Presenters - D

Organisation: Montefiore College

Mark Daniels has been minister at Croydon Synagogue for six years, and previously served the synagogues in Norwich and here in Coventry. He has previously studied at yeshiva and at Jews College. He is Chairman of the Society for Jewish Studies. He married Sonia Sciama (of Oxford and Venice) in June.

Sessions:

• The Joy of Learning Text (1 of 2)
• The Joy of Learning Text (2 of 2)
• Visions and Expectations of the Rabbinate

Organisation: Vasa Real

Ricky David is the academic head responsible for the Jewish pupils at Vasa Real, a Swedish state school in Stockholm. He believes that having a Jewish school within a state school may be a unique concept in our multicultural society.

Sessions:

• Jewish Education in a Multicultural Society

Organisation: Judith Lady Montefiore College

Eiran Davies is an accomplished goldsmith and enameller living in London. He is currently studying for semicha at the Montefiore Endowment-Judith Lady Montefiore College, as part of the London Semicha Programme.

Sessions:

• Kiddush - the Science of Sanctification
• Torah Shebaal Peh - Our Tribal Knowledge; or, How We Fell in Love with Halacha!
• Visions and Expectations of the Rabbinate

Website: http://www.mariondavies.co.uk

Marion Davies is an award-winning fine art photographer. She has exhibited widely in many different venues both in England and abroad. Marion’s next exhibition, in collaboration with poet Jane Liddell-King, concerns Czech Jewry.

Sessions:

• Absence and Loss, Holocaust Memorials in Berlin and Beyond
• Absence and Loss, Holocaust Memorials in Berlin and Beyond

Ruth Deech is a life peer, sitting as an independent member of the House of Lords. She is a former principal of St Anne's College, Oxford, the former chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, a former governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation and a former Rhodes scholarships trustee. She is an Honorary Bencher of the Inner Temple and first Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education.

Sessions:

• Campus Antisemitism
• Embryos, Ethics and Jews

Alan M. Dershowitz is Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and described as 'Israel’s single most visible defender – the Jewish state’s lead attorney in the court of public opinion'. He’s also written and lectured on diverse topics - history, psychology, literature, mathematics, theology, music, even delicatessens. He will be appearing at Limmud Conference via a pre-recording.

Sessions:

• Why Are So Many Leftists So Anti-Israel

Organisation: Jewish Care
Website: http://www.jewishcare.org

Sonia Douek is the Jewish Care service manager for Community Development and Family Carers’ support. The Family Carers' service supports and advises around 600 newly identified family members each year across a range of disabilities. She is a member of the National Treatment Agency advisory committee on supporting carers.

Sessions:

• Why Do We Believe that Jews Don't Drink?

Clive Dove-Dixon is a Christian and belongs to the Warwick community of Quakers. He's ‘guardian’ of an international, multi-faith project, ‘What happens when you pray?’ As Commercial Director of the University of Warwick, he has keen interest in Limmud’s success. He's a volunteer sail training skipper and helps TME.org.uk, bringing knowledge and hope to the developing world.

Sessions:

• What Happens When You Pray?

Organisation: Justice for Jeremiah
Website: http://www.justiceforjeremiah.com

Erica Duggan has worked as a teacher in London. Her son Jeremiah died in suspicious circumstances in 2003 in Germany. For the last four years she has campaigned for justice, forced to investigate the death of her son and is now gaining the support of nearly 100 MPs.

Sessions:

• Justice for Jeremiah - a Mother's Story
• Turning a Blind Eye - the Continuing Danger of Antisemitic German Youth Movements