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Vetta Alexis
is an Artist and Calligrapher specialising in Hebrew Calligraphy and Illumination. She has exhibited widely including at the British Library, The Museum of London and The Jewish Museum.
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July 2008
London Jewish Cultural Centre
Ivy House,
94-96 North End Road,
London
NW11 7SX
020 8457 5000
Patrick Bade
is an author, a senior tutor at Christie's Education Department and has taught at the London Jewish Cultural Centre for many years.
Ilana Bendel
has worked extensively with children as a group leader, entertainer and childminder for 1-8 year olds, (specialist area 1-3 year olds). Ilana is also a solo singer and with bands, performing, writing and recording original music and old jazz/blues
Danit Ben-Dov
studied Education and Hebrew Literature at Haifa University. She also teaches at the Israeli Sunday School, the Israeli A-level school and the Jewish Free School.
Sara Ben-Isaac
trained in the Sivananda method, and has has much experience of various forms, including Iyengar and Ashtanga Vinyasa. A former health journalist, she has written several books on yoga and constantly updates her methods and creates refreshing and dynamic sessions.
Orna Dale-Elishav
studied music, art and dance and discovered the Feldenkrais Method in Israel and found it the most effective tool to understand movement as a dancer and choreographer. She has worked as a professional practitioner since 1988.
Barry Davis
is an actor and lecturer in Jewish History and Yiddish language and literature. He is author of a number of essays on Yiddish writers and Jewish history, and has advised on several films.
Max Diamond
works with the Film and Technology department and is one of the in-house film lecturers. He has an Anglo-French cultural and educational background after having spent most of his life in Paris and New York. He read Philosophy at King's College London and studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on his way towards a BA in Film Studies at Columbia.
Rachel Doron
graduated with a BA from the University of Tel Aviv in Geography and Jewish Studies and teaches at SOAS and at Alyth Gardens Synagogue.
Ahuva Dotan
completed an MA in Jewish History at the University of Haifa, before becoming a teacher. Ahuva also manages History and Citizenship studies.
Lilac Fieldman
started her teaching career in Tel Aviv. As well as teaching at the London Jewish Cultural Centre, Lilac works at the Israeli Sunday school and Matilda Marks Jewish School
Marcus J Freed
is a performer, writer and yogi. He devised Bibliyoga(tm) as a technique for accessing spirituality through the body and it has proved a massive hit across Europe. His yoga teacher training was with Edward Clarke of Tripsichore Yoga Theatre and he has various degrees and qualifications from Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Yeshivat HaMivtar and the universities of Birmingham and London.
Hani Gani
worked in education in Israel for a number of years before moving to London. A recent addition to the Centre, Hanni has quickly established herself with our students.
Angela Gluck
has worked as a teacher, teacher trainer, LEA adviser, and LEA, Ofsted and Pikuach inspector. She has written over 40 books mainly on aspects of religious and cultural diversity in education and is a frequent radio broadcaster on Jewish and educational subjects. She is a UJIA Fellow, teaches Bible at the London School of Jewish Studies and in the Torah L'Am (Torah for Everyone) programme, and is a Holocaust Education Trustee.
Trudy Gold
is Chief Executive of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and senior lecturer in Jewish history which she has taught for 25 years. She is editor in chief of the teaching resource pack "Lessons of the Holocaust".
Jerold Gotel
is the London Jewish Cultural Centre's Director of Overseas Projects, represents the UK on the International Task Force for Holocaust and Remembrance and is a senior lecturer in Jewish History. Jerold has also been made Associate Professor of Jewish History at the Institute of Jewish Studies at Henan University in China.
Rina Gurvitz
has taught for many years at the Israeli Sunday School and is a welcome addition to our team.
Haggit Inbar-Litas
is Executive Director of Languages at the London Jewish Cultural Centre. She was born in Jerusalem, and studied History and Geography at the Hebrew University. She taught Hebrew for 11 years in Paris and has taught at the London Jewish Cultural Centre for 18 years.
Jacqueline Joseph
MD, MPhil [Oxon.] is a specialist in Graeco-Roman Palestine and has widely lectured on Jewish history. She devised a distance learning course covering 2,000 years of Jewish history [300 BCE- 1700CE] for Sheffield students. She has lectured for the London Jewish Cultural Centre for more than 20 years.
Paula Kitching
is an historian and writer for education. She was an adviser at the former DfES for over 5 years on citizenship and history, and is currently freelance. She has worked with us for 10 years and as well as being an experienced lecturer on modern cultural history she is an adviser to the Holocaust and Anti-racism Education Department.
Searle Kochberg
is London Jewish Cultural Centre's Access course leader and a senior lecturer in film studies at the University of Portsmouth. He is contributor to the key textbook Introduction to Film Studies.
Clive Lawton
recipient of the Jewish Agency's Max Fisher Prize for Education in the Diaspora 2007 was also number 18 in the JC's 'Power 100' list. Currently Senior Consultant to Limmud, a magistrate and a teacher on the popular Melton programme.
Elkan Levy
Director of the Office for Small Communities, is also the only guide for walking tours of Willesden Jewish Cemetery which he describes as the 'most important and prestigious Anglo-Jewish cemetery'. Elkan served as 16th President of the United Synagogue and is now the Chairman of the Singers' Prayer Book publication committee.
Eleanor Levy
is a graduate of both The Open University and University College London. She has specialized in London history and field trip studies for 20 years and has successfully developed an experiential approach to the study of the metropolis
Stuart Libson
a specialist in Jewish related film, is manager of the London Jewish Cultural Centre Film Archive. He began to build the archive in 1994 and it is now the largest collection of Jewish related film material in Europe. Stuart lectures, gives film presentations and provides information and material to film researchers, academics and anyone interested in Jewish archive footage.
Arnon Naor
is an Israeli born musician and songwriter. One of our in-house film lecturers and technicians, he specialises in Israeli film and music
David Newman
is Professor of Political Geography at Ben Gurion University in the Department of Politics and Government, which he founded in 1988. He has published widely on the territorial dimensions of the Israel-Palestine conflict. In particular his work is focused on issues relating to borders and settlements. He appears frequently on BBC, CBS and Sky News.
Pauline Newman
is a fully qualified lecturer in English as a foreign language. She has taught all nationalities and all levels of English for over 20 years in London. She will teach grammar, speaking and pronunciation, reading, writing and listening skills.
Irene Newton
has an MA in English Literature. She has been a journalist for the New Zealand Jewish Chronicle, a bookshop manager and a writer
Mehri Niknam
was awarded an MBE for services to Muslim-Jewish Interfaith Relations. Mehri is the founder and executive director of the Joseph Interfaith Foundation for Jewish Museum Interfaith.
Zhaoxia Pang
Zhaoxia Pang has an MA in Applied Linguistics and has taught Mandarin at all levels, from Total Beginners to Graduates at the London University, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and Imperial College.
Sylvia Paskin
is a writer who has edited several anthologies of new fiction by Jewish writers, Jewish woman's poetry and Yiddish film.
Vardit Sadeh-Ginzburg
an Israeli by birth, Vardit completed an MA in American Studies. She teaches Hebrew at Immanuel College and is a long standing member of our team.
Harold Schogger
has been teaching Bridge for 30 years and is a professional teacher with the English Bridge Union. Former bridge correspondent of the Jewish Chronicle and author of “Practice your Rule of 1” he has written countless articles over the years for English Bridge and Bridge Plus.
Hagai Segal
is an internationally renowned academic, consultant/analyst and commentator, specialising in the Middle East and related affairs. A regular guest on numerous national and international TV channels and radio stations he also writes for a number of publications around the world. We are delighted that Hagai has agreed to be our scholar in residence this year. Come and hear why.
Neville Shack
studied History at Cambridge University. He has worked as a journalist and radio programme maker/producer, principally at BBC World Service.
Ronelle Solomon
born in South Africa, obtained a BA at the University of the Witwatersrand. She trained extensively in the USA and Europe in a broad spectrum of physical disciplines. She is certified by the renowned Pilates Foundation, and also by the Australian Institute of Pilates and Physiotherapy (APPI).
Andrew Spira
graduated from the Courtauld Institute, worked at the Temple Gallery in Holland Park (specialists in Byzantine, Greek and Russian icons) and was a curator at the V&A for several years. He is now a Course Director at Christie’s.
William Tyler
William Tyler is an experienced adult educator, who loves to share his enthusiasm for history with others. He holds degrees from three British Universities and has held senior positions in adult education, including the post of Principal of The City Literary Institute in London, one of Britain's premier Adult Education Colleges.
Lionel Unterhalter
tour coordinator for the London Jewish Cultural Centre is a well travelled South African lawyer.
Lady Marina Vaizey
read History at Harvard and Cambridge. She has been an art critic for over thirty years including for The Financial Times and Sunday Times and has curated several exhibitions – fine arts, photography and decorative arts. Marina has also written several books.
Rina Wolgroh Zolty
studied Education, Criminology and Jewish Studies at Bar-Ilan University, before completing an MA in Hebrew Literature at Ben-Gurion University. She has taught at the London Jewish Cultural Centre for the past 8 years and is in charge of Modern Hebrew A Level at Hasmonean High School.
Patricia Zerah Randisi
is an experienced French teacher with a special interest in French Jewish history.