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Chaim Bacon
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Website: www.productiveit.co.uk Chaim Bacon, aka 'Crispy' is an ex-professional photographer, now software entrepreneur. Chaim writes poetry, tells colourful stories of his life experiences and is something of a comedian. He's been involved with Reform, Masorti, Orthodox and has now seen the light, i.e. believes all religion is [Oops ran out of space...] |
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Yeshaya P Balog
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Organisation: Yad Vashem Yeshaya P. Balog was born in Budapest, Hungary. He holds degrees in Jewish Studies from London (B.A.), Heidelberg and Tübingen, Germany (M.A.). He studied at yeshiva in London and Israel where he received rabbinical ordination. He was a rabbi and Jewish Studies teacher in Germany. He made aliyah in 2007, and is currently working in the International School of Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. |
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Michelle Barnett
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Organisation: GIFT Michelle Barnett is the dedicated Director of GIFT UK, a charity encouraging, inspiring and educating young people in the value of 'GIVING'. She finds her work extremely rewarding, fulfilling and all encompassing, but still manages to squeeze into her life her three gorgeous children as well as her controversial husband! |
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Ruth Barnett
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Organisation: Holocaust Educational Trust / London Jewish Cultural Centre Ruth Barnett, a former Kindertransportee, secondary teacher and Psychotherapist, now a freelance speaker on Understanding Trauma and Challenging Prejudice and Racism, has written two books: ‘People Making People: Child development in Context’ (1985, Hutchinson), and her personal story: ‘Person of No Nationality’ (David Paul Press 2010). |
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Jeff Berger
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Organisation: Rambam Sephardi Synagogue Jeff Berger is a rabbi who has been coming to Limmud Conference since 2008. He was born in the USA and has lived in Japan, Israel and the UK. He serves the Rambam Sephardi Synagogue in Borehamwood & Elstree, a branch of the Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation. |
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Linda Berkowitz
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Organisation: UK Jewish Film Linda is a Board Member of UK Jewish Film and has been part of bringing the UKJF Film tour to Limmud Conference for the past 4 years. As a (former) teacher of film-studies, she particularly enjoys the unique dynamic of the film audiences here. |
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Michael Berkowitz
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Organisation: University College London Michael Berkowitz is Professor of Modern Jewish history in the Department of Hebrew & Jewish Studies at University College London. His current research is on the engagement of Jews with photography. |
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Uri Berkowitz
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Organisation: Limmud International Uri has enjoyed being a Limmud volunteer for over ten years. During that time he has learned about programming, signage, team-work, Shabbat, people management, community, training, geo-politics, timetabling and the powers of caffeine! He is currently the Co-Chair of Limmud International. Professionally, Uri is a graphic designer. |
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Shoshana Bloom
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Shoshana heads up Norwood's Jewish Culture department. Developing Jewish informal education programming and resources for people with learning disabilities she empowers them to become proud, active, contributing members of the Jewish Community. A passionate Limmudnik, she co-chaired Limmud Conference in 2005 and is co-chair of Limmud Conference 2011. |
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Carolyn Bogush
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Organisation: Limmud Carolyn Bogush is the global Chair of Limmud, with responsibility for overseeing all our volunteers and events, now in over 50 communities around the world. She has been volunteering with Limmud for more than 15 years, and in her 'spare time' is a business psychologist and Mum to three mini-Limmudniks. |
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Andras Borgula
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Organisation: Golem Theatre Andras is a theatre director, born in Budapest, Hungary in 1975. He moved to Israel in 1995 and lived there for eight years, completing his army service then studying in the University of Tel Aviv in the theatre department. In 2005 Andras founded the Jewish Theatre of Hungary: the Golem. |
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Shmuley Boteach
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Website: www.shmuley.com Described by Newsweek as 'the most famous rabbi in America', Shmuley Boteach is a Chabad rabbi and American TV/radio host. He won the Preacher of the Year competition after creating the L'Chaim Society in Oxford as student Rabbi. He is the author of 26 books including 'Judaism for Everyone', 'Kosher Sex' and (to be released imminently) 'Kosher Jesus'. |
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Shoshana Boyd Gelfand
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Organisation: JHub Shoshana Boyd Gelfand is the Director of JHub, a programme of the Pears Foundation. She received her rabbinic ordination in 1993 at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. She now makes her home in London, with her husband, Jonathan Boyd, and their three children. |
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Jonathan Boyd
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Organisation: Institute for Jewish Policy Research Jonathan Boyd is Executive Director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research. A former Mandel Institute Jerusalem Fellow, he is editor of 'The Sovereign and the Situated Self: Jewish Identity and Community in the 21st Century' and author of recent reports on child poverty, student identity and attitudes towards Israel. |
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Daniel Braune Friedman
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Organisation: Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Daniel grew up in New York and received his BA from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He attended Yeshivat Darchei Noam, Ohr Sameach, and later completed his rabbinical studies at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. Daniel and his wife, Hannah, work as Jewish chaplains for Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University. |
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David Breakstone
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Organisation: World Zionist Organization David Breakstone is deputy chairman of the World Zionist Organization. Yes, the WZO is still around after 114 years and David will be engaging his workshop participants in exploring the contemporary significance of Herzl's vision that brought it into being, challenging them to reclaim and reframe the Zionist idea. |
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Norma Brier
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Norma recently retired as Norwood's Chief Executive. Frequently consulted by Government on issues of disability and care provision she is a chair and trustee of several organisations and champions workplace equality. She is the first ever Norwood Patron of Adult Services while being a Jewish Chronicle trustee and magistrate. |
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Michael Brodsky
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Organisation: Embassy of Israel Michael Brodsky is Director of Public Affairs at the Embassy of Israel, London. His experience spans economics, politics, press and public diplomacy. He holds a BA in Political Science and an MA in Diplomacy and National Security, both from Tel Aviv University. |
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K. David Brody
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Organisation: - K. David Brody is a gay, Orthodox Jew living in Montreal, Canada, where he founded a gay Jewish group. He successfully sued the Quebec government for the survivor pension for same-sex couples. He has authored an award-winning book, ‘Mourning and Celebration’, hopefully available at Conference. |
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Robert Brody
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Website: www.robertbrody.co.uk Robert Brody has been involved in synagogue music for many years as occasional chazan at synagogues and as concert soloist in many countries. He has also been featured in recordings and broadcasts with the Zemel Choir and with the BBC Singers, on radio and television. |
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Adam Broude
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Organisation: FZY Adam is the Northern Fieldworker for FZY. |
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Betsy Brown
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Betsy is a school student with an interest in Fair Trade and the environment. |
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David Brown
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Organisation: JHub Social Action Coordinator at JHub, working on Climate change and Fairtrade campaigns, David has written for the Jewish Quarterly and PresenTense. David is a bit of a Jewish geek (and proud of it!), lives with his partner Adam, endures highs and lows of following Spurs, and is a proud uncle. |
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Felicity Brown
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Felicity is a teacher from New Zealand and a volunteer for Tzedek and the WJR in the capacity of knitting. |
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Libby Burkeman
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Organisation: Tzedek Libby works for Tzedek as Director of Education, educating the Jewish community about issues related to poverty and development. Libby also manages to keep busy in her spare time by being on the Limmud Executive supporting volunteers across the organisation. |
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