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Joining Jill and Doron on the 16th episode of the podcast, to tell us his story, is David Dangoor (1961-67), a British businessman and philanthropist, whose family foundation for some years immediately after the school closed owned the Carmel estate.

David grew up in a prominent Jewish family in Baghdad in Iraq.  After studying physics at Imperial College, he became a systems engineer at IBM, and then joined his father, the late Sir Naim Dangoor, in starting a property business.  David is married to Judy with whom he has 2 daughters, 2 sons and lots of lovely grandchildren.  He was appointed a CBE, that is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours, for services to the community in Greater London.  He financed a documentary about the Jews of Iraq, “Remember Baghdad”, which is available on Netflix in the UK.

Hear David talk about growing up in Baghdad’s Jewish community, how coloring in pictures of pipettes at Carmel ignited in him a passion for physics, the time he witnessed an armed robbery in the Headmaster’s study, and the 9 years he owned the Carmel College estate.

Thank you, David Dangoor, for turning us again to Carmel days!

Dedication: at David's request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of his classmate Marcus Fachler, later known as Rabbi Mordechai Fachler, who died tragically in South Africa in 2010 after a prolonged coma following a brain haemorrhage.

Personal mentions in this episode:

• Rabbi Dr. Kopul Rosen (Founder, Headmaster)

• Dr. David Stamler (Headmaster)

• Philip Skelker (Headmaster)

• Mr. Godfrey (Kitchen staff)

• Mrs. Godfrey (Kitchen staff)

• Tim Healey (History & Cricket)

• Margaret Healey (Matron & Housemother)

• Dr. Howarth (Physics)

• John Bunney (Physics)

• Helmut Dan Schmidt (Economics)

• Jimmy Shamash

• David Shamash

• Abraham Levy

• Dana (Shaul) Malmstrom

• Peter Rhodes

• Jonathan Abrahams

• Lawrence Cresner

• Marcus Fachler

• Brahm Norwich

• Gabriel Lee

• Peter Healey

• Robert Finestone

• Henry Milner

• Spencer Batiste

• Morris Bright MBE

• Harry Rappaport

• Jonathan Finlay

• Yohai Salem

• Robin Ferner

• Anthony Ferner

• Avrom Sherr

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To tell us your story, email us at doronjunger@yahoo.com / jill@jillkenton.co.uk