Kyle Darroch
Kyle Darroch graduated with a BA in Drama and Theatre Arts from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2011. On graduating he devised a theatre piece based on Animal Farm and in 2013 read Modern European Philosophy at the Centre for Research on Modern European Philosophy, graduating with a Distinction.
Ruth Deech
Baroness Ruth Deech, DBE QC is a crossbench peer, a member of UK Lawyers for Israel, and formerly Principal of St. Anne’s Collegem Oxford, and chair of the Bar Standards Board.
Sue MacGregor
Sue MacGregor CBE is a celebrated broadcaster. She joined BBC Radio 4 in 1967 and for 15 years was the voice of Women’s Hour, after which she co-hosted the Today programme. She went on to front the popular book discussion programme, A Good Read, and the award-winning The Reunion, bringing back together people involved in an important and historically significant […]
Iain Farrington
Iain Farrington is a pianist, organist, composer and arranger. He has made numerous recordings, has broadcast on BBC TV, Classic FM and BBC Radio 3, and has performed at every major UK venue.
Caroline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy is a soprano who has sung and covered roles with companies such as ENO, Scottish Opera, and Opera Holland Park. She has also been involved in a number of community opera projects.
Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss is an established New York Times op-ed editor andwriter on culture and politics. In 2018, she won Reason Foundation’s 2018 Bastiat Prize. She has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher and The View. Bari lives and works in New York. Image © Sam Bloom
Ori Elon
Ori Elon is an Israeli author and filmmaker. He is the creator and writer of several critically acclaimed and award-winning series, including Shtisel and Srugim. He is the author of 4 children’s books (including Basket full of figs) and the critically acclaimed and award-winning novel The Invisible Show.
Jules Konopinski
Jules Konopinski was born in Breslau, Germany in 1930, and escaped to Britain with his mother in 1939. Jules joined the 43 Group when he was seventeen years old and developed a reputation for being a tough young fighter. In 1948 Jules left the Group for a year to fight in the Palmach during Israel’s […]
Harry Kaufman
Harry Kaufman was born in Walthamstow in 1931. Joining the 43 Group at just sixteen years old, he was for a long time the Group’s youngest member. Often used as a scout and a newspaper seller, Harry frequently found himself in the middle of the fighting. He left the Group when he was called up […]
Daniel Sonabend
Daniel Sonabend is a writer and historian. He is the author of We Fight Fascists, a history of the 43 Group – an anti-fascist organisation formed by Jewish Ex-Servicemen in 1946 to fight Oswald Mosley and his post-war fascist followers.
Edmund de Waal
Edmund de Waal OBE is an internationally acclaimed artist and writer, best known for his large-scale installations of porcelain vessels. He lives and works in London. Image © Tom Jamieson
Shelley Rubenstein
Shelley Rubenstein is a writer, producer and broadcaster, specialising in art and culture, travel, food and drink, and poker.