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Adam Mader
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Website: www.adam-mader.com Adam Mader is a multi-instrumented musician known for his electrifying performances throughout the world. He has played with all the Israeli greats: Meir Ariel, Eti Ankri, Hanan Yovel, and a couple of years ago had a great time at Limmud performing with Kobi Oz. |
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Elad Malka
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Organisation: Jewish Agency for Israel Elad Malka is a Jewish Agency students 'shaliach'. In Israel he worked as a film director specialising in media marketing solutions, a Taglit Birthright instructor and a leader at HaNoar Hatzioni. Elad is a graduate from the Sam Spiegel Film School also holds a BA in Media Studies and Management. |
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Claire Mandel
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Claire's Limmud volunteering career has spanned over 15 years, including 3 years as Organisational Chair of Limmud. She is currently on the Limmud International Steering Group with a particular responsibility for new group development. A former solicitor, Claire is the Executive Director of New North London Synagogue. |
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Oliver Marcus
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Oliver Marcus is the Events and Operations Manager at JHub. He is also the co-chair of Communication and Marketing for Limmud Conference 2012. |
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Harry Marin
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Harry Marin founded the West Hampstead Seudah Singing Sessions, which have been running for the last 18 months, and regularly leads services for the Carlebach Minyan and Grassroots Jews. As well as singing, he also loves hiking in the Lake District despite his inability to follow the simplest of paths. |
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Laura Marks
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Organisation: Board of Deputies of British Jews / Mitzvah Day Laura Marks set up 'Mitzvah Day' in 2005, which is now firmly established in Jewish communal life. She chaired the recent JLC Commission to bring more women into leadership and was recently elected as Senior Vice President of the Board of Deputies. |
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Rachel Mars
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Organisation: JCC for London Rachel Mars is a performer, writer and producer. Most recently she has performed at the South Bank Centre, danced with strangers at the BFI and done stand up in a wolf suit all over the country. She has created and curated events for the JCC for London for 5 years. |
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Shelley Marsh
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Organisation: Limmud Shelley Marsh has spent her professional life working in education, teaching in Israel and the UK. Shelley is delighted to have taken up the role of Limmud Executive Director two weeks before Conference and is in full on learning mode! She has an MA in Community Leadership and is looking forward to leading and learning with the Limmud community. |
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Tzvi C. Marx
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Tzvi Marx was ordained at Yeshiva University, New York. He holds degrees in Jewish Education, Psychology and Theology. He currently lectures at Windesheim College and Pardes Institute. Previously, he was educational director of Shalom Hartman Institute and director of Folkertsma Institute for Talmud. He wrote ‘Disability in Jewish Law'. |
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Alexander Massey
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Website: www.lashon-hakodesh.co.uk Alexander Massey is an international singer (classical, opera, folk, jazz), featured performer for the 44th Jewish-Christian Bible Week (Germany), multi-instrumentalist and composer, and founder of the Jewish Music UK network. He is also a writer, lyricist, group facilitator (UK, Europe, Australia), and singing teacher and choir leader. |
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Matisyahu
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Matisyahu is an artist, who has followed his muse: from the stripped-down roots reggae of the gold-certified Live at Stubb's to the trippy ministrations of Youth to the polished pop eclecticism of Light. Matisyahu has recently released a new album , 'Spark Seeker'. This is his first time at Limmud UK. |
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Maurice Michaels
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Maurice Michaels is a rabbi at North Western Reform Synagogue (Alyth)and Practical Rabbinics lecturer at Leo Baeck College. Recent appointments: VP, Movement for Reform Judaism and Trustee of Interfaith Network UK. His Interests is in education, interfaith, and health and well-being. He is also an independent management consultant, specialising in the voluntary sector. |
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Charles Middleburgh
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Organisation: Leo Baeck College Charles Middleburgh is the Director of Studies at Leo Baeck College where he teaches Bible, liturgy and rabbinic practice. His working life, apart from five years as the Executive head of Liberal Judaism, is divided between teaching at Leo Baeck College and serving communities in England, Wales, Luxembourg, Ireland and Denmark. |
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Elhanan Miller
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Organisation: Times of Israel Elhanan Miller is the Arab Affairs reporter for the Times of Israel, a Jerusalem-based Israeli news website. He holds a Masters degree in Middle East history and Islamic Studies from Hebrew University. As an Atkin Fellow at Kings College London, he researched diplomatic aspects of the Palestinian refugee issue. |
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Helena Miller
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Organisation: UJIA Helena Miller is the Director of Research, Evaluation and Living Bridge programmes at UJIA. She is co-chair of Limmud International. Helena has a PhD in Jewish Education, teaches and writes on many aspects of Jewish Education and is involved in international initiatives. She received the 2012 Max Fisher Prize for Jewish Education. |
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Joseph Miller
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Joseph Miller is a freelance journalist, biding his time until he inevitably gravitates back to researching Renaissance texts. A regular Limmudnik, Joe is also an émigré of Stamford Hill's Charedi community. |
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Steve Miller
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Steve is a social entrepreneur, community activist and visionary who has created or co-created many organisations including Tzedek, Restore Community Projects, and Faiths Forum for London. Steve's involvement with Limmud currently includes supporting international Limmud teams, and co-ordinating Limmud Fest events over the next two years. |
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Shimon Mimran
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Shimon Mimran is one of Israel's leading actors and directors. Shimon has performed at Israel's top theatres - mainly Cameri and Bet Lessin - and starred in films and TV shows such as 'Live and Become', 'Eli and Ben', and 'The Truck'. He won 'Outstanding Director' award in 2009 at Bet Lessin Theatre. |
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Tammi Molad-Hayo
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Tammi Molad-Hayo is a journalist and social justice activist, works at 'All for Peace', a joint Israeli-Palestinian radio. She lectures on social economics and social activism in various educational frameworks. Active in various organisations promoting social change, including Rabbis for Human Rights, Train Puppet Theatre, and the Public Committee against Torture in Israel. |
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Yigal Molad-Hayo
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Yigal Molad-Hayo is the General Controller of the Conference for Jewish Material Claims against Germany. A graduate of Jerusalem Rubin Academy, with an MBA from the Hebrew University, he is a former Director of the Jerusalem Film Centre and a key figure in Israel's film industry. Chair of Jerusalem City Cultural Committee and on the Council for Arts & Culture at the Israeli Lottery. |
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Rachel Montagu
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Rachel Montagu teaches Biblical Hebrew and Jewish Studies. She studied at Newnham College, Cambridge, Leo Baeck, Machon Pardes and Heythrop. She teaches at BSAC Ealing Abbey, City Lit and to private students. She lives in NW London with her husband, Francis Treuherz (met at Limmud), their sons and 15,000 books. |
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Joshua Moritz
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Joshua Moritz is a youth worker, philosopher and guitar enthusiast. Having worked in the community for a few years, Joshua received the role of Director of Youth at Alyth Synagogue. |
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Abigail Morris
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Organisation: Jewish Museum London Abigail Morris recently became Chief Executive of the Jewish Museum in London. She is passionate about the museum representing the entire Jewish community as well as facing out to the wider world, engaging with urgent questions of identity and heritage. She has three girls and is also a keen runner. |
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Robin Moss
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Organisation: UJIA Robin Moss is a UJIA JAMS Fieldworker, supporting Jewish activities in non-Jewish schools. He is also a Cheder teacher and head teacher, a former LJY-Netzer movement worker, a voracious philosophy reader and a prolific tweeter. This year, he's also co-chairing the Limmud Chavruta project. |
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Naomi Mushin
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Organisation: Norwood Naomi Mushin has a learning disability and lives in Hendon with four other people including her friend Rachelle Adler. She supports Arsenal and loves going to their home matches. She has a job. She likes going to work, cooking and being Jewish. She likes teaching people how to sign Jewish words. |
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Helen Myer
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Organisation: Jewish Leadership Council Helen Myer is the Head of Operations at the Jewish Leadership Council. Helen has experience working with many communal organisations, and graduated from The Open University with a degree in Social Sciences with Social Policy and Sociology. |
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Jo-Ann Myers
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Organisation: Leo Baeck College Jo-Ann Myers is the Director of Jewish Education at Leo Baeck College, where she is Course Team Leader for the BA and MA in Jewish Education. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Professional Studies. Her area of research is Hebrew pedagogy; integrating the teaching and learning of Biblical and Modern Hebrew. |
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Jonathan Myers
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Jonathan Myers is an industrial psychologist, former visiting research fellow at Columbia University, author, and has worked on Wall Street. His current professional interests are in behaviourally-based computer applications for market trading. He has been a guest on various TV and radio shows including Fox and Sky News. |
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