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Gary Ogin

Gary is an established BBC scriptwriter with seven broadcast plays, including 'MetaphorMoses' about what it means to be Jewish today. He directed the internationally acclaimed documentary 'The Worst Jewish Football Team in the World' for BBC2, and is currently developing several projects for film and theatre.

Stephen Ogin

Stephen Ogin chairs the Yiddish Café Trust which includes amongst its activities the monthly Yiddish Open Mic Café, the annual Yiddish Sof-Vokh (weekend), and a new venture in theatre (Yiddish Theatre Café). He is an Emeritus Professor in the field of Engineering Materials.

Maurice Olsberg

Maurice is a professional chef and cooking teacher and an amateur historian on various aspects of Jewish Pop Culture. A regular Limmudnik and occasional presenter, in his free time he enjoys Jewish tourism, Haymishe Vegan cooking and endlessly researching all things Jewish on subjects that you may never have even thought about.

Irwin Oppenheim

Irwin is a chazan with the Jewish community of Amsterdam. He is an expert on how Jewish ritual and music has evolved through the ages, and gives a weekly shiur (lesson) on this topic. He also is an IT manager in the dealing room of a Dutch bank.

Eden Ottman

Eden is a Leeds-born, London-based indie-pop/soul artist. Signed as a songwriter to major publisher BMG, she has featured in publications such as The Sunday Times, Dazed, Wonderland, Best Fit, DIY and Clash, and on Spotify playlists and Radio 1. After four sold-out London shows, her critically acclaimed EP 'But I'm Alright Now' was released in November.