 Archives

Deaths in 2021

Top row: Yaphet Koto, Rosita Rosenberg, Lady Lira Winston, Sheldon Adelson, Shimrit Perkol-Finkel.

Bottom row: Moshe Bergman, Leslie Kleinman, Jackie Mason, Lili Pohlmann, Isi Leibler

December 30, 2021, 3:33 pm

We will remember them: Those we lost in 2021

Holocaust survivors, entertainers and allies of our community were among those who passed away in the last 12 months

By Jewish News

Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaking during the One Young World Summit ceremony at Old Billingsgate, London.

December 29, 2021, 10:41 am

Anti-apartheid leader and Israel critic Desmond Tutu dies aged 90

Tutu praised many South African Jews who opposed apartheid but also condemned Israel for practices which are a 'mirror image of some of the things from which your people suffered'

By JTA

December 27, 2021, 9:02 pm

Chaim Walder, Charedi author accused of sex abuse, found dead in suspected suicide

The body of Israeli children's writer, who faced claims of abuse by several teenage girls, was found in a Petah Tikva cemetery

By JTA

Carmel College boathouse, Mongewell. Mongewell Park (Wikipedia/Author: Sciencebloke)

December 24, 2021, 9:46 am

Former head of Carmel College, David Stamler, dies aged 93

Educator remembered as an 'excellent teacher, religiously committed and knowledgeable

Boris Johnson virtual meeting with Holocaust Survivor Renee Salt and Liberator Ian Forsyth, in the study of No10 Downing Street. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street

December 22, 2021, 11:50 am

Boris Johnson pays tribute to Ian Forsyth, one of the first solders to liberate Belsen

Prime Minister reflects on hearing the former soldier's 'incredible testimony' of liberating Shoah victims, saying their conversation 'shall remain with me always'

By Jewish News Reporter

December 21, 2021, 12:42 pm

Tributes paid to Ian Forsyth, one of the first British solders to enter Belsen

Former solder who dedicated his life to educating about the horrors he experienced died aged 97

By Jewish News Reporter

Lady Lira Winston with Rabbi Lord Sacks picking up her Lifetime Achievement Award (Marc Morris Photography)

December 10, 2021, 11:56 am

Lady Lira Winston dies, aged 72: Tributes to one of ‘the brightest lights of Anglo-Jewry’

Death of Jewish educator and wife of Lord Robert Winston announced with 'enormous sadness and profound shock'

By Jack Mendel

December 3, 2021, 3:43 pm

Sir Antony Sher: Celebrated stage and screen actor dies at 72

South African-born theatre star was known for his adaptation of If This Is A Man, by Primo Levi, into a one-man show titled Primo, which ran on Broadway.

Stephen Sondheim taking an applause during the finale of BBC Proms. The creator of the musical Sweeney Todd died on Friday morning aged 91, at his home in Connecticut, according to the New York Times. Issue date: Friday November 26, 2021.

November 26, 2021, 11:55 pm

Stephen Sondheim dies aged 91: ‘One of theatre’s greatest geniuses’

Tributes pour in for the Pulitzer Prize-winning legendary composer, known for work on musicals including Sweeney Todd, Company and Follies

November 10, 2021, 4:12 pm

Tributes paid to former Reform chair Michael Grabiner, who dies aged 72

Progressive movement's head between 2005-08 died after long battle with dementia, with Finchley Reform's rabbi Miriam Berger delivering heartfelt eulogy

By Jewish News Reporter

November 4, 2021, 8:52 pm

Jewish showbiz veteran Lionel Blair dies, aged 92

Performer, who grew up in Stamford Hill and starred in the TV quiz show Give Us A Clue among many others, passed away on Thursday.

By Jewish News Reporter

November 1, 2021, 8:22 pm

Mort Sahl, Jewish comedian who fused stand-up with political satire, dies at 94

Sahl liked to riff on the headlines of the day in extended improvised monologues.

By JTA

Eddie Jaku with treasurer Josh Frydenberg (Credit: Josh Frydenberg on Twitter)

October 19, 2021, 12:53 pm

Eddie Jaku, Shoah survivor and ‘the Happiest Man on Earth’ author, dies at 101

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who is Jewish, paid tribute to the centenarian and author, saying the country had 'lost a giant'

By JTA

October 19, 2021, 11:52 am

Brain damaged two-year-old dies after being taken off life support

Alta Fixsler's Charedi parents had taken medical authorities to court, claiming that taking the child off life support violates their religious principles.

By JTA and Jewish News Reporter

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.

October 18, 2021, 5:16 pm

Colin Powell, who brokered the Middle East ‘road map’ to peace, dies at 84

First black US National Security Adviser, Chief of Staff and Secretary of State, remembered fondly for his ability to speak Yiddish as a second language and support for Israel

By JTA

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