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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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Joining Jill and Doron on the 17th episode of the podcast, to tell us his story, is composer and film producer Stephen Endelman (1973-77), a resident of Los Angeles in California.
Stephen earned Grammy and Golden Globe nominations for crafting music for a multitude of films across a range of genres. His album De-Lovely, for the eponymous movie on the life of Cole Porter, with Kevin Kline in the lead role, went platinum. He has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Robert DeNiro, Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford and Martin Scorsese. He was a Composer-in-Residence at the Metropolitan Opera Guild, and collaborated with renowned artists such as Alanis Morissette, Elvis Costello, and Renée Fleming. Stephen wrote and produced the award-winning short movie A Boy, a Man and a Kite (https://vimeo.com/312631183), in which a comatose man explores his boyhood trauma at an English boarding school.Hear Stephen tell us about the beginnings of his musical career at Carmel, how true to life his movie is, his role in the conviction of Trevor Bolton, and the redemptive power of yoga classes with Demi Moore.Thank you, Stephen Endelman, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Stephen’s request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of his former classmate and friend Stephen Rister, who died 11 years ago in his sleep of a heart attack in his home in Bushey.
Personal mentions in this episode:
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)
Keith Pusey (Music)
Rabbi Eric Hoffman (Jewish Studies)
Anthony Barr Taylor (Biology)
Ron Evans (Mathematics)
Geoff Lebens (English)
Trevor Bolton (Housemaster)
Mark Granat
Simon Liebens
Paul Taylor
David Taylor
Adam Samuelson
David Wolfe
Ricky Green
Stephen Corrick
Jacques Safra
Stephen Rister
Kati Barr Taylor
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Joining Jill and Doron on the 16th episode of the podcast, to tell us his story, is David Dangoor (1961-67), a British businessman and philanthropist, whose family foundation for some years immediately after the school closed owned the Carmel estate.
David grew up in a prominent Jewish family in Baghdad in Iraq. After studying physics at Imperial College, he became a systems engineer at IBM, and then joined his father, the late Sir Naim Dangoor, in starting a property business. David is married to Judy with whom he has 2 daughters, 2 sons and lots of lovely grandchildren. He was appointed a CBE, that is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours, for services to the community in Greater London. He financed a documentary about the Jews of Iraq, “Remember Baghdad”, which is available on Netflix in the UK.
Hear David talk about growing up in Baghdad’s Jewish community, how coloring in pictures of pipettes at Carmel ignited in him a passion for physics, the time he witnessed an armed robbery in the Headmaster’s study, and the 9 years he owned the Carmel College estate.
Thank you, David Dangoor, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at David's request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of his classmate Marcus Fachler, later known as Rabbi Mordechai Fachler, who died tragically in South Africa in 2010 after a prolonged coma following a brain haemorrhage.
Personal mentions in this episode:
Rabbi Dr. Kopul Rosen (Founder, Headmaster)
Dr. David Stamler (Headmaster)
Philip Skelker (Headmaster)
Mr. Godfrey (Kitchen staff)
Mrs. Godfrey (Kitchen staff)
Tim Healey (History & Cricket)
Margaret Healey (Matron & Housemother)
Dr. Howarth (Physics)
John Bunney (Physics)
Helmut Dan Schmidt (Economics)
Jimmy Shamash
David Shamash
Abraham Levy
Dana (Shaul) Malmstrom
Peter Rhodes
Jonathan Abrahams
Lawrence Cresner
Marcus Fachler
Brahm Norwich
Gabriel Lee
Peter Healey
Robert Finestone
Henry Milner
Spencer Batiste
Morris Bright MBE
Harry Rappaport
Jonathan Finlay
Yohai Salem
Robin Ferner
Anthony Ferner
Avrom Sherr
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Joining Jill and Doron on the 15th episode of the podcast, to tell us his story, is Ashley Perry (1986-92), a senior Israeli political and communications consultant and policy and election campaign advisor.
Ashley consults for and advises international leaders, governments and companies globally. He is currently an external advisor to Israel's Minister of Intelligence, Minister of Agriculture and others in the Israeli government. He was named one of the top 50 Olim from the UK who have made a significant contribution to help shape the State of Israel, and regularly appears on the podcast 'Israel Insider'. Ashley lives in Efrat in Israel.
Hear Ashley talk about nocturnal wheelchair parkour contests in Newnham, his record-setting 3 hours-long Shabbat afternoon romance, how his world has changed since October 7, and speculate about one of Carmel’s great abiding mysteries: whatsoever is a ‘Reverend’?.
Thank you, Ashley Perry, for turning us again to Carmel days!
Dedication: at Ashley's request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of Reverend Mordechai “Motti” Berkovitch, who taught Jewish Studies at Carmel from 1984 to 1990, and lived in Ashley’s neighborhood in Efrat in Israel; he passed away earlier this year.
Personal mentions in this episode:
Rabbi Rony Greenberg (Jewish Studies)
Reverend Mordechai Berkovitch (Jewish Studies)
Fred Zartz (Jewish History; cricket coach)
Adam Perry
Marc Katz
Emma Katz
Edward Cowen
Ted (Edmond) Shama
Joanna (Marcus) Landau
Simon Jackson
Ian Harris
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