Meet the Team
Ben Freeman
Executive Director
Ben graduated from the University of Manchester in 2020 with a BA in History and American Studies. Ben was previously a Campus Coordinator, and a Campus Director of The Pinsker Centre, and has been a firm advocate for intellectual tolerance on university campuses, having been elected as a delegate to the National Union of Students, and the World Union of Jewish Students. Ben was cited in the Jewish News' ''twenty five under 25'' list, where he was described as playing ''an instrumental role in standing up to antisemitism on campus.''
Jonathan Hunter
Trustee
Jonathan graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in History and an MSt in Modern Jewish Studies. He has nearly a decade of experience of non-profit management and campus organising, having previously been the Campus Director of an educational charity, a member of the National Council of the Union of Jewish Students and an organiser of the IHPS Lecture Series convened by Baroness Ruth Deech at the University of Oxford. Jonathan has been published in the Huffington Post, the Jerusalem Post, Fathom Journal, and the Jewish Chronicle.
Marina Barats
Education Director
Marina graduated from the University of Bristol in 2022 with First Class Honours in BSc Economics and Politics and is currently completing an MA in International Political Economy at King's College London. During her undergraduate degree, Marina served as President of Bristol International Affairs Society, as Events Officer at Bristol Investment Fund and was selected to participate in several European Jewish Association Conferences. In 2020, Marina joined the Pinsker Centre as a Policy Fellow.
