Ada Rapoport-Albert

This chapter provides the obituary for Ada Rapoport-Albert, who died on 18 June 2020 in London, surrounded by the love and admiration of friends far and near. It describes Ada as tall and beautiful, wise, witty, an exceptional scholar, critical, and meticulous, who loved people and knowledge. Ada was the author of outstanding and trail-blazing books and the model and exemplar for leading and experienced scholars, as well as those just setting out on their path. Ada lived in London from 1965 onwards, but her heart was very much in Israel — with the scenes of her childhood in Tel Aviv. The chapter also elaborates how Ada suffered a long series of illnesses that drained her strength until she finally succumbed.