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Aviva Dautch

Aviva Dautch teaches English Literature and Creative Writing at the British Library and is Poet in Residence at the Jewish Museum, London. She has a PhD in Contemporary Poetics and her poems, reviews and literary essays are widely published.

Keren David

Keren David is the award-winning author of seven Young Adult novels. Her next book, "The Liar's Handbook", will be published in January 2017. She is adapting her book "Lia's Guide to Winning the Lottery" into a musical. Keren is also features editor of the Jewish Chronicle.

David Davidi-Brown

David is UJS Executive Director, has worked at JHub, Redbridge JCC and UJIA, and is a Jewish Youth Fund trustee. David has volunteered with Keshet UK and Limmud. David enjoys some highs and suffers many lows of being a Spurs fan, lives with his fiancé Adam, and is a proud uncle to 6 nephews and 1 niece.

Alex Davidson

Alex Davidson is the film programmer at JW3. Before joining JW3, Alex worked for 10 years at the British Film Institute as a curator for the BFI National Archive, where he co-programmed the Oy, Britannia! collection, celebrating British Jewish culture on film.

Greg Davidson

Greg Davidson is a happily married father of three who has participated in LimmudLA Conferences for almost a decade. He worked in the aerospace industry for over 30 years. He has an undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard.

Eleanor Davis

Eleanor edits Eits Chinuch (a weekly Torah/educators’ email) for Reform Judaism and leads a regular Rosh Chodesh study group on women in Tanach, for women and men (!) in Edgware. Originally from Gloucestershire, she now lives in Edgware with her husband Robert, a singer.

Ruth Dearnley

Ruth has been chief executive officer of Stop The Traffik since 2008. With a law degree and a background in education, Ruth has spent the last 30 years communicating creatively and inspiring and enabling others to transform the world around them, starting at street level in their own communities.

Jason Demant

Jason has orthodox rabbinic ordination and a BA in Jewish History. Now progressive, Jason leads a team caring for the spiritual well-being of patients and families at St Francis Hospice. Jason loves discovering how people experience their spiritual selves, and he loves seeing Judaism through Buddhism.

Miriam Rosalyn Diamond

Miriam Rosalyn Diamond teaches college courses on education, religion, psychology and friendship. She runs Jewish educator Communities of Practice and leads bibliodrama/improvisation workshops. She is known for writing Purim spiels as well as books on religious literacy and active learning.

Jesse Divon

Jesse is a consultant to organisations operating in the Arab world and also directs a groundbreaking non-profit that arranges internships for Palestinian graduates at Israeli tech companies. He holds a BA in Arabic studies from Cambridge University and is studying for an MBA at Tel Aviv University.

Eliran Douenias

Eliran is a social entrepreneur. He is senior programme manager for Tikkun Olam Ventures; was selected as the 2015 Ralph Goldman Fellow; led JDC's relief and recovery efforts in Nepal following the earthquake; served as an IDF officer for 7 years, and co-founded OLAM, an Israeli social business.

Barbara Dresner

Barbara Dresner was northern social worker for the Association of Jewish Refugees for 11 years, and is a founder member of the Second Generation Network. She has facilitated groups for Second and Third Generation members since 2004.

Ben Du Preez

Ben du Preez is a campaigner for Detention Action - where he also co-ordinates the Freed Voices project - an organisation that provides practical and emotional support to individuals in immigration detention, and campaigns for detention reform in the UK.

Robbie Duschinsky

Robbie Duschinsky is a lecturer at Cambridge University, and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College.

Sophie Duschinsky

Sophie is a clinical psychologist working in child and adolescent mental health, with a focus on gender identity. Her research has primarily explored anxiety in children on the autism spectrum, though she has also edited a book on attachment.