Presenters: D

Daniel Daniel

Daniel Daniel is a filmmaker and playwright from London. He is currently studying at the National Film and Television School. Past work includes the award-winning films, 'Web' (2018) and 'Sauce' (2022). His past theatre work includes an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s 'Nevsky Prospekt' (Pentameters Theatre) and 'The Knot' (Old Red Lion Theatre).

Oli Davidson

Owner of over 45 cookbooks, Oli considers herself a Gayshet Chayil. Raised within the United Synagogue but with a healthy level of scepticism and chutzpah, Oli now moves within US, Partnership and Masorti spaces facilitating women's and LGBT+ programming and inclusion. She is often found putting together last-minute collections of divrei Torah.

Rosella de Jong

Rosella de Jong likes to ask and answer questions, travel and explore culture. In between, she is a language and literature teacher and working towards a Master's degree in child and adolescent therapy. Prior, she learnt a number of languages and received a bunch of degrees, including film and television studies/media and culture studies.

WJC Diplomatic Corps

The Jewish Diplomatic Corps of the World Jewish Congress, under the leadership of WJC President Ronald S. Lauder, is a worldwide network of 380 Jewish leaders for the future from over 60 countries, receiving opportunity, experience and skill set to impact Jewish community interests worldwide through diplomacy and public policy.

John Dunston

John Dunston was Head of two Quaker schools and Vice-President of the Oxford Jewish Congregation. In 2020 he gave the Annual Oxford Brookes Zuckerberg Israel Lecture, and regularly conducted at the Keble College HMD Services. He led Maidenhead Synagogue's Jewish History tour to China in 2013. He has traced his family tree back to 1450.

Alison Durban

Ali is the Co-Founder of Gesher School. She has over 10 years’ experience working in SEND, and prior to this worked for 20 years in marketing. In addition, she sits on the education steering panel for the new Autism Centre of Excellence, led by Sir Professor Simon Baron-Cohen. Ali has a lived experience of SEND and navigating the education system.

Joe Dweck

Joseph is the senior rabbi of the S&P Sephardi Community of the United Kingdom and the rosh bet midrash of TheHabura.com. He has a master of arts degree in Jewish Education and is currently working toward a master's in psychotherapy. He oversees the Sephardi Beth Din and the Sephardi Kashrut Authority.

Marcus Dysch

As head of external affairs at World ORT, Marcus oversees the global education network’s external communications and media collaborations. His key responsibilities include raising awareness of ORT and liaising with 30+ national organizations on media issues. A former journalist, Marcus was previously assistant editor of the Jewish Chronicle.

John Dyson

Distinguished legal career culminating in appointment as Justice of the Uk Supreme Court and master of the Rolls. Since retirement, has had a varied career including sports arbitrations (e.g. Saracens), international arbitrations and investigations (such as BBC Princess Diana Panorama interview). Has written his memoir A Judge’s Journey.

Noelle Dückmann Gallagher

Noelle is a longtime Limmudnik and senior lecturer in 18th century literature at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses particularly on representations of the body, disease and medicine in the long eighteenth century (1600-1800) in Britain.