A "well-loved" philanthropist and prominent member of Golders Green's Jewish community died in a car crash in Bournemouth on Saturday night.

Forty-five-year-old Benzion Dunner, a father-of-nine, was killed instantly when his Bentley Arnage collided with a Toyota Celica on A338 Spur Road at 9.44pm on Saturday.

In accordance with Jewish tradition, his funeral was held in London within 24 hours and he was buried in Enfield cemetery.

Mr Dunner, a company director of West Heath Avenue and son of former Golders Green Conservative councillor Rabbi Aba Dunner, is believed to have been on his way to an event at Bournemouth's kosher hotel, the Normandie, when the accident occured.

The car was travelling on the south-bound carriageway, approximately one-and-a-half miles from the Ashley Heath roundabout.

Two members of his family were in the car with him, along with another relative, but are not believed to have been seriously hurt.

On Monday, an inquest at Bournemouth Coroner's Office into Mr Dunner's death revealed he died of multiple injuries. The inquest has been adjourned while police investigate the crash. The condition of the other driver is not known.

Dayan Yisroel Lichten-stein, religious judge and head of the Federation Beth Din or ecclesiastical court, knew Mr Dunner for 20 years and prayed alongside him every day at the Sassover synagogue, in Helenslea Road, Golders Green.

"He was a very, very fine man, a real saint. He was well-known and well- loved. It's a loss to the Jewish community not just in London but worldwide," he said.

"He was a unique businessman who donated a lot of money to all types of charity. He was a very strong supporter of Torah institutions - yeshivas (Jewish religious seminaries) and schools - and supported many people financially and morally. He invited them to his house and he was always available to make them feel good.

"There's not a man to have a bad word to say about Benzion Dunner."

Mr Dunner came from a long line of rabbinical Jews - his late grandfather was Josef Hirsch Dunner, the most senior rabbi of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations in London, an umbrella organisation for the orthodox Jewish community in London.

He leaves behind his wife Esther of 22 years, and nine children, aged from one to 21.

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