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Adam Wagner
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Organisation: Board of Deputies of British Jews Adam Wagner is a barrister practising in human rights and medical law. He writes regularly for guardian.co.uk and is the Editor in Chief of the UK Human Rights blog. |
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Julia Wagner
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Julia teaches film theory, cultural memory and Italian studies. Her doctoral thesis (at UCL) explored autobiographical filmmaking practices, and her current research interests include documentary, animation, and representations of childhood trauma and national conflict. Her favourite film is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, or anything by Agnès Varda. |
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Chanoch Waxman
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Chanoch Waxman holds rabbinic ordination and Master's Degrees in both Jewish and General Philosophy. He has been a congregational rabbi in the United States and taught at numerous advanced Judaic Studies institutes and Yeshivot in both the United States and Israel. He currently resides in Alon Shvut Israel. |
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Dov Waxman
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Website: www.dovwaxman.com Dov Waxman is an associate professor of political science at the City University of New York. He is the author of 'The Pursuit of Peace and the Crisis of Israeli Identity: Defending / Defining the Nation' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006), and the co-author of 'Israel's Palestinians: The Conflict Within' (CUP, 2011). |
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Gary Webber
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Website: www.garywebber.co.uk Gary Webber was a practising barrister for 22 years before moving from 'positions' to 'interests'. Since 2003 he has practised as a mediator, helping people to settle their disputes rather than fight them. |
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Michael Wegier
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Website: www.ujia.org Michael Wegier is the new Chief Executive of the United Jewish Israel Appeal. He has worked in Jewish education and community in the UK, Israel and the USA. Previously, Michael was the Director of Melitz in Jerusalem where he helped set up several Limmud projects. Teaching modern Jewish literature is among his great joys. |
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Aaron Weinberg
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Aaron Weinberg is a student at Brandeis University. He has worked for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, J Street, and as a Jewish Outreach Fellow for President Obama's reelection campaign. He attended the gap-year program Kivunim: New Directions, based in Israel, while studying and traveling to many world Jewish communities. |
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Adam Weinberg
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Website: www.myspace.com/ajweinbe Inspired by his grandfather, a talented artist, Adam Weinberg was encouraged to focus on one talent and master it. Psychology graduate school led Adam to work for Andrea Bocelli, consulting and playing guitar for Matisyahu, and producing for PBS. |
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Chaim Weiner
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Organisation: Masorti Europe Chaim Weiner heads the European Masorti Bet Din and is director of Masorti Europe. He was ordained at the Schechter institute in Jerusalem. He is well known for innovative work in Jewish education and for study tours to destinations of Jewish interest across Europe and beyond. |
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Hannah Weisfeld
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Organisation: Yachad Hannah Weisfeld is the director and one of the founders of Yachad - the pro-Israel pro-peace movement of British Jews. She is a regular presenter at Limmud. |
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Arthur Weiss
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Website: www.marketing-intelligence.co.uk Arthur's Bar Mitzvah portion was Shelach Lecha featuring 14 spies (count them)! Although Arthur never planned on becoming a spy himself he now helps companies gather "intelligence" on their competitors and markets through his company. He is also membership development director for the Association of Independent Information Professionals. |
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Rachel Wenstone
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Organisation: National Union of Students Rachel Wenstone is Vice-President (Higher Education) of the National Union of Students. Previously, she studied for an MSc in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. She studied Law as an undergraduate at Leeds University, before spending a year as a sabbatical officer at Leeds University Union. |
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Corrine Westwood Servi
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Corrine Westwood Servi is a music teacher in a secondary school. She is a keen allotment holder, Young and Teen Limmud programmer, a mum to a gorgeous 5 month old baby and an amazing supportive wife. |
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Barbara Wettstein
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Barbara Wettstein is a clinical psychologist at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma treatment, and couple therapy. She is currently working with OEF/OIF veterans. Barbara is an active member of the Modern Orthodox Synogogue B'nai David Judea in Los Angeles, California. |
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Howard Wettstein
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Website: www.philosophy.ucr.edu/people/faculty/wettstein Howard Wettstein is Professor of Philosophy at Universityof California Riverside. His research covers the philosophy of religion and philosophy of language and he is the author of 'The Significance of Religious Experience' (Oxford UP, 2012); 'The Magic Prism' (Oxford, 2004). Married to Barbara Wettstein, clinical psychologist, two children, two grandchildren. In a former life, Wettstein studied to be an orthodox rabbi. |
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Michael Whine
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Organisation: Community Security Trust / Board of Deputies Michael Whine is the Government and International Affairs Director at the Community Security Trust and Defence and Group Relations Director at the Board of Deputies. He also acts as Consultant to the European Jewish Congress, and represent it at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) |
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Jude Williams
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Organisation: Tzedek Jude Williams works for Tzedek as Chief Executive, working to transform the lives of some of the worlds poorest communities and raising awareness within the British Jewish community about these issues. Jude has a background in Jewish education, having worked and lived in Israel and now the UK. |
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Atira Winchester
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Organisation: JCC for London Atira Winchester is currently the programme manager at the JCC for London. She has worked as a journalist and editor for The Jerusalem Post and holds an MA in English Literature. |
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Vivian Wineman
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Organisation: Board of Deputies of British Jews Vivian Wineman was educated at Yavneh Rabbinical Academy and Cambridge University. Qualifying as a solicitor with honours he practised commerical law building a firm and his own financial group. Communally he is President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Vice Chair of the UK Inter Faith Network and previously of the New Israel Fund. |
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Irene Wise
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Organisation: University of Roehampton Irene Wise is a freelance artist, illustrator and writer. She is Holocaust Educator at the Imperial War Museum, Senior Lecturer in Media and Culture at Roehampton University; and Creative Educator at the British Library. For Penguin Books, Irene has written and curated an interactive iPad app of Anne Frank's Diary. |
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Jonathan Wittenberg
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Jonathan Wittenberg has been the rabbi of the New North London Synagogue for the last 25 years and Senior Rabbi of Masorti Judaism UK for last 5 years. He loves Judaism, literature, history, plants, animals and people. Inter-faith contacts and pastoral care interest him deeply. |
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Lindsay Wittenberg
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Organisation: UK Jewish Film Lindsay Wittenberg is a Trustee of UK Jewish Film. She is passionate about the contribution of Jewish film to deepening understanding and expression of Jewish identity, culture and challenges within and beyond the Jewish community. She is an executive coach, specialising in issues of leadership and career. |
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Jonathan Wolfson
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Jonathan Wolfson is a programmer by profession, historian by training. Jonathan gives popular lectures and talks on Jewish History at numerous venues including Limmud (his sixth Conference), London School of Jewish Studies and London Jewish Cultural Centre. Jonathan's forthcoming book on Anglo-Jewish controversies based on previous talks at Limmud is entitled ‘Big British Broigeses'. |
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Rhea Wolfson
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Organisation: RSY-Netzer (Movement for Reform Judaism) Rhea grew up in Glasgow and studied Law at Oxford University. She graduated in 2011 and escaped the legal profession to become Mazkira of RSY-Netzer. Rhea is passionate about women's issues; Progressive Judaism and everything expected of a typical foodie! |
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Tamra Wright
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Organisation: London School of Jewish Studies Tamra Wright is director of academic studies at LSJS and a visiting lecturer at King's College London. She lectures on the LSJS/King's MA Jewish Education and MA Jewish Studies programmes. She is the author of 'The Twilight of Jewish Philosophy: Emmanuel Levinas's Ethical Hermeneutics' and articles on contemporary Jewish thought. |
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