David Dangoor

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David Dangoor

CBE DL
Born1948 (age 72–73)
New York[1]
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forPhilanthropy
Spouse(s)Judy (née Emmett)
ChildrenFour (two sons, two daughters)
AwardsHonorary doctorate, Bar-Ilan University, 2017

David Alan Ezra Dangoor CBE DL[2] (born 1948[3]) is a British businessman and philanthropist. One of four sons[4] of Sir Naim Dangoor[5] and Renée Dangoor, he spent his early life in Baghdad as part of Iraq's Jewish community, leaving with his parents and his brothers in the 1960s for the United Kingdom,[6] where he was educated at Carmel College and Imperial College London.[2]

He is Exilarch of The Exilarch's Foundation, a charity that has generously initiated, guided and supported many causes, mainly relating to education and health, including Westminster Academy,[7] Imperial College,[8] the UK Space Design Competition, The Open University, Age UK, The UK Israel Tech Hub, the Weizmann Institute of Science,[4] the Centre for Personalized Medicine at Bar Ilan University,[9] Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jewish Book Week and the Centre for Universal Monotheism at Bar Ilan University. A subsidiary of The Exilarch's Foundation is Dangoor Education,[10] which has supported dozens of charities in the UK and Israel. He is a strong believer in strengthening UK-Israel ties and helps fund many initiatives that further these relations.

Dangoor has been Vice-President of the World Organisation of Jews from Iraq (WOJI) for the past ten years. He is a tireless activist for access to the Iraqi Jewish Archives[11] and tries to use his background and heritage[12] to ensure greater relations between Jews and Arabs.[13]

A former President of the Board of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ Congregation,[14] David Dangoor is President of Jewish Renaissance magazine[15] and a Vice-President of the Jewish Leadership Council.[15] He is a Deputy Lieutenant for Greater London and chairs the Lord Lieutenant of Greater London’s Council on Faith.[2]

He was also made a Fellow of the British Exploring Society[16] and a Fellow of the Royal Albert Hall.[17]

Honours and awards[]

In 2017 Israel's Bar-Ilan University awarded Dangoor an honorary doctorate, citing his "tireless efforts to further education, culture and art throughout the UK and Israel".[18]

In 2019 he received the Sternberg Interfaith Gold Medallion.[19]

Dangoor was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to the community in Greater London.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "David Dangoor DL". Jewish Leadership Council. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Faith". Greater London Lieutenancy. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "David Dangoor". Remember Baghdad. 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "The future of the past, Judy and David Dangoor are ensuring science informs our past". Werizmann Compass. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ Oliver, Charlotte (12 March 2015). "Funding education runs in their family". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. ^ "David Dangoor of the Exilarch's Foundation on his Support for the British Schools Exploration Society". Spear's. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  7. ^ Oryszczuk, Stephen (26 June 2020). "Jewish News meets David Dangoor: 'My dad believed that what he gave, he kept'". Jewish News. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ "£5m donation gift by Dangoor Education to transform life and work of Imperial" (Press release). Imperial College London. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  9. ^ Solomon, Shoshanna (12 July 2018). "Israel leading charge toward the next health frontier: Personalized medicine". Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Dangoor Education".
  11. ^ Basri, Carole; Dangoor, David (27 April 2018). "The Iraqi Jewish Archive is stolen property that should go back to its original owners". The Hill. Retrieved 22 June 2021.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  12. ^ Dangoor, David A (11 December 2017). "Remembering Baghdad". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  13. ^ Dangoor, David A (14 May 2018). "Israeli outreach to Iraqis can have substantial benefits". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  14. ^ Sugarman, Daniel (15 September 2017). "David Dangoor: Britain has been good to us and we give back". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Jewish Leadership Council Appoints New Vice Presidents". Jewish Leadership Council. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Fellow of the British Exploring Society" (Web). N/A. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Our supporters". Royal Albert Hall. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Bar-Ilan University Awards Honorary Doctorate to UK Businessman and Philanthropist Dr. David Dangoor" (Press release). Bar-Ilan University. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  19. ^ "David Dangoor gets interfaith medal previously given to the Queen and the Pope". Jewish News. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  20. ^ "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B9.

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