Adam Ma'anit
British-Israeli communications manager at the Board of Deputies of British Jews
| Adam Ma'anit
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|---|---|
| Image |  Board of Deputies of British Jews profile photo |
| Born | January 1974 |
| Nationality | British-Israeli |
| Residence | Brighton |
| Occupation | Communications Manager, Board of Deputies of British Jews |
| Known for | Campaigning for Israeli hostages after 7 October 2023; former co-editor of New Internationalist |
| Spouse(s) | Heidi Bachram |
Adam Ma'anit (born January 1974) is Communications Manager at the Board of Deputies of British Jews. According to his Board of Deputies profile, "He has previously served as the Board's Digital Communications Officer and as Interfaith Relations and Social Action Manager", and before joining the Board he "worked across the non-profit and campaign sectors as a founder, trustee, editor, and consultant, on issues ranging from climate change and human rights to refugee relief and international trade".[1] His date of birth is from Companies House.[2]
Nationality
The Jewish Chronicle describes him as "British Israeli" and the Times of Israel as "Israeli-born".[3][4] Companies House records his nationality as Israeli on both of his directorships (2003 and 2006).[2] An undated Corporate Europe Observatory page listing its advisory board gives him as "Adam Ma'anit (UK/US)".[5] His Board of Deputies profile says he has "lived and worked in the Netherlands, India, the United States, Israel, Nepal and Kenya".[1]
Career
Corporate Europe Observatory
Ma'anit is named as one of the five people who produced the first issue of the Corporate Europe Observer, the quarterly newsletter of the Amsterdam-based Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), and was later listed as a member of CEO's advisory board.[6][5]
New Internationalist
Ma'anit wrote for and edited the magazine New Internationalist.[7] Companies House records him as a director of two of its companies:[2]
| Company | Number | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Company status (2 November 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Internationalist Publications Limited | 01005239 | Director | 1 October 2003 | 31 May 2009 | Active |
| New Internationalist Trust Limited | 02727210 | Director | 17 November 2006 | 19 November 2009 | Converted / Closed (closed 21 February 2017) |
Both companies' registered office is The Old Music Hall, 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1JE.[8][9] His correspondence address on both appointments is given as 34 Tyne Square, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, MK3 7QA.[2]
Board of Deputies of British Jews
The Board of Deputies published his staff profile on 11 October 2021.[1] As Communications Manager he "looks after the organisation's day-to-day communications, manages a busy comms team, and is the lead on all of the Board's digital and print work". He represents the Board on the World Jewish Congress's Online Hate Working Group and on the Advisory Council of the WJC's Institute for Technology and Human Rights.[1] The Jewish Chronicle described him in November 2023 as "a CST officer in Brighton", a volunteer role with the Community Security Trust.[3]
Activism since October 2023
Ma'anit's relative Tsachi Idan was abducted from Kibbutz Nahal Oz on 7 October 2023, and Idan's 18-year-old daughter Ma'ayan Idan was shot dead through the door of the family's safe room.[10] Accounts of the relationship differ. Nicole Lampert's Jewish Chronicle interview with Ma'anit in November 2023 calls Tsachi "his cousin" and explains that "Tsachi is a first cousin of his first cousin".[3] Daniel Ben-David's Jewish Chronicle article of March 2025 calls Tsachi "Adam's cousin" and Ma'ayan "Adam's 18-year-old niece".[11] The Times of Israel calls Tsachi "Ma'anit's cousin".[4] Idan's body was returned to Israel on 26 February 2025 after 510 days in Gaza, and he was buried at Kibbutz Einat beside his daughter on 28 February 2025.[12] The Jewish Chronicle reported that he had been "murdered in captivity".[11]
The same 2023 article reported that "Ma'anit's cousin, Orly Ofir", aged 16, was killed in 2002 in a Hamas suicide bombing at the Matza restaurant in Haifa.[3]
With his wife, Heidi Bachram, Ma'anit set up a memorial and daily evening vigil in Palmeira Square, Hove; the Jewish Chronicle describes it as "a public memorial to the British victims of October 7", and the Times of Israel as "a memorial to those murdered by Hamas" that has been "targeted over 50 times".[11][4] His Board of Deputies profile says he is "a regular speaker at rallies and events including the Board of Deputies' weekly 'Adopt-A-Hostage Vigil'".[1]
Personal life
Ma'anit married Heidi Bachram in 2002, according to the Jewish Chronicle.[11] The England and Wales marriage index records the marriage in the second quarter of 2002 (May) at Milton Keynes; it gives the spouse both as Heidi A Barker and as Heidi A Bachram.[13] The couple live in Brighton.[1][4]
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Board of Deputies of British Jews, Adam Ma'anit Board of Deputies of British Jews, published 11 October 2021, updated 16 September 2025, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Companies House, Adam MA ANIT: appointments GOV.UK, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Nicole Lampert, October 7 was the third time in Israel's history our family has been hit by terror Jewish Chronicle, 10 November 2023, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Robert Philpot, In the UK's 'most progressive' town, a memorial to Oct. 7 victims is repeatedly destroyed The Times of Israel, 7 October 2025, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Corporate Europe Observatory, About CEO Corporate Europe Observatory, undated (c. 2007), accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ Corporate Europe Observatory, Corporate Europe Observer, issue 1 Corporate Europe Observatory, undated, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ New Internationalist, Authors: Adam Ma'anit New Internationalist, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, NEW INTERNATIONALIST PUBLICATIONS LIMITED (01005239) GOV.UK, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, NEW INTERNATIONALIST TRUST LIMITED (02727210) GOV.UK, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ Anna Foster, 'Hamas said they wouldn't shoot, then murdered my daughter' BBC News, 23 October 2023, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Daniel Ben-David, Brighton and Hove's Jewish community is united behind the hostages Jewish Chronicle, 19 March 2025, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ Jane Prinsley, Israel mourns Tzachi Idan, slain Israeli hostage whose daughter died in his arms Jewish Chronicle, 28 February 2025, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ General Register Office, England & Wales Marriages 1837–2005: Adam Ma'anit and Heidi A Barker / Heidi A Bachram, registered April–June 2002 (May 2002), Milton Keynes (326), Buckinghamshire, page 0103, entry 035, accessed 2 November 2026.