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Tahir Abbas
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Organisation: University of Birmingham Tahir Abbas is Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Culture and a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. |
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Jon Abrams
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Website: http://www.rcmh.org.uk Jon Abrams works with people with complex mental health problems. |
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Judith Abrams
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Organisation: Maqom Judith Abrams was ordained in 1985 at the Hebrew Union College and received her PhD in rabbinic literature from the Baltimore Hebrew University in 1993. She runs Maqom, a website devoted to Talmud study and is the author of many books. |
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Nathan Abrams
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Organisation: Bangor University Nathan Abrams is a lecturer in film studies and Director of Graduate Studies at the National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries at Bangor University. He has published widely on film and Jewish culture and his most recent book is 'Jews and Sex' (Five Leaves, 2008). |
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Martha Ackelsberg
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Martha Ackelsberg is a long-time Jewish feminist activist in the United States and co-founder of Ezrat Nashim and of B'not Esh. She is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government and of the Study of Women and Gender at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. |
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Acoustic Cafe Team
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Organisation: Limmud Roll up, roll up for the Acoustic café - yes, Limmud's favourite open mic session is back - this year with the added bonus of Acoustic Lunch - daily lunchtime sessions where you can join in a jam, sing a song or just relax and enjoy the entertainment. This year there are even Acoustic café badges and plectrums for those who take part! Don't miss it … |
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Ahavat Ha'aretz
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This roots reggae band features Roi and Osnat Levi (with Glenn Tamir). Their popular album Ahavat Ha'aretz (Country Love) was released in January 2007. |
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Sharon Alexander
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Website: http://www.ShirEcstasy.com Sharon Alexander is a body psychotherapist, community organiser, teacher, vocalist, and long-time collector of Jewish spiritual music - with more than 25 years at the forefront of Jewish renewal. Her fascination for the physics and spirituality of altered-state experience led her to examine gospel. She has presented ecstatic choir workshops in US, England, Israel and Switzerland. |
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Rachel Allen
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Organisation: London Jewish Cultural Centre Having completed a Masters in Holocaust Studies, Rachel Allen is now Special Projects Manager in the expanding Holocaust and Anti-Racism Education Department of the London Jewish Cultural Centre. Rachel is proud to be spearheading the Winton Project - a resource pack being sent to every secondary school in the country. |
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Shulamit Ambalu
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Shulamit Ambalu studied for the rabbinate at Leo Baeck College, London, and has, since 2004, served as rabbi at both North London Progressive Jewish Community and Milton Keynes and District Reform synagogues. |
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Daniel Anderson
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Organisation: Tiferet Daniel Anderson is a co-founder of Tiferet, the personal development and life coaching framework for the 21st century and a spiritually intelligent individual. Drawing on over 14 years direct experience and utilising a variety of Torah source-based, practical strategies, he seeks to unravel the infinite potential that too often lies dormant within us all. |
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Paul Anticoni
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Organisation: World Jewish Relief The CEO of World Jewish Relief, Paul Anticoni has extensive experience gained through management of global disaster response operations at the Red Cross. With programmes throughout Africa, Kosovo, South East Asia, Gujarat and Bam, he led the Red Cross response to the 2004 tsunami. Previously he held various overseas aid positions, working in Sudan, Ethiopia, Cambodia and Bosnia. |
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Rena Arbel
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Organisation: Jewish Agency for Israel Rena Arbel is the Jewish Agency shlicha to UJIA Jewish Life Education Centre in Manchester. Born in Canada, she lives in Jerusalem. She grew up in the Conservative movement and served in army intelligence. She has a BA in Political Science and Communications from Ben Gurion University. |
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Miriam Arkush
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Miriam Arkush is studying Theology and Religious Studies at Cambridge University, where she has also just finished an exhausting term as Jewish Society President. She is interested in interfaith dialogue, art, travelling and all things Jewish! |
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Alon Aron
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Organisation: Jewish Agency for Israel Alon Aron lives in Moshav Tekumah in southern Israel, is married with four children and has a BSc from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is currently the aliyah shaliach for Northern England for the Jewish Agency for Israel, based in Manchester. |
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Art Team
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Organisation: Limmud
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Artists & Musicians for Israel
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Website: http://www.artists.org.il 'Artists and Musicians for Israel' (AMI) is a troupe of Israeli artists from both the religious and secular sector who share their love of Eretz Yisrael and Am Yisrael at weeklong residencies in communities worldwide, through music and art workshops, concerts, audience/artist dialogue and master classes. |
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Geraldine Auerbach
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Organisation: Jewish Music Institute Geraldine Auerbach is Director of the Jewish Music Institute (JMI). Based at the University of London, JMI facilitates study, research, practical training and performance in Jewish sacred and secular music of all kinds. JMI undertakes stimulating programmes for children and adults and also for prayer leaders across the spectrum of Jewish worship. She was awarded an MBE in 2000 for services to music. |
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Einav Ayalon
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Organisation: jewish agency Einav Ayalon is the Jewish Agency shaliach for the Federation of Zionist Youth (FZY). He studied geography at the Hebrew University and is a licensed tour guide. He was the assistant director of FZY and the Young Judaea short term programme in Israel and served in the Israel army’s Nachal Brigade as an officer. |
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