Clive Allen Lawton (born 14 July 1951) is a British Jewish educator, broadcaster and writer who was one of the founders, in 1980, of the educational charity Limmud. He is chief executive officer of the Commonwealth Jewish Council, a lecturer at the London School of Jewish Studies, scholar-in-residence at JW3 and Senior Consultant to Limmud. He chaired the panel of judges for the 2020 Wingate Prize.

Early life and education

He was born in

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on 14 July 1951 to Reginald Samuel Clifford and Regina (Attias) Lawton. He graduated from the

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in 1973 with a B.A. in English and education and in 1974 with a postgraduate education certificate. Lawton has an M.A. in theatre studies from the

Polytechnic of North London The University of North London (UNL) was a university in London, England, formed from the Polytechnic of North London (PNL) in 1992 when that institution was granted university status. PNL, in turn, had been formed by the amalgamation of the No ...

, an M.Ed. in religious studies from the

University of Liverpool The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL) is a Public university, public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool, Victoria University (United Kingdom), Victoria University, it received Ro ...

and an M.Sc. in educational management from the

University of East London University of East London (UEL) is a public university located in the London Borough of Newham, London, England, based at three campuses in Stratford, London, Stratford and London Docklands, Docklands, following the opening of University Squar ...

Personal and family life

Lawton was married from 1984 to 1992 to Sara Joy Leviten. He has two daughters: Anna and Evie. His daughter, Anna, was co-chair of the 2017 Limmud Festival. He lives in London.

Honours

In the 2016 New Year Honours he was appointed OBE for his services to the Jewish community, "particularly through Limmud UK".

Publications

* ''Matza and Bitter Herbs'',

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, 1984, * ''Passport to Israel'', Franklin Watts, 1987, *''The Jewish People: Some Questions Answered'',

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, 1996, * ''The Story of The Holocaust'', Franklin Watts, 1999, * ''My Belief: I Am A Jew'', Franklin Watts, 2001, * ''Auschwitz: The Story of a Nazi Death Camp'', Franklin Watts, 2002, * ''Hiroshima: The Story of the First Atom Bomb'', Franklin Watts, 2004,

References

External links

Profile at London School of Jewish Studies

Commonwealth Jewish Council
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