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Lisette van Lieshout

Lisette is a biomedical researcher at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. She has been involved in many research projects in the Global South, mostly dealing with the diagnosis and epidemiology of parasites. She is an active member of Kol Nefesh Masorti Edgware and the Liberal Jewish community in Amsterdam. Lisette has been chair of Limmud Netherlands since 2020.

Naomi Verber

After 15 yrs as a management consultant, Naomi left the city to work in the community and environmental movement. She was chair of Golders Green Synagogue and went on to partner with the charity Sadeh to conceptualise, design and run Europe's first Kosher eco hotel. Naomi now works as head of Environmental Policy for the United Synagogue

Richard Verber

Richard is the Chief Communications Officer of the United Synagogue. He is a Holocaust educator for March of the Living UK and has held a number of roles in the British Jewish community including Senior Vice President of the Board of Deputies and co-Chair of Limmud Conference. Depressingly, he supports Manchester United.

Rivka von Schweitzer

Rivka von Schweitzer was born in London in 1940, and has been married to Yitchak von Schweitzer since 1967 with two children. She a successful clothing manufacturers in Johannesburg and is currently working for the London Beth Din as a Shomer.

Yitzach von Schweitzer

Yitzchak was born in 1926 in Austria. He served in the German army on the Russian Front in 1944-45 and was a British prisoner of war between 1945-48. In 1949 he went to London University and, following postgraduate studies, held a range of executive jobs in England, Europe and South Africa. He converted to orthodox Judaism in South Africa.

Ben Vos

A Kings College London history graduate originally from Sussex, Ben has a youth movement background with ULPSNYC-Netzer. Having run events for Alei Tzion, a United Synagogue kehilla, Ben is now head of community development at the US. His interests include 17th century England, the portrayal of Jews in war films and Austria-Hungary.