Presenters: C

Daniel Cainer

Limmud favourite, multi-award-winning musical storyteller, master songwriter, composer, performer and broadcaster. Writer of music and songs for TV, radio, theatre, temples and the occasional car-launch. Veteran of five solo off-Broadway runs and performances, real and virtual, all over the world. 'An hour in his company is pure pleasure' The Stage

Juan Caldes

Juan Antonio Caldes Rodriguez is the president of Public Affairs in the Federation of Young Jews of Spain and an active member of Limmud Mallorca and the Jewish community of the Balearics. As an undergrad in Boston, Juan majored in Political Science and minored in Finance. Juan is currently finishing law school at the University of Edinburgh.

Carol Cambers

Born in Leicester, I read geography and then went into teaching. I studied the Jewish section at Gilroes Cemetery for an MA in English Local History, and was fascinated by its history. Further research has been driven by two HLF-funded projects involving the cemetery and a new education centre at the synagogue.

Jewish Care

Jewish Care is the largest health and social care organisation in the United Kingdom providing a range of care and support services to the Jewish community. Our warm and friendly team are here to support you through the most difficult times. We provide a wide range of residential, day care and outreach services in London and the South East, as well as offering information, support and guidance to individuals and families across the UK and abroad through our Jewish Care Direct helpline and our Social Work and Community Services Team. For more information call 020 8922 2222 or email helpline@jcare.org or visit www.jewishcare.org/helpline

Carl Henrik Carlsson

Carl Henrik Carlsson is a researcher at the Hugo Valentin Centre, Department of History, Uppsala university, Sweden, previously also at The National archives. He has written several articles and books about Swedish-Jewish history in various aspects. He was also cofounder and the first president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Sweden.

Aharoni Carmel

Aharoni Carmel is a rabbi and a veteran principal of educational institutions both in Israel and the US, with over 20 years of experience in the field of education. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Oral Law and Bible along with a teaching certificate from Herzog College, and a Master's degree in Bible.

Joel Carmel

Raised in London, Joel Carmel moved to Israel aged 18 and went on to serve as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces' Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) unit. In 2019 Joel joined Breaking the Silence, an organisation of ex-IDF soldiers who work to shed light on the daily reality of Israel's military rule in the territories.

Graham Carpenter

Graham is the UK Community Manager for OLAM and JDC Entwine and an executive board member for the World Union for Progressive Judaism. He previously worked for Tzedek (an OLAM partner), New Israel Fund, Limmud and as vice-chair for Liberal Judaism. Outside of work, he is an avid cyclist and guitar player, but not at the same time.

Liz Cashdan

Liz lives in Bristol. She teaches creative writing at Bristol Folkhouse and the Open College of the Arts. 'Things of Substance: New and Selected Poems' was published in 2013. She has led writing workshops for Limmud, is poetry editor for 'Jewish Renaissance' magazine and is the former chair of the National Association of Writers in Education.

Marc Cave

Director of The National Holocaust Centre & Museum — family home of Christian founders the Smiths and for 25 years a home from home for Holocaust survivors. It is the home of reconciliation and immersive learning, fusing rural beauty with experiences The Forever Project, The Journey and The Eye As Witness that will keep the truth alive forever.

Rachel Century

Rachel has completed a doctorate in Holocaust Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London, and published a book based on this research in 2017, entitled The Female Administrators of the Third Reich. She is currently head of research for the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, and is also an educator for March of the Living UK.

Rachael Cerrotti

Rachael is an award-winning author, photographer, educator and audio producer and the inaugural storyteller-in-residence for Steven Spielberg's USC Shoah Foundation. For over a decade, she has been retracing her grandmother’s Holocaust survival story. Her critically-acclaimed podcast and memoir, both titled 'We Share The Same Sky', are taught worldwide.

Michelle Charles

Michelle's work has been exhibited internationally, including shows at Jane Lombard Gallery, Anthony Grant, John Weber Gallery and the Neuberger Museum, New York; Weatherspoon Museum of Art, North Carolina; The Harris Art Gallery, Preston, and the Lodz museum in Poland. The most recent retrospective of her work was at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.

Alina Cohen

Alina has been involved in Limmud since 2017 and has never looked back. Starting out on site decor, now on the programming team, she is so excited to be involved this year.

Emily Cohen

Emily Cohen leads the West End Synagogue in NYC. A 2018 graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, she crafts inclusive, expansive spaces for people to meet themselves, community and the sacred. Side projects include 'Hamilton Haggadah' and the podcast '#Jew Too?' In 2021 Emily was one of New York Jewish Week's '36 Under 36'.

Ilan Cohn

Ilan Cohn is based in Brussels and is the Director of HIAS Europe. For the past two decades he worked on migration at the international level through a number of intergovernmental organizations. This is the first time he works for refugees on behalf of an explicitly Jewish organization.

Ben Combe

Ben Combe is the chair of Limmud Festival 2021 and the digital communications lead at the New Israel Fund UK. He enjoys Jewish community organising, writing and designing games and puzzles in his free time.

Mark Creeger

Currently working in corporate ethics and compliance software, Mark has taught Jewish education and IT at multiple levels. He is a regular speaker and prayer leader at Barnet Synagogue and has taught bar mitzvah for over 30 years. He is married to fabulous comedian, Rachel Creeger, with whom he shares two wonderful boys and a marvellous daughter-in-law.

Rachel Creeger

Rachel Creeger is a multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, writer and director, co-host of “Jew Talkin’ To Me?” podcast, and the only practising Orthodox Jewish woman on the UK comedy circuit. As seen on BBC1 (Sunday Morning Live) and NextUp Comedy (Being Jewish), and heard on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio London, BBC 3 Counties Radio and Radio Essex.