Presenters: C

Daniel Cainer

Multi-award-winning songwriter, storyteller, performer, broadcaster. Currently touring his ever-evolving, Jewish-themed, one-person show around the world. Daniel has also written scores for TV and radio and his music has launched at least one car and a range of washing machines.

Miriam Camerini

Miriam was born in Jerusalem on Purim of 1983 and lives in Milan. A theatre director, actress, singer and writer, she studied at Pardes and is a rabbinical student at Har'El. Miriam is founder and director of Benhashmashot - Jewish Theatre and published a book on food and religion: Ricette e Precetti.

Michael Capek

Michael was, until recently, a practicing GP for 34 years. He currently advises the local clinical commissioning group and primary care mental health teams on matters of mental health. He is a practicing hypnotherapist and has degrees in Medicine, Health Psychology and mathematical subjects.

Ben Caplan

Ben Caplan is a songwriter and perfomer. His most recent project, Old Stock, is a music / theatre hybrid telling the story of Jewish refugees arriving in Canada in 1908. As an artist, Caplan is interested in exploring Jewish sounds and themes and blending them with contemporary influences.

Graham Carpenter

Graham is the UK Community Manager for OLAM & JDC Entwine, focusing on engagement in global Jewish responsibility. He has previously worked for Tzedek and the New Israel Fund, and he is a board member for Liberal Judaism and the World Union of Progressive Judaism.

Paul Cartledge

Paul Cartledge is emeritus A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, Cambridge University, and currently A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge. He is the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of over 25 books, the most recent being the monograph Democracy: A Life.

Liz Cashdan

Liz Cashdan: poet, writing tutor, poetry editor of Jewish Renaissance. Liz's poems give voices to Jews in the past. She has published widely - most recently, Things of Substance: New and Selected Poems (Five Leaves 2013). She will lead a writing workshop and read her poems.

Laura Cazes

Laura Cazés is the advisor on organisational development for the Central Welfare Board of Jews in Germany. She began her career as coordinator of the German-Israeli Volunteer Service. In 2017-2019, she served as vice-president of the European Union of Jewish Students.

Linda Cesana Benguigui

Linda is a 90's kid raised in Barcelona by a traditional Jewish family. She has been involved in Jewish activities from an early age, being a madricha, youth team lead and board member of her local community. Now in London, she is continuing her journey by launching a new website, The Jewish Guest.

Lauren Chaplin

After writing her master's thesis on Palestinian modes of resistance to Israeli Occupation, Lauren felt compelled to take action, and so joined Na'amod: British Jews Against the Occupation. She has enthusiastically taken p\art in meetings, protests, and educational events since.

Chaim Chesler

Chaim Chesler co-founded Limmud FSU in 2006. He chairs its Executive Committee. As executive director of the Israel Public Council for Soviet Jewry, he worked in Israel and around the globe to raise awareness of the struggle of Soviet Jews.

Rachael Chomer

Born and bred in North London she graduated from PPA drama school in Guildford in 2018. Previous roles include: Lady Montashoe (Timpson: The Musical) The Other Palace, London, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018, she WON the award for Acting from 'The Stage'.

Ivan Ciment

Ivan has presented at four Limmuds and travelled to over sixty-five countries. He has been the host of globalthoughts.com for twenty years where the wide range of political, social and travel commentary tends to be more pragmatic than ideological. Ivan lives with his wife and two children in NYC.

Anne Clark

Anne was the founding director of the Jewish Resource Centre at the University of Roehampton, London. She has worked as a Jewish educator in the UK with Jews and non-Jews of all ages and is a UJIA Ashdown Fellow. Now semi-retired, Anne divides her time between Jerusalem and London.

Sam Clifford

Professionally, Sam is the Director of Fundraising at the Jewish Museum London and has worked in a variety of roles in the Jewish community. Sam is honoured to be the Chair of the Mikveh Project UK working with a hugely talented and inspiring team to run this idea into a reality.

Alina Cohen

As a passionate creative, Alina has been involved in art and theatre for most of her life. She has a degree in performance design, is a member of a theatre group and loves to sew. She has been inspired by incredible presenters and is very excited to share her passions with all of you this year.

Barbara Cohen

Barbara lives in Weymouth, and trained as a yoga teacher, with the British Wheel of Yoga. She has been teaching yoga for 20 years and practicing meditation for 49 years. She identifies as a JuBu, a Jewish Buddhist, and is very interested in the intersection between Buddhism and Jewish mysticism.

Bernard Cohen

Bernie Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Computing at London City University. He has an abiding interest in the history of computing and maintains a small computing museum at home in Guildford. He is a congregant of North West Surrey Synagogue, widowed with two children and four grandchildren.

Evan Gary Cohen

Evan is 51 years old and married to Omri Rosenkrantz. He is international media advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel and linguistics lecturer at Tel Aviv University (phonetics). Evan founded and, until 2019 was the head of, Likud Pride, the LGBT caucus within the Likud Party in Israel.

Hayden Cohen

Hayden is a UK based writer, performer amd educator. He produces and hosts 'The Bagel – A Jewish Magazine Podcast' and has taken three one man shows to the Edinburgh Fringe. He is currently putting the finishing touches to his first novel and next show – ‘Camp Mazel: Where Everyday you get Lucky.’

Lawrence Cohen

Having reached three score and ten, Lawrence has acquired much knowledge but little wisdom. Regretfully, there isn't a lot anyone could usefully learn. Nevertheless, there are one or two enthusiasms which he would like to share. This year it's how to teach Hebrew reading.

Lucy Cohen

Lucy is the youth director of Noam Masorti. She has previously worked in education, community development and international development the UK, India and Ghana with Tzedek and JDC Entwine. It was whilst living in Mumbai, India that Lucy took up bellydancing, which she now teaches in the UK.

Naomi Cohen

Naomi recently graduated from the Susi Bradfield course. As an engineer she is interested in the interplay between halacha and technology. Naomi is community liaison co-ordinator for Camp Simcha, a charity which supports families struggling with serious childhood illness across the Jewish community.

Richard Cohen

Richard has been a barrister, solicitor, part time historian and a non commercial actor. He gives talks on his great-uncle Jack Cohen, founder of Tesco, and Churchill and the Jews. Richard is a member of the Board of Deputies and Chair of the Jewish Historical Society of England, Essex Branch.

Henry Cohn

Currently a historian and lecturer, Henry formerly taught for 43 years at Glasgow, Leicester and Warwick universities. A member of Alyth Reform and Birmingham Progressive synagogue communities, he made Aliyah in 2014 to the North London ghetto.

_ Community Security Trust

CST is Community Security Trust, a charity that protects British Jews from terrorism, antisemitism and anti-Jewish extremism. CST received charitable status in 1994 and is recognised by the police and government as a unique model of best practice.

Ann Conway-Jones

Ann is a scholar and popular writer and speaker on early and contemporary Jewish–Christian relations. She is an honorary research fellow at Birmingham University, associate tutor at The Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, and Chair of Birmingham CCJ.

Zaki Cooper

Zaki is a consultant who helps leaders with philanthropy and communications. He has worked for the Chief Rabbi, Buckingham Palace and a range of business and civic leaders. He is a trustee of the Council of Christians and Jews and Co-Chair of the Indian Jewish Association.

_ Council of Christians and Jews

The Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ) is the leading nationwide forum for Christian-Jewish engagement. With 29 UK branches, CCJ works in Education, Dialogue and Social Action through programmes addressing: Holocaust education, antisemitism, student interfaith, Israel-Palestine and social justice.

Esther Craven

Esther is the Youth & Student Worker at Yachad, the pro-Israel pro-peace movement in the UK. Esther is a University of Manchester graduate, where she helped form progressive Jewish spaces. Back in London, she is a member of NSN Synagogue and is involved with the community organisation, Laviot.

Mark Creeger

Currently working in Corporate Ethics and Compliance software, Mark has taught Jewish education and IT at multiple levels. A regular speaker and davener at Barnet Synagogue, teaching Barmitzvah for 33 years, he is married to fabulous comedian Rachel Creeger, with whom he shares two wonderful boys.

Rachel Creeger

An award winning stand up comedian, director and writer, Rachel’s show “It’s No Job For A Nice Jewish Girl” won Best Comedy at Greater Manchester Fringe 2017, was an Edinburgh Festival sell out, toured the UK and Israel. New show “Hinayni!” achieved 4* and 5* reviews at the Fringe and is now on tour.

Michael Crook

Michael graduated from Cambridge University in 1969, and qualified as a chartered surveyor. He retired in 2016, and since then he has become actively involved in the Sussex branch of the JHSE. He has recently researched the Brighton & Hove Jewish Community around the time of the Great War.

Ben Crowne

Ben lives, teaches and serially volunteers in London’s Jewish community. He is a trustee or senior advisor at a number of organisations, including JW3, the Nashira partnership minyan, and the counter-extremism charity Nahamu. Ben chaired Limmud Conference 2016, and represents Limmud at the Board of Deputies.

Natalia Czarkowska

Natalia Czarkowska is a cultural activist and freelance journalist from Warsaw, Poland. She creates heritage programs for the Taube Center for the Renewal of Jewish Life in Poland Foundation and was an educator for March of the Living UK. Natalia is one of the co-directors of the FestivALT 2019.