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Sarah Danby

Sarah is the Country Director of IsraAID Greece, overseeing IsraAID's ongoing operations: a school next to Moria camp on Lesvos for Afghan refugee children and a community centre for refugees close to the city of Thessaloniki. Both missions are focused on providing education and protection programmes for the communities they work with.

Aviva Dautch

Aviva Dautch is the new Executive Director of Jewish Renaissance, the UK's Jewish arts magazine. She is a published poet, has a PhD in literature and lectures on modern Jewish culture at the London School of Jewish Studies and JW3. She is a regular contributor to courses and programmes for the British Library, British Museum and BBC Radio 4.

DAVAR

DAVAR creates immersive Jewish experiences based in London. Each event brings together individuals to encounter Jewish text and respond to it by creating art. Co-founders Joe Hyman, David Hochhauser and Jake Berger are excited to bring a taste of DAVAR online at Limmud Together UK. Find us on Facebook & follow us on Instagram: @davarimmersive

Oli Davidson

Oli is a scientist by training, currently working [from home] in data analytics at a fintech startup, but in her [increasingly] spare time, she co-directs Laviot which she co-founded in 2018. She was recently called 'very enterprising' by her uncle and was an honourable mention [not young enough!] of the Jewish News' 25 under 25.

Ruth Deech

Crossbench member of the House of Lords since 2005 and Jewish activist. Taught law at Oxford, former Principal of St Anne's College, chair of Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority, Rhodes Scholarships Trustee, Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, chair Bar Standards Board. Trustee of the Roth Institute for the Study of Antisemitism.

Joseph Dweck

As Senior Rabbi of the S&P Sephardi Community UK, Joseph Dweck serves as spiritual head and oversees all ecclesiastical functions. He is also Deputy President of the LSJS; a President of The Council of Christians and Jews; Ecclesiastical Authority of The Board of Deputies; plus Member of the Standing Committee of the Conference of European Rabbis.