David Dangoor

David Alan Ezra Dangoor DL[1] (born 1948)[2] is a British businessman and philanthropist. A son of Sir Naim Dangoor[3] and Renée Dangor, 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,[4] where he was educated at Carmel College and Imperial College London.[1]

David Dangoor

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

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".[5]

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, Imperial College,[6] the UK Space Design Competition, The Open University, Age UK, The UK Israel Tech Hub, the Weizmann Institute of Science,[7] the Centre for Personalized Medicine at Bar Ilan University,[8] 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,[9] 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[10] and tries to use his background and heritage[11] to ensure greater relations between Jews and Arabs.[12]

A former President of the Board of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ Congregation,[13] David Dangoor is President of Jewish Renaissance magazine[14] and a Vice-President of the Jewish Leadership Council.[14] He is a Deputy Lieutenant for Greater London and chairs the Lord Lieutenant of Greater London’s Council on Faith.[1]

He was also made a Fellow of the British Exploring Society[15] and a Fellow of the Royal Albert Hall.[16]

In 2019 he received the Sternberg Interfaith Gold Medallion.[17]

References
  1. "Faith". Greater London Lieutenancy. 30 July 2017.
  2. "David Dangoor". Remember Baghdad. 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. Oliver, Charlotte (12 March 2015). "Funding education runs in their family". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "£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.
  7. "The future of the past, Judy and David Dangoor are ensuring science informs our past". Werizmann Compass. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  8. Solomon, Shoshanna (12 July 2018). "Israel leading charge toward the next health frontier: Personalized medicine". Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. "Dangoor Education".
  10. "The Iraqi Jewish Archive is stolen property that should go back to its original owners" (Press release). The Hill. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  11. "Remembering Baghdad" (Press release). The Jerusalem Post. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  12. "Israeli outreach to Iraqis can have substantial benefits" (Press release). JPost. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  13. Sugarman, Daniel (15 September 2017). "David Dangoor: Britain has been good to us and we give back". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  14. "Jewish Leadership Council Appoints New Vice Presidents". Jewish Leadership Council. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  15. "Fellow of the British Exploring Society" (Web). N/A. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  16. "Royal Albert Hall" (Web). N/A. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  17. "David Dangoor gets interfaith medal previously given to the Queen and the Pope". Jewish News. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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