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{{short description|'''British-Israeli communications manager at the Board of Deputies of British Jews'''}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Adam Ma'anit
| image       = Adam Maanit BoD.png
| caption     = Board of Deputies of British Jews profile photo
| birth_date  = {{Start date|1974|01}}
| 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      = [[Heidi Ann Bachram|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".<ref name="BoD">Board of Deputies of British Jews, [https://bod.org.uk/who-we-are/adam-maanit/ Adam Ma'anit] ''Board of Deputies of British Jews'', published 11 October 2021, updated 16 September 2025, accessed 2 November 2026.</ref> His date of birth is from [[Companies House]].<ref name="CHOfficer">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/officers?q=Adam+Ma+anit Adam MA ANIT: appointments] ''GOV.UK'', accessed 2 November 2026.</ref>

== Nationality ==
The ''[[Jewish Chronicle]]'' describes him as "British Israeli" and the ''[[Times of Israel]]'' as "Israeli-born".<ref name="JC2023">Nicole Lampert, [https://www.thejc.com/news/october-7-was-the-third-time-in-israels-history-our-family-has-been-hit-by-terror-j9yhsoem 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.</ref><ref name="ToI2025">Robert Philpot, [https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-the-uks-most-progressive-town-a-memorial-to-oct-7-victims-is-repeatedly-destroyed/ 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.</ref> Companies House records his nationality as Israeli on both of his directorships (2003 and 2006).<ref name="CHOfficer" /> An undated [[Corporate Europe Observatory]] page listing its advisory board gives him as "Adam Ma'anit (UK/US)".<ref name="CEOAbout">Corporate Europe Observatory, [https://archive.corporateeurope.org/aboutceo.html About CEO] ''Corporate Europe Observatory'', undated (c. 2007), accessed 2 November 2026.</ref> His Board of Deputies profile says he has "lived and worked in the Netherlands, India, the United States, Israel, Nepal and Kenya".<ref name="BoD" />

== 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.<ref name="CEOObs1">Corporate Europe Observatory, [https://archive.corporateeurope.org/observer1/index.html Corporate Europe Observer, issue 1] ''Corporate Europe Observatory'', undated, accessed 2 November 2026.</ref><ref name="CEOAbout" />

=== New Internationalist ===
Ma'anit wrote for and edited the magazine ''[[New Internationalist]]''.<ref name="NI">New Internationalist, [https://newint.org/authors/adam-maanit Authors: Adam Ma'anit] ''New Internationalist'', accessed 2 November 2026.</ref> Companies House records him as a director of two of its companies:<ref name="CHOfficer" />

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Directorships (Companies House)
! 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.<ref name="CH1">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01005239 NEW INTERNATIONALIST PUBLICATIONS LIMITED (01005239)] ''GOV.UK'', accessed 2 November 2026.</ref><ref name="CH2">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02727210 NEW INTERNATIONALIST TRUST LIMITED (02727210)] ''GOV.UK'', accessed 2 November 2026.</ref> His correspondence address on both appointments is given as 34 Tyne Square, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, MK3 7QA.<ref name="CHOfficer" />

=== Board of Deputies of British Jews ===
The Board of Deputies published his staff profile on 11 October 2021.<ref name="BoD" /> 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.<ref name="BoD" /> The ''Jewish Chronicle'' described him in November 2023 as "a CST officer in Brighton", a volunteer role with the [[Community Security Trust]].<ref name="JC2023" />

== 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.<ref name="BBCIdan">Anna Foster, [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67192885 'Hamas said they wouldn't shoot, then murdered my daughter'] ''BBC News'', 23 October 2023, accessed 2 November 2026.</ref> 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".<ref name="JC2023" /> Daniel Ben-David's ''Jewish Chronicle'' article of March 2025 calls Tsachi "Adam's cousin" and Ma'ayan "Adam's 18-year-old niece".<ref name="JC2025">Daniel Ben-David, [https://www.thejc.com/community/brighton-and-hoves-jewish-community-is-united-behind-the-hostages-q5645flp Brighton and Hove's Jewish community is united behind the hostages] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 19 March 2025, accessed 2 November 2026.</ref> The ''Times of Israel'' calls Tsachi "Ma'anit's cousin".<ref name="ToI2025" /> 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.<ref name="JCTsachi">Jane Prinsley, [https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/israel-mourns-tzachi-idan-slain-israeli-hostage-whose-daughter-died-in-his-arms-o44q141v Israel mourns Tzachi Idan, slain Israeli hostage whose daughter died in his arms] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 28 February 2025, accessed 2 November 2026.</ref> The ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported that he had been "murdered in captivity".<ref name="JC2025" />

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.<ref name="JC2023" />

With his wife, [[Heidi Ann Bachram|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".<ref name="JC2025" /><ref name="ToI2025" /> 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'".<ref name="BoD" />

== Personal life ==
Ma'anit married Heidi Bachram in 2002, according to the ''Jewish Chronicle''.<ref name="JC2025" /> 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.<ref name="Marriage">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.</ref> The couple live in Brighton.<ref name="BoD" /><ref name="ToI2025" />

== See also ==
* [[Heidi Ann Bachram]]
* [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]]

== External links ==
* [https://x.com/adammaanit Adam Ma'anit on X]
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammaanit/ Adam Ma'anit on LinkedIn]

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Living people|Ma'anit, Adam]]
[[Category:British Jews|Ma'anit, Adam]]
[[Category:Israel Lobby|Ma'anit, Adam]]