Presenters: D

Avi Dabush

Avi Dabush is the executive director of Rabbis for Human Rights and a survivor of the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nirim. Fiercely committed to the survival of Israeli democracy and to a Jewish state that is moral and upholds the essential tenets of the Jewish tradition, Avi has been a driving force in various social organisations and movements.

Yotam Dagan

Yotam Dagan is a former Israel Navy Seal Commander and a clinical psychologist with expertise in trauma and resilience. He operates globally to strengthen and promote individual, organisational and national resiliency in the face of crises and disasters. Yotam holds a range of international degrees in clinical psychology and public administration.

Daniel Daniel

Daniel Daniel is a London-based filmmaker and NFTS graduate whose eight short films have screened at festivals like Aesthetica and Iris Prize and streamed on platforms like BFI Player and All4. Known for crafting tender, provocative stories, Daniel creates bold, human-centered narratives, from Yiddish folk horror to modern queer tales.

Georgina Daniels

Georgina is a creative chaos creature who is looking for new ways to make the conversation about neurodiversity meaningful, whilst holding space for the sheer absurdity of our existence. What are we doing here?? Is their shpiel convincing enough? Well, clearly! You're still reading.

Karina Datashvili

The Senior Matchmaker and Managing Director at Simantov International, Karina transitioned to matchmaking after 20 years of HR experience, and is certified by the Matchmaking Institute. Karina helps Jewish singles find love, blending cultural insight with personalized matchmaking, emphasizing a client-focused approach over algorithms.

Benajamin de Jong

Benjamin is an Assistant Headteacher at JCoSS and Head of Sixth Form. He has been teaching Jewish Education and Politics at JCoSS since 2011, has an MA from UCL in Educational Leadership and is a member of the Lira Winston Fellowship.

Jakob de Jonge

Jakob de Jonge is a graduate of Limmud's Presenter Bootcamp programme for new presenters and the son of two Holocaust survivors who survived in hiding in The Netherlands. Jakob was born in The Netherlands, lived in Israel and Turkey, before settling in Solihull with his family. He runs a company, supplying products to artisan cheese makers.

Daniel de Wijze

Daniel studied Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford. Since graduating, he has worked in the energy industry, looking at wind power and the electricity grid. He joined RWE in 2023 as part of the policy team, advocating for the development of offshore wind in the UK. He grew up in Manchester and now lives with his partner in London.

Leo Dee

Brought up in a Reform home in London, Leo studied at Cambridge and became a private equity investor before being ordained as an Orthodox rabbi. His wife and two daughters were killed by Hamas terrorists during Pesach 2023. His first book was “Transforming the World: The Jewish Impact on Modernity”. Today he is a passionate advocate for Israel.

Martin Devereux

Martin has worked in the cultural heritage sector for over 25 years. As a qualified archivist, Martin has worked with a range of organisations including universities, charities, museums, embassies and businesses. Martin is currently cataloguing Limmud's archive as part of a project funded by the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe.

Martin Di Maggio

Martin Hasan Di Maggio is an Anglo-Italian-Albanian linguist, graduating from SOAS University of London, specialising in endangered and minoritised languages with a focus on translanguaging practices as a route to language maintenance (preservation). He has a keen interest in Jewish languages, and especially Ladino.

Rachel Dratch

Rachel Levitt Klein Dratch is director of global education at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, Israel. Prior to making aliya last year, Rachel served as director of educational innovation at Prizmah, the Center for Jewish Day Schools in North America. Rachel is a sought after scholar in residence, educational consultant and coach.

Josh Dubell

Josh Dubell is the Education Director for Solutions Not Sides (SNS), overseeing the Youth Education Programme. Josh has worked in Israel-Palestine education for the past 15 years including working for LJY & RSY-Netzer, NFTY and UJIA. Solutions Not Sides is a British charity which educates young people around the country on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

John Dunston

John sang on Top of the Pops & in opera in Israel, conducted the Oxford Jewish Congregation choir and directs the Maidenhead Synagogue choir, including in Carl Davis' "Last Train to Tomorrow" in 2017. He lectures on music & the Jews, education, the Holocaust, and has led Jewish study tours to Israel & China. John was Head of two Quaker schools.

Anna Dyson

Interested in creating new Jewish spaces, interfaith and dialogue, hosting difficult conversations, building network and community, and self development through Jewish sources. Currently living in Leeds and studying (mainly remotely) with AJRCA (rabbinical student), and HUC's ZSchool (MSc in Organisation, Leadership and Innovation).

John Dyson

John has had a 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 (, international arbitrations and investigations. He has written his memoir A Judge’s Journey.