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Daisy Abboudi

Growing up, Daisy Abboudi loved listening to her grandparents’ stories, which in turn developed into a love of history. She completed her master's at King's College London in Ancient History. For the past year she has been working on a project detailing the history of the Jewish Community of Sudan.

Wejdan Abd

Wejdan is a 18-year-old Palestinian living in the south of Israel, in the Naqeb desert. Her family is both from Gaza and the country's center. She graduated from Windows' media youth program and continued as a volunteer. She is a social and political activist and plan to study International Law.

Ariel Abel

Ariel Abel is the rabbi of the Princes Road synagogue in Liverpool and is currently training a the first Noahide minister for the UK. Currently studying to become a solicitor, Ariel is an interfaith activist and lives in Darwen, Lancashire.

Natan Abenaim

Natan is a strategy consultant and a rabbi. He graduated from the Ecole Centrale de Paris and from the Montefiore Kollel in London. He teaches at the Troyes University, the Beit Hamidrach of the AIU and the Centre Communautaire de Paris. He rides an e-wheel, which makes him an Ofan-angel.

Yosef Abramowitz

Named by CNN of as one of the world's leading six Green Pioneers, Yosef Abramowitz is a founder of the solar industries in Israel and Africa. Yossi is a lifelong activist, educator, Impact Investor and all-around trouble maker who served on the Israeli delegation to the Paris Climate Conference.

Hester Abrams

Hester Abrams is Project Development Manager for the Heritage Lottery Fund-supported project to develop Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery as a heritage attraction. A Reuters journalist by training, she is a cultural producer, writer and researcher, and a past Director of Jewish Book Week.

Nathan Abrams

Nathan Abrams is Professor of Film Studies at Bangor University in north Wales, where he lives. He's a long-time Limmud participant and has written extensively on Jews in film for academic and popular publications.

Thabet Abu Ras

Since 2015, Thabet has strengthened TAFI’s practical partnerships with key figures in Arab society. Thabet’s PhD from the University of Arizona in Political Geography and Regional Development and his decades of work with Jewish-Arab NGOs have facilitated his expertise on the Negev.

Anna Adamskaya

Anna Adamskaya is project manager at Limmud FSU Moscow and has been an active member of the Moscow Jewish Community both as volunteer and lay leader. She has also worked for the JDC and is an alumna of their Knafaim Young Leadership programme.

Akeela Ahmed

Akeela Ahmed was CEO of the Muslim Youth Helpline, and has advised the NSPCC, EastEnders, as well as various government departments. Since 2012, she has been a UK government advisor, sitting on the Cross-Government Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred. Brought to Limmud by the Board of British Jews.

Aisha & Nadia

Aisha and Nadia (not their real names) were forced to flee her home in Syria before being selected by the UK government to move to Britain as two of the 20,000 Syrian refugees to be given sanctuary here by 2020. As part of Limmud's Refugee Day, meet them both, hear their stories, and ask them questions about the crisis.

Luke Akehurst

Luke Akehurst has been director of We Believe in Israel since 2011. We Believe in Israel is a BICOM initiative and is a coalition of 12,000 supporters of Israel. He was a Hackney Councillor for 12 years, has stood for Parliament twice and served on the Labour Party National Executive Committee.

Mutasim Ali

A former activist in the Sudanese Liberation Movement, in June this year Ali Mutasim became the only Sudanese national to be granted refugee status by Israel. He is now executive director of the African Refugee Development Center, a past grantee of the New Israel Fund and studies human rights law.

Hamad Amar

Hamad Amar has been a Knesset mamber for the Yisrael Beiteinu party since February 2009 and is now deputy speaker of the Israeli parliament. He is also chair of the Israel-Albania Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Siv Andersen

Siv is part of Mountain Spring Music, a global project of 50+ musicians and artists working together above borders to create unique performances, interactive musical workshops and discussions that embody a message of togetherness, embracing the uniqueness of each person to create something bigger.

Daniel Anderson

Daniel presents and facilitates thought-provoking lectures, discussions and workshops. He aims to leave attendees with more questions than answers. In his spare time, Daniel is an elected councillor for the London Borough of Enfield.

Jane Ansell

Jane Ansell BSc, MA, CQSW, MBPS founded and is CEO of Sleep Scotland, with 25 years experience in cognitive and behavioural work. She developed TEENS+, a special needs education programme. She has worked as a social worker, community worker, lecturer and manager in adult education.

Sarah Anticoni

A family solicitor, mediator and partner with Charles Russell Speechlys LLP specialising in pre- and post-marital support for spouses and their children with extensive experience on obtaining gittin and how English law works in this area.

Maggie Anton

Maggie Anton is the award-winning author of historical fiction series "Rashi's Daughters" and "Rav Hisda's Daughter", and a Talmud scholar with expertise in Jewish women's history. Her latest work is the non-fiction "Fifty Shades of Talmud: What the First Rabbis Had to Say about You-Know What".

Simon Appleman

Simon Appleman is the headteacher of JFS, where he has taught since 2002. He has been on the JFS Senior Leadership Team for over eight years, first as assistant head and then deputy head. Away from JFS, Simon conducts the Woodside Park Synagogue choir and can still be seen playing the tuba.

Jonathan Arkush

Jonathan Arkush is the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. A barrister by trade, he was previously senior vice-president of the Board from May 2009 and chaired the Board’s Defence Division for two three-year terms until 2015.

Sarah Aroeste

Sarah Aroeste is an international Ladino singer bringing Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) to new generations. Her most recent project, Ora de Despertar, is the first-ever all-original Ladino children’s album. Bringing a fresh new spin to Ladino culture, Sarahe has helped transform and revitalize a tradition.

Noah Aronson

Noah is a renowned composer and performer of Jewish music who travels to communities worldwide sharing his unique melodies and soulful spirit. For more information please visit Noah's website www.noaharonson.com.

Rutie Atsmon

Mother of two, Rutie Atsmon discovered the Occupation during her military service. Since 1991, she has worked with Windows, which develops and manages education programmes for youth to encourage action towards a just peace. She trains teachers to cope with racism as well as being an artist.

Sara Averick

Sara is Limmud's media liaison. She heads Jerusalem-based strategic communications firm Lead Story Plus, representing organisations that advance Israel and enhance the Jewish world. A former research director at AIPAC and Jerusalem Report editor, she lectures at the Interdisciplinary Center.

Talia Avnon-Benveniste

Talia Avnon-Benveniste is a rabbi and director of the International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies (ISJPS) at Beit Hatfutsot - The Museum of the Jewish People.

Toby Anne Axelrod

Toby is a longtime correspondent for Jewish Telegraphic Agency and for the Jewish Chronicle, and is based in Berlin. She is also a professional translator, as well as academic director of the Leo Baeck Summer University in Jewish Studies, at the Humboldt University in Berlin.

Mary Azaria

The Limmud Galil delegation from the UJIA-Jewish Agency Northern Galil-Great Britain Partnership is a group of Galilee residents from various backgrounds. Their experiences at Limmud UK enrich their volunteer leadership in year-round activities and at the annual conference of Limmud Galil in Israel.