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Joining Jill and Doron on the 35th episode of the podcast, the seventeenth and penultimate of our second season, to tell us their story are Dr. Alison Fisch Katz and Sally Green Wallis, BFFs - for half a century and counting - from the northern provinces of England who attended Carmel from 1973 to 1980.
Alison Fisch grew up in Leeds. She studied for her BA and MA in English Literature at Bar Ilan University in Israel and completed her PhD at the University of Leeds. A former lecturer at Bar Ilan and the Open University in Israel, she eventually became Senior Lecturer and Head of the Languages and General Studies Department at the Azrieli College of Engineering in Jerusalem - a position she has held for 14 years. Alongside her academic career, Alison has developed a business as a Personal and Rehab Fitness Trainer. She lives in Ra’anana and has been married to Israeli-born Geri for almost 40 years. They have two grown sons, Tomer and Assaf.
Sally Green grew up in Grimsby. After Carmel, she briefly attended Manchester Polytechnic before moving to London with a passion to work in travel, which is how she met her husband of 38 years, Howard. She is now a director and shareholder at a bespoke travel agency in Radlett. Sally has three children in their thirties, and four grandchildren, three of whom were born in a five month span earlier this year.
Hear Alison and Sally talk about the kashrut of sausage rolls, the evolution of their northern accents, the letter that nearly undid their friendship, the playwright who attended his play’s opening night at Carmel, meeting the late Ted Heath, and how they maintained their bond over 50 years.
Thank you, Dr. Alison Fisch Katz and Sally Green Wallis, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Alison’s and Sally’s request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of Sally’s late brother Michael Green, who inspired her to go to Carmel, and was a pupil himself from 1967 to 1973. He worked in real estate, and was married with one daughter. Sadly, he passed away from a heart attack in 2012 at the age of 53 in Watford Hospital.
Personal mentions in this episode:
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Trevor Bolton (French & Housemaster)
Keith Pusey (Music)
Helmut Dan Schmidt (History & Economics)
Anthony Barr Taylor (Biology)
Dr. John Addis (History)
Yoel Silver (Computer Studies & Ridgeway Housemaster)
Mike O’Connor (Art)
Alastair Falk (English & Drama)
Ron Evans (Mathematics)
Mary Evans (Mathematics)
Dr. Mendel Bloch (Jewish Studies & English)
Geoff Lebens (English literature)
Miss Haig (Housemistress)
Alex Gerlis
Jeremy Gerlis
Andrea Samuels Walker
Tanya Samuels
Nigel Fisch
Aliza Reger
Simon Myerson
Graham Harris
Ruth Collins
Claire Rosenberg
Rosalind
Susan Bruckner
Michele Weissberg
Nassimah Reynolds
Daniel Reynolds
David Reynolds
Alan Bloom
Clive Cass
Kati Barr Taylor
Catherine Addis
Yoram Ezri
Shelly Simons Schwarzmann
Aviva Elias
Robert Khalastchy
Lisa Morrow
Stephen Corrick
Debra Corrick Davis
Paul Corrick
Nicky Richmond
Sheba
Sonya LeJeune
Ricky Green
Graham Dullop
Adam Jackson
Loni Saban
Philippe Weissberg
Moni Solti
Leila Djemal
Moti Taler
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Joining Jill and Doron on the 34th episode of the podcast, the sixteenth of our second season, to tell us his story is esteemed British scientist Professor Raymond Dwek, who attended Carmel College from 1949 to ‘60, accompanied by his older brother Joe. Both brothers would go on to become governors of Carmel.
Raymond studied Chemistry at Manchester University and completed his DPhil at Oxford University. During this time, both Raymond and his wife Sandra also taught at Carmel. He became Professor of Glycobiology, a field he was instrumental in creating, in the Department of Biochemistry at Oxford, which he headed for several years. He is an emeritus fellow of Exeter College at Oxford and emeritus director of the Oxford Glycobiology Institute, which he founded. The institute gave rise to a company that became publicly listed and developed a drug - eventually approved worldwide - for Gaucher disease, a rare, genetic metabolic disorder with a much enhanced incidence among Ashkenazi Jews. A second company that arose from the institute was taken over by United Therapeutics, a $15 billion NASDAQ-listed US biotech company, of which Raymond is a Director. He has authored several scientific volumes and over 600 published papers, has formally advised scientific institutions in Israel, the United States and China, was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to scientific collaboration between the United Kingdom and Israel, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He and Sandra live in Oxford, and have four children, including a daughter, Deborah, who also attended Carmel.
Hear Raymond talk about the Dwek dynasty, an unexpected guest at a midnight feast, the best teacher he ever knew, his brother Joe’s ‘special diet’, building Ben Gurion University from a camel market, his CBE award by Princess Anne, and the secret to a long and happy marriage.
Thank you, Professor Raymond Dwek, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Raymond’s request, this episode is dedicated to his daughter Deborah, his brother Joe, and Joe's son Jonathan, all of whom went to Carmel, along with all the other members of the Dwek family that did so too.
Personal mentions in this episode:
Rabbi Dr. Kopul Rosen (Headmaster)
Bella Rosen (Co-founder)
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Romney Coles (Chemistry)
Dr. David Stamler (Headmaster)
John Bunney (Physics)
Ron Evans (Mathematics)
Murray Roston (English & Hebrew)
Ted Fields (Rowing)
Malcolm Shifrin (Librarian)
Dr. Alexander Tobias (Jewish Studies)
Meir Gertner (Jewish Studies)
Philip Skelker (Headmaster)
Joe Dwek
Deborah Dwek
David Sheldon
Jerrold Roston
Jonathan Dwek
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This is our 33rd episode, the fourteenth of our second season, and joining us to tell us his story is our first guest from Asia, English teacher Alan Gordon, who attended Carmel College from 1974 to ‘81.
Alan grew up in North West London, where his family had moved from Edinburgh. After Carmel, he studied History and Politics at Queen Mary, and subsequently worked in finance. Twenty-five years ago, he moved to Osaka, where he teaches intensive pre-departure English to Japanese executives. He and his Balinese Hindu wife Ari have had two children.
Hear Alan talk about his father’s work with Sean Connery; asking during his interview where in the school the playground was; why he felt sorry for the boy whose parents drove a Jaguar; The Inbetweeners’ Carmel connection; Vera Rosen’s Florence Nightingale moment; tackling Rabbi Rosen’s Volvo (in his driveway) and his ankle (on the football pitch); benching in the style of Elvis; and his proudest Carmel moment, at Arsenal.
Thank you, Alan Gordon, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Alan's request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of the late Sonia Sabel, a former French teacher and Girls’ Housemistress at Carmel, who - in Alan’s words - nourished him “with the milk of human kindness” and gave him and many others “a home from home”. For being there for him time and time again, and teaching him how to love life’s smallest blessings, she resides deep in his heart forever. Mrs. Sabel was born as Sonia Shine around 1926 and (predeceased by her husband and eldest son, Jimmy), passed away in the 1990s.
Personal mentions in this episode:
Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Trevor Bolton (Housemaster)
Mary Evans (Mathematics)
Ron Evans (Mathematics)
Mr. Rowland (Mathematics)
Sonia Sabel (French)
Joel Silver (Computer Studies & Ridgeway Housemaster)
Baruch Epstein (Jewish Studies)
Joshua Gabay (French & Junior School Headmaster)
Vera Rosen (Headmaster’s wife)
Rabbi Eric Hoffman (Jewish Studies)
Alistair Falk (English)
Myra Rabie
Joe Friedman
Alan Liebert
Jonny Weinberg
Aron Landy
Ruth Hoffman
Aliza Reger
Mark Granat
Eli Ehrman
Simon Sassoon
Jamie Renton
Simon C Margolis
Zevi Crystal
Ben Bridger
Stefan Holt
David Abraham
Jimmy Sabel
Colin Sabel
Kenneth Sabel
Lawrence Cass
Joe Breckner
Mark Klein
Eric Bernstein
Gideon Moore
David Swanwick
Jack Mizel
David Da Costa
Robert Music
Gary Davis
Gary Wilson
Daniel Solomon
Simon Myerson
Nicholas Myerson
Stephen Corrick
Graham Dullop
Suzie Greene
Mark Givert
Richard Klevan
Nassimah Reynolds
Daniel Reynolds
David Reynolds
Isaac Cohen
Steven Ornstein
Michael Hall
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Joining Jill and Doron on the 32nd episode of the podcast, the fourteenth of our second season, to tell us his story is British artist Richard Franklin.
Richard, known as Vivian at Carmel, is the son of the late Lady Nina and merchant banker Sir Roland Franklin, a former Chairman of Carmel’s Board of Governors. He grew up in Hampstead Garden Suburb. In the 1980s, he was associated with the family merchant bank, Keyser Ullman, and worked in NY with his father and the late Sir James Goldsmith during the heyday of corporate takeovers. These days, he is based in Los Angeles, and is an entirely self-taught photographer, who - after many years of shooting hundreds of Hollywood glamor models - now focuses on creating complex and vivid abstract images of the cosmos. His art has been exhibited at Bloomingdales and Art Basel. Richard also produced the Hyam Maccoby play “The Disputation”, based on a scholarly book about the historic proceeding in the court of King James I that put the Jewish religion on trial. He lives in a storied house in the Hollywood Hills with the love of his life, a 130lb male Newfoundland.
Hear Richard talk about childhood depression; his famous aunt; Sir Yehudi Menuhin’s visit; the impact on him of the 1968 movie ‘If’; his late father’s retirement island; and life in ‘The Kardashian House of Sin’.
Thank you, Richard Franklin, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Personal mentions in this episode:
David Stamler (Headmaster)
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Tim AJ Healey (History & Cricket Master)
Joe Buchko (English Literature)
Martin Fogel (Music)
Joshua Gabay (French & Junior School Headmaster)
Jonathan Franklin
David Dangoor
Philip Green
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Joining Jill and Doron on the 31st episode of the podcast, the thirteenth of our second season, to tell us her story is designer and businesswoman Adeline Shayegan, who attended Carmel College from 1989 to ‘90.
Adeline was born in Bath to Persian Jewish parents, and grew up in England, Iran, France and America, where she currently resides, in Beverly Hills, with her husband of 9 years, Robert, and their dog. She owns the three-storey “Love Love Tennis” boutique by Rodeo Drive, where she designs, manufactures and sells luxury tennis apparel, as well as jewelry and bags. She is also a former professional poker player and the author of two books on tennis.
Hear Adeline talk about which former student she owes her strong legs to, ‘borrowing’ a powerboat from the boathouse, starting her first business at Carmel, the differences between being a pupil in Mongewell Park and Beverly Hills, and meeting her husband on the tennis court.
Thank you, Adeline Shayegan, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Personal mentions in this episode:
Philip Skelker (Headmaster)
Miss Pennistone (Housemistress)
Elinor Zeitouni
Simon Kay
Rossana Shokrian
Meir Javedanfar
Nadia Rosenberg
Alan Ingram
Robert Serr
Sebastian Marcu
Jo Cowan
Jessie D'Acampo
Shira Tilles Marcus
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Joining Jill and Doron on the 30th episode of the podcast, the eleventh of our second season, to tell us his story is British criminal defense lawyer Henry Milner.
From Carmel, Henry studied law at the London School of Economics. For over forty years now, Henry has been the go-to lawyer for some of Britain's most notorious criminals. Chambers Directory described his eponymous law firm, formerly based in London’s Hatton Gardens and now in Marylebone, as “a Rolls-Royce outfit”. In his book ‘No Lawyers in Heaven’, published in the year 2020, Henry - to whom the Sunday Times referred to as 'The Mr Big of Criminal Briefs' - offers a fascinating insight into life at the top of the profession, lifting the lid on the psychology of those who end up on the wrong side of the law and those who defend them. The book includes a chapter (which can be found at https://www.carmelcollege.co.uk/the-road-from-carmel-podcast) on Henry’s time at Carmel. He followed up with a second book, the novel ‘Murder at the Bailey’, two years later. He lives in Hampstead Garden Suburb with his wife, with whom he has two children, one a barrister, the other an abstract artist.
Hear Henry talk about why - chez Milner - Shabbat often finished at 2pm, Kopul apologizing to him, bullfights in the Carmel library, his unbroken high jump record, fainting at a Stamler family occasion, his love of Americana music, and how to handle professional criminals.
Thank you, Henry Milner, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Henry’s request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of his fellow pupil Anthony Batiste (brother of former MP Spencer Batiste), who tragically passed away in 1960 at the age of 14 from a rare heart condition while representing Carmel at an away match.
Personal mentions in this episode:
Rabbi Dr. Kopul Rosen (Founder & Principal)
David Stamler (Headmaster)
Alexander “Toby” Tobias (Jewish Studies & History)
Joshua Gabbay (French & Junior School Headmaster)
Malcolm Shifrin (Librarian)
Mr. J. Hobson (English)
Mrs. H. Whitfield (French)
Dr. John Addis (History)
Charles S Marshall (PE & Rowing)
Reverend Bernard Ward (Latin)
John Krieger
Philip Bardiger
David Sheldon
Robert Rakison
Jacques Koppel
Adam Shulman
Moshe Ryba
Harris Sidelsky
Martin Kaye
Paul Bond
David Reiss
David Dangoor
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In this episode we bring you a recording of an interview that took place in front of an audience of Old-Carmelis, family and friends at a live event generously hosted by David Dangoor at the Royal Society of Medicine in London on Sunday, August 18. Its release coincides with the first anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. The interview was conducted by Doron as Jill was unavailable on the day of recording.
Joining Doron to tell us his story is our first German guest on the podcast, jeweler and Nova festival survivor Michael Silberberg, who technically attended Carmel not once but twice: from 1986 to ‘87, and again from 1989 to ‘91. His younger sister Dana accompanied him.
Michael grew up in Frankfurt, the son of Israeli parents who hailed from Eastern Europe. He studied gemology and runs a successful fourth generation family jewelry business with a retail outlet on the famous Kaiserstrasse in the heart of Frankfurt. Over a decade ago, he made aliyah with his wife and two children, both of whom became IDF spokespersons. On October 7, Michael drove two friends in his car to the Nova Music festival in Israel’s south; they arrived at 5am.
Hear Michael talk about striking a deal with Mr. Skelker that led to his second-most cherished Carmel memory, winning a fashionable award on Purim, the victory that got him invited to the top table on Shabbat, selling jewelry to ‘shtarkers’, and his incredible story of survival and rebirth on October 7.
Michael’s AC360° interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper can be viewed here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/9JfPfCk48K4kQxQSA
Thank you, Michael Silberberg, for turning us again to Carmel days!Personal mentions in this episode:
Philip Skelker (Headmaster)
Rony Greenberg (Jewish Studies)
Alan Edmondson (Chemistry)
David Jones (Football Coach & Mongewell Housemaster)
Mr. Taylor (Computer Studies & Second XI Football Coach)
Dana Silberberg
Alon Junger
Eddy Ushky
Ronny Ushky
Shlomo Wolf
Zohar Felczer
Elinor Braru
Shelly Zwillinger
Arik Zwillinger
Philipp Jakubowicz
Gal Winzelberg
Nati Marcovici
Shira Tilles Marcus
Joanna Marcus Landau
Claire Gilbert
Thierry Tugendhaft
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Joining Jill and Doron on our 28th episode, the tenth of our second season, to tell us her story is British entrepreneur and Israel warrior Emily Cohen.
Emily completed her A-Levels at Surbiton High School in Surrey, and thereafter - rather than go to university - chose to start working, in public relations. She began at the Lynne Franks agency in London, advising mainly showbiz and other celebrity clients. She then ran Hilton Hotels’ London press office, from where she moved to head European PR for the Planet Hollywood restaurants chain. Next, Emily founded Pout Cosmetics, which Victoria’s Secret acquired eight years later. She then consulted for fellow Carmel alumnus Sir Philip Green, and created a Top Shop cosmetics brand. 17 years ago, she co-founded and acted as creative director of the kids’ fashion label Sunuva. Since October 7, she has come back full circle to her PR roots in support of Israel, focusing on people rather than politics. She and her husband Roy, an Israeli-American, have been married for twenty years, with two children. They live in Queens Park, and have a second home in Tel Aviv.Hear Emily talk about her highly irregular Carmel induction, ‘mansara’ living, impersonating MeatLoaf on Purim, her suspension for being the beacon of tuck, ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ 4ever, a very cheeky birthday card, showing Arnold around Tel Aviv, Kylie Minogue's pouty red lip gloss, fielding an unexpected call from Sir Philip Green, and life as an Israel warrior.
Thank you, Emily Cohen, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Personal mentions in this episode:
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Vera Rosen (Housemistress)
Ron Evans (Mathematics)
Mary Evans (Mathematics)
Anthony Barr Taylor (Biology & Girls’ Hockey Coach)
Ann Munday (Mathematics)
Nigel McLoughlin (School House Master & Rowing Coach)
Penny Shield (Housemistress)
Marc Katz
Trevor Racke
Sarah Reichmann (Poodle)
Esther Fireman
Tamara (Tammy) Lange
Denise Stanton
Dana Shaul
Jonathan Cohen
Lior Ehrlich
Jimmy Collins
Jane Collins
Damien Sonning
Andrew Sonning
Jamie Sonning
Philippe Weissberg
Marcus Flacks
Emma Goldstone
Paul Goldin
Danny Friedman
Danny Rubens
Roberto Douer
Elie Chodos
Andrew Rabin
Philip Green
Kenny Wax
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Joining Jill and Doron on our 27th episode, the 9th of our second season, to tell us his story is Adrian Agassi, better known as Agi.
Agi studied Law at Kings College London and was called to the Bar in 1986, the same year he made Aliyah. In 1989, after receiving a Masters degree in Public International Law from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he was called to the Israel Bar and began a 20 year-long legal career in the IDF, rising to military judge with the rank of Major, presiding over land disputes in Judea and Samaria and anti-terrorism cases. On retiring from the IDF at the age of 44, he went to study at Aish HaTorah Yeshiva in Jerusalem, which led him to write numerical kabbalistic commentaries to the Torah and five megillot which appear on his web site (https://sites.google.com/site/shem18hai). In 2013 he established a monthly Kollel for Kabbalah studies on Mount Zion in Jerusalem to pursue his passion for Jewish mysticism leading to the final redemption of Israel. But for now he owns a lottery concession in Nahariya and dabbles in refurbishing classic cars. He and his wife Hilary have six children.
Hear Agi talk about saying kaddish for his father at Carmel, playing the judge in the 1982 production of Trial by Jury, the meaning of true love, smashing a car into Newnham House, life as an evacuee, ‘transvestite metals’, and why he originally failed his Jewish Studies O-Level.
Thank you, Adrian Agassi, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Agi’s request, this episode is dedicated to Reverend and Mrs. Segal, of beloved memory, who in the 1970s were resident Orthodox Jewish Studies teaching staff at Carmel, committed to Jewish leadership of the school. In their staff house, the Segals often hosted kiddush after shul services on Shabbat. Prior to Carmel, Reverend Segal had been a Minister of Religion in Liverpool. After Carmel, the Segals retired to Netanya, Israel.
Personal mentions in this episode:
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Vera Rosen (Headmaster’s wife)
Isabel Craston (English & EFL)
Reverend Segal (Jewish Studies)
Mrs. Segal (Jewish Studies)
Geoff Lebens (English literature)
Dr. John Addis (History)
Alistair Falk (English & School House Housemaster)
Anthony Barr Taylor (Biology)
Gordon Nickerson (EFL, Cricket & Mongewell Housemaster)
Dr. Renee Grassby (Librarian)
Paul Shaw (Jewish Studies)
Alan Edmondson (Chemistry)
Michael Tabor (English)
John Browning (German & French)
Jack Mizel
Guy Alberga
Lawrence Kirschel
Steve Dabbah
Paul Ozin
Eric Abrahams
Adam Science
David Segal
Robert Maxwell
Gideon Moore
Daniel Moore
David Swanwick
Adam Johnson
Philip Shalam
Lisa Rones
Donna Kaufman
David Solts
Lewis Mail
Danny Shirazi
Simon Lew
Jane Gold
Judith Glass
Douglas Green
Sean Casper
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Joining Jill and Doron on the 26th episode of the podcast, to tell us his story is British businessman Peter Rhodes.
Peter was raised in Kensington where he attended St. David’s prep school before arriving at Carmel, sight unseen. After ‘A‘ levels, he had a diverse career in retail, advertising and exhibitions, during which he worked at the Jewish Chronicle, M&S and the New Musical Express. In 2007, the Queen awarded him an OBE for services to British business interests in France based on his thirty years at the helm of Reed Midem, organising international fairs - mostly in Cannes - for the music, TV and property industries. Now retired, Peter is an active BAFTA member and sells sculptures and ceramics created by Sue, his wife of 47 years, with whom he has a daughter.
Hear Peter talk about in what unexpected way Carmel bested Oxford, Mr Healey’s distinctive French accent, racing from Reading to Mongewell Park in Mr. Coombe’s Austin Healey, King Lear in the amphitheater, and his time in ‘The Mad Hatters’.
Thank you, Peter Rhodes, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Peter's request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. David Stamler, Headmaster of Carmel College from 1961 to ‘71, who in December 2021 died in New York, aged 93.
Personal mentions in this episode:
Dr. David Stamler (Headmaster, Vice Principal)
Joshua Gabbay (French)
Rabbi Dr. Kopul Rosen (Founder, Headmaster)
John Bunney (Physics)
Tim Healey (History & Cricket)
Mr. Latham (English)
Mr. J. Hobson (English)
Charles S Marshall (PE & Rowing)
Rabbi Sidney Leperer (Jewish Studies & Ancient History)
Mary Evans (Mathematics)
M.P. Coombe (Biology)
Micheline Stamler (Headmaster’s wife)
Gwen (Cleaner)
Helmut Dan Schmidt (Economics)
Jacob “Jacky” Epstein (Chemistry & Housemaster)
John Spector
Lionel Seltzer
Jonathan Finlay
David “Dicky” Dangoor
Paul Norman
Richard Engel
Matthew Engel
Micky Rosen
Avrom Sherr
Simon Sirota
Michael Plosker
Michael Maimann
Melvin Glanz
Jeremy Rosen
John Krieger
Henry Milner
Bill Wilson
Steven Fogel
Stephen Graham
Colin Leventhal
Roland Joffé
Steven Lucas
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Joining Jill and Doron on our 25th episode, the 7th of our second season, to tell us her story is our second Belgian guest, fine jeweler and fellow podcaster Ilana Brandwain.
Ilana was born in Antwerp to Ukrainian parents. She studied French and Russian at Queen Mary University in London, followed by Chinese medicine. Upon returning to Antwerp, she founded a venture that markets the world’s rarest yellow diamond, the Zimmi, named after the region in Sierra Leone in which it is mined. Ilana works right in the heart of Antwerp’s Diamond Centre, from where her podcast grants listeners an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse of the diamond business. She co-founded the world’s only women's group in the historically male-dominated diamond industry. She is married to our dear friend and Carmel contemporary, Elie Chodos, with whom she has two sons.
Hear Ilana talk about how she took herself to Carmel, her father’s perilous professional life, the bedrock her Carmel friends became, starting her own business, and how Carmel broke the ice on a ‘beshert’ first date.
Thank you, Ilana Brandwain, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Personal mentions in this episode:
Philip Skelker (Headmaster)
David Pearce (History)
Elie Chodos
Rafi Winkler
Dan Korenblit
Peter Order
Viktor Shapiro
Hayley Kluman
Janina Wolkow
Annabel Solomon
Dina Shotland
Ben Noah
Max Brandwain
Sarit Wideker
Dubi Wideker
Mark Sabah
Rafi Bergerano
Danny Rubens
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Joining Jill and Doron on our 24th episode, the sixth of our second season, to tell us his story is our first guest from Ireland, author Yanky Fachler, known as Jacky at Carmel College, where he was Head Boy.
Following two years at Yeshiva in Israel, Yanky studied Psychology, Sociology and Economics at Brunel, where he also earned a Masters degree in Sociology, before returning to Israel. For two decades he then worked with a multitude of Israeli advertising agencies as an English language freelance copywriter until he moved to Ireland to coach corporate executives in communication. He now lives with his wife in a small town between Belfast and Dublin, and chairs the Jewish Historical Society of Ireland. Yanky is a regular contributor to the ‘Word in Edgeways’ broadcast, and a writer. In addition to his memoirs (“Yanky’s Doodles”), he wrote a book on the Jewish community of Letchworth, in which he grew up, and since October 7th, emails out several times a week a morale-boosting summary of the relevant news. His two sons live in California and Israel, respectively.
Hear Yanky talk about why’ Yanky’ became ‘Jacky’, becoming Head Boy, his act of civil disobedience in the Carmel synagogue, and beating The Beatles to record at Abbey Road Studios.
Thank you, Yanky Jack Fachler, for turning us again to Carmel days!
The chapter on Carmel College from Yanky’s memoirs can be found here: https://www.carmelcollege.co.uk/the-road-from-carmel-podcast
Dedication: at Yanky’s request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of Yisrael Alexander, his former teacher as well as father of his friend and Carmel contemporary, David Alexander. Born in Berlin, the son of a rabbi, Yisrael was - at the age of 15, in 1938, following Kristallnacht - deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp for belonging to a Zionist youth movement, but managed to escape the Shoah on a Kindertransport to England, where he met not only his future wife, Chaya, but also Yanky’s parents. Around the time of the State of Israel’s founding, Yisrael and Chaya joined a kibbutz. In the mid-fifties, Yisrael and his young family came to Carmel, where he taught Jewish Studies, Hebrew and German. He passed away in Israel in 2005 at the age of 84.
Personal mentions in this episode:Rabbi Dr. Kopul Rosen (Founder & Principal)
Abraham Carmel (English & Classics)
Reverend Bernard Ward (Latin)
Joshua Gabbay (French)
Mendel Bloch (Jewish Studies & English)
Mordechai Fachler
Brian Bloom
David Duke
Stuart Cohen
David Rosen
Jeremy Rosen
David Alexander
Chaim Fachler
David Dangoor
Alan Gold
Clive Toberman
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Joining Jill and Doron on our 23rd episode, the fifth of our second season, to tell us his story is our first Belgian guest, Alain Jeger.
Alain grew up in Antwerp, and prior to Carmel, went to the renowned Tachkemoni school. After Carmel, he studied at the European Business School in London. For the past 15 years he has been the Managing Director of an Environmental Safety group that offers enterprise clients testing, inspection and control services. He lives in Brussels, and is the father of two daughters, aged 32 and 28.
Hear Alain talk about his boozy encounter with a tzadik, becoming ‘Head of Detention’, getting in his 10,000 steps-a-day Carmel style, whom he surprisingly plied with gefilte fish, making ‘apple pies’, and nocturnal outings to Oxford.
Thank you, Alain Jeger, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Alain’s request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of David Jones, the coach of the Carmel College First XI football team and an English teacher. Many of us will also fondly remember Jones as the Mongewell Housemaster. He was originally from Wales, fought in the Korean War when he was called up for National Service, and played league football professionally as a goalkeeper for Reading FC. He lived out his years in a care home, and sadly passed away in 2022 at the age of 90.
Personal mentions in this episode:Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Vera Rosen (Housemistress)
Gordon Nickerson (EFL & Mongewell Housemaster)
Martin Edmonds (French)
Allan Hodge (Politics & Economics)
Isabel Craston (English & EFL)
Rony Greenberg (Jewish Studies)
Moshe Miller (Jewish Studies)
Joel Silver (Computer Sciences & Ridgeway Housemaster)
David Jones (Football coach & Mongewell Housemaster)
Maurice Zollman
Serge Beller
Danny Rubens
Edmond Perkal
Aby Sassoon
Aby Rubinstein
Orly Marx Koppel
Leila Djemal
Tina Bernstein
Robin Rahimian
Jeremy Solomon
Andrew Sonning
Marcus Flacks
Jack Mizel
Danny Shiraz
Jonas Cygielman
Aslan Boz
Jonathan Stern
Michele Menton
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Joining Jill and Doron on our 22nd episode, the fourth of our second season, to tell us her story, is film and commercials producer Suzie Greene-Tedesco, who attended Carmel College from 1971 to ‘78, the thirty-third girl to do so.
Suzie lives in Los Angeles with her husband Denny and two kids. She completed her education at St. Godric’s Secretarial College in Hampstead, and began her entertainment career as assistant to London talent agent Duncan Heath before moving on to work behind the scenes on feature films and TV commercials. Suzie produced the award-winning music documentary “The Wrecking Crew”, which her husband directed. And - on a personal note, the one color Suzie has never worn since the day she left Carmel College is…you guessed it!...purple.
Hear Suzie talk about a long lost and recently retrieved conspiratorial letter, her father accompanying King Charles on his royal visit to Carmel, her starring movie role as “Madame Verte”, her brief brush with criminality, and why her father wanted matron fired.
Thank you, Suzie Greene Tedesco, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Suzie’s request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of her former teacher Isabel Craston, who instilled in Suzie a love for books and reading. Mrs Craston, originally from Newcastle, was in charge of the primary department, and once Carmel discontinued the youngest classes, taught English as a Foreign Language.
Personal mentions in this episode:Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Vera Rosen (Housemistress)
Isabel Craston (English)
Joshua Gabbay (French & Junior School Headmaster)
Anthony Barr Taylor (Biology)
Sonia Sabel (Housemistress)
Reverend Segal (Jewish Studies)
Mrs. Segal (Jewish Studies)
John Addis (History)
Mary Evans (Mathematics & Hockey)
Trevor Bolton (French)
Melanie Greene
Richard Stern
Sarah Stern
Brenda Zajak
Sally Green
Ricky Green
Laurence Kirschel
Paul Khakshouri
Gary Wilson
Michael Phillips
Aliza Reger
Claire Rosenberg
Nick Rosenberg
Jeff Serlin
Aviva Elias
Joe Silk
Jonathan Phillips
Daniel Reynolds
Liz Music
Serge Beller
Leigh Perl
Douglas Green
Myra Rabee
Shelly Levy
Jamie Greene
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Joining Jill and Doron on our 21st episode, the third of our second season, to tell us his story, is Steven Fogel, a solicitor whose practice at the large international law firm, Dechert, which he led, focused on commercial property.
Steven attended Carmel from 1963 to ‘69, and then read law at King’s College in London. He wrote several textbooks and drafted legislation. He now acts as a board member, trustee or advisor of a museum and various groups dedicated to education, music and dance. He produces the occasional short film or story, and just published the extended essay “Carmel - the movie”, which can be found here: https://www.carmelcollege.co.uk/the-road-from-carmel-podcast.
Hear Steven talk about Sir Philip Green teaching him to guard his blancmange, a Purim skit gone awry, and what scent from Carmel days still evokes in him fear, loathing and respect.
Thank you, Steven Fogel, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Personal mentions in this episode:
David Stamler (Headmaster)
Mr. Gottfried (Catering)
Mrs. Gottfried (Catering)
Mrs. Edwards (Sanatorium matron)
Hugh Crossthwaite (Latin)
Charles Marshall (Rowing)
Dr. John Addis (History)
Rabbi Sidney Leperer (Jewish Studies & Ancient History)
Malcolm Shifrin (Librarian)
John Bunney (Physics)
M.P. Coombe (Biology)
Timothy Healey (History)
Mr. Tobin (Drama)
Mr. J. Hobson (English)
David Fogel
Paul Bond
Robert Cannon
Mitchell Field
Howard Bott
David Silver
Philip Green
Arthur Merrin
Stephen Plosker
Diane Godfrey
Philip Eder
Michael Sternberg
Matthew Engel
Jack Felber
Peter Marshall
Ricky Inverne
Simon Freeman
Simon Silver
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Joining Jill and Doron on our 20th episode, the second of our second season, to tell us his story, is Mark Sabah, an international political activist and lobbyist, and former Head Boy at Carmel.
Mark was born in London and raised in Africa as the son of a diplomat for the European Union. After Carmel, he studied Politics and Social Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University, and eventually became a public affairs advocate for human rights against authoritarian regimes. He is credited with the passage of the Magnitsky Law, which is now carried in 35 countries. Currently he is a Director of a foundation that promotes freedom in Hong Kong. His work has made him a persona non grata in both Russia and China - but he is most welcome here, on “The Road from Carmel” podcast.
Hear Mark talk about keeping kosher in Africa, Jewish discus-throwing, becoming Head Boy, being chased on the North Circular, and how he came to work for Lord Jeffrey Archer.
Thank you, Mark Sabah, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Mark’s request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of Ari Tjarden, one of Mark’s first friends at Carmel and former table tennis partner, who passed away in Berlin in 1991 at the age of 14 from a lung disease.
Personal mentions in this episode:Philip Skelker (Headmaster)
David Jones (Mongewell Housemaster & Football Coach)
Pam Matfield (Drama)
Peter Morrison (Sherman Housemaster & PE)
Dr.Sally Carr (English)
Liz Goodall (English & Music)
Gila Lepar
Anick Sabah
David Norman
Sabina Kardonski
Hayley Kluman
Ilana Brandwain
Eitan Kachtan
Jonathan Apfel
Lloyd Tythe
Joel Camissar
Rebekah Saunders
Claire Cowan
David Dangoor
Claudia Laing
Daniel Bennis
Daniel Benamu
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In this bonus content episode, Rabbi David Rosen discusses the evolution of his interfaith work and its Carmel connections.
Personal mentions in this episode:
Rabbi Dr. Kopul Rosen (Founder and Principal)
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Houda Nonoo
Jonathan Fried
Daniel Seal
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Joining Jill and Doron on the 19th episode of the podcast, the first of our second season, to tell us his story, is Rabbi David Rosen (1958-67), the youngest son of Carmel College’s founders Rabbi Dr. Kopul and Bella Rosen, and brother of Rabbis Jeremy Rosen and the late Micky Rosen.
David, known to his old school friends as Buster, is currently Special Advisor to the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. He is the former Chief Rabbi of Ireland, and previously Senior Rabbi of the largest Jewish congregation in South Africa during the apartheid era. For his interfaith work, he has received a papal knighthood and was named a Commander of the British Empire by the late Queen Elizabeth II. David lives in Jerusalem and is married to Sharon, with whom he has three children and seven grandchildren, ranging in age from 2 to 23.
Hear David talk about sibling rivalries, playing cricket with the Chief Rabbi, hearing Danny Kaye sing Hebrew in Wallingford on Faye Day, and his IDF service.
Thank you, Rabbi David Rosen, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at David's request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of his late mother Bella Rosen, who made often unrecognized yet invaluable contributions to Carmel College as its co-founder. In the school's early years, she shouldered responsibilities as Catering Manager and Household Supervisor. During one of the institution's dire financial periods she selflessly pawned her engagement ring to ensure breakfast for the school's boys, an act that resonates with profound dedication. She later joined the Board of Governors. Sadly, Bella Rosen passed away in Jerusalem in 1999.
Personal mentions in this episode:Rabbi Dr. Kopul Rosen (Founder and Principal)
Bella Rosen (Co-founder)
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Ron Evans (Mathematics)
Mary Evans (Mathematics)
Rabbi Sidney Leperer (Jewish Studies & Ancient History)
Miriam Leperer
Moshe Dover (Preparatory School Head & Jewish Studies)
Zahava Dover
Timothy Healey (History & Cricket)
Joshua Gabbay (French)
Mrs. H. Whitfield (French)
John Bunney (Physics)
Jacob “Jacky” Epstein (Chemistry)
Alexander “Toby” Tobias (Jewish Studies & History)
Abraham Carmel (English & Classics)
Hugh “Baldy” Crossthwaite (Latin)
Micky Rosen
Angela Fay Rosen
Rachel Feuerstein
Joe Feuerstein
Matthew Engel
Daniel Dover
Stuart Cohen
Michael Sternberg
David Duke
Mordell Klein
Victor Weingarten
Shimon Weingarten
Avrom Sherr
Jonathan Rosshandler
Ami Federmann
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As the first season of The Road from Carmel podcast comes to an end, hear from some of its listeners with feedback on the podcast, and from Jill and Doron with their Season 1 highlights.
Wishing everyone a chag sameach - we will see you down The Road from Carmel!
Personal mentions:
Jack Mizel
Lindsay Simmonds
Ashley Perry
Adam Sherridan
Debbie Collins
David Sheldon
Fiona Sandyk
Martin Kaye
Alan Bloom
Fanni Prais
Philip Powell
Simon Jackson
Neomi Junger
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen
Ray Schinazi
Dana Shaul Malmstrom
David Dangoor
Toby Tenenbaum
Zoe Waxman
Kenny Wax
Joanna Marcus Landau
Daniel Marcus
Stephen Endelman
Rachel Feuerstein
Joe Feuerstein
Special thanks to Sam Williams at SWSV Productions for his professional editing services and consistently sleek artwork throughout Season 1 of The Road from Carmel podcast - we appreciate your many contributions, and are grateful to have been working with you 🙏🏼
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Joining Jill and Doron on the 18th episode of the podcast, the last of our first season, to tell us their story, are siblings Rachel Feuerstein (1981-88) and Joe Feuerstein (1981-87), whose devout mixed-faith parentage made for a highly unusual Carmel experience never before publicly discussed.
Rachel, now known as RD (short for Rochel Dina) Rubin, is a former classmate of Jill and Doron’s, and Head Girl of their year. She is the founder of a Judaica business, “The Shabbat Collection”, and after living in half a dozen different cities in North America and Asia, settled in Jerusalem, where for the past fifteen years she has lived with her three children. She wrote a manuscript about her interfaith upbringing and journey.
Joe studied medicine in London and Cambridge, served as a combat physician in the IDF’s navy, and completed his family and integrative medicine training in the United States, including at Columbia University in NYC, where he is an assistant professor of medicine. Joe has treated over 45,000 patients with serious medical conditions using only natural approaches. He authored the books “Dr. Joe’s Man Diet” and “The Cannabinoid Cookbook”. He is a regular guest on a TV show produced for a faith-based African-American audience, and co-host of the award-winning internet cooking series “Condition Kitchen”. Joe lives in Connecticut with his wife and five children.
Hear Rachel and Joe talk about being admitted to Carmel (and Rachel becoming Head Girl) before being recognized as Jewish by the Beth-Din, Rachel discovering centrifugal force, Joe making a theater erupt in laughter, and how the Almighty works in mysterious ways.
Thank you, Rachel and Joe Feuerstein, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Rachel and Joe’s request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of our Carmel contemporary Dr. Daniel Cammerman (1980-87), an Oxford graduate and pediatrician in NYC, who at the age of 50 tragically died in a traffic accident in Central Park in December 2019. He is survived by his wife and their two children, and by his younger siblings Gideon and Rachel, both also Carmel alumni.
Personal mentions in this episode:Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Philip Skelker (Headmaster)
Joel Silver (Housemaster & Computer Studies)
Reverend Mordechai Berkovitch (Jewish Studies)
Alan Edmondson (Chemistry)
Martin Edmonds (French)
Jill Johnston (Music)
Dr. John Addis (History)
Mary Evans (Mathematics)
Abraham Nonoo
Jeff Benjamin
Penina Borisute
Sean Rogg
Timothy Rogg
Anabel (Petter) Junger
Fiona Grankin
Joanne Miller
Nava Corin
Lindsay Simmonds
Nikki Borisute
Ashley Perry
Emma Goldstone
Isaac Levy
Natalie Solomon
Jackie Sharp
Mel Elias
Jonathan Feigenbaum
Gavin Geminder
Rebecca Wernick
Colin Nahon
Michael Nahon
Jamie King
Daniel Epstein
Leila Djemal
Judith Djemal
Abby Borisute
Sean Casper
Houda Nonoo
Trevor Simon
Ernst Kastner
Abigail Simon
Toby Simon
Adam Gumbiner
Daniel Cammerman
Gideon Cammerman
Rachel Cammerman
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