By JOSH DELLUpdated: DECEMBER 28, 2015 19:27From left: Limmud Conference 2015 Co-Chair Michael Gladstone, Limmud FSU Founder Chaim Chesler, outgoing Limmud Chair Kevin Sefton, MP John Mann, Conference Programming Co-Chair Deborah Blausten, Curator Yoram Dori, and Int'l Steering Committee Chair David Bilchitz(photo credit: COURTESY OF BATIA DORI)
MP John Mann, head of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism, joined the nearly 2,800 gathered in Birmingham, two hours north of London last week, to celebrate the 35th birthday of Limmud Conference. Mann saluted outgoing Limmud Chair Kevin Sefton and incoming Limmud Chair David Hoffman at the festive launch of “From Vilna Street in Vishnyeva to President’s Street in Jerusalem,” an exhibit highlighting the life and times of Shimon Peres.The exhibit was conceived by Limmud FSU Founder and Director Chaim Chesler and curated by Yoram Dori.