The Road from Carmel

Joining Jill and Doron on the 36th episode of the podcast, the eighteenth and final of our second season, to tell us his story is British journalist Matthew Engel, who attended Carmel College from 1959 to ‘69, preceded by his two older brothers.  

Matthew attended Manchester University and became a journalist, mostly for The Guardian and later the Financial Times. Initially, he specialized in sport, and ...

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 Univers...

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. ...

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 ...

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 merchan...

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 do...

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 ...

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 rec...

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 clien...

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 l...

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, th...

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 yell...

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...

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 ...

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...

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, t...

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 ...

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....

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)