Lord David Wolfson of Tredegar KC is a powerful and principled voice in British public life and one of the most articulate defenders of the Jewish community in the UK today.

In this special episode of Humans of The Fed (brought to you together with Magen David Adom UK) listen to Lord Wolfson discuss all things politics, antisemitism and Israel with Raphi Bloom.

As Shadow Attorney General, Lord Wolfson has spoken with clarity, courage and deep personal conviction in the House of Lords on the sharp rise in antisemitism, the safety of British Jews, and the need to confront extremist ideologies at their source. He has also been a consistent and thoughtful advocate for Israel, challenging double standards in public discourse and explaining why Israel is so often uniquely targeted, drawing on both legal reasoning and lived experience. His interventions have resonated far beyond Parliament, making him one of the most compelling speakers on these issues nationally.

Alongside this public role, Lord Wolfson is one of the most sought‑after commercial Silks at the Bar, regularly instructed in the most complex and high‑value disputes and appearing in international arbitration tribunals around the world.

He served as Minister of Justice in the House of Lords from 2020–2022 and continues to play a leading role in public and professional life, including as Chair of the Football Regulatory Authority, a Bencher of Inner Temple, and a trustee or director of a number of charities and organisations.

Growing up in apartheid South Africa, the young Keith Rosen knew little of England or of organised religion. Today, as The Fed's Religious Director, Reverend Rosen plays one of the most crucial roles in the pastoral care that the organisation carries out.

How this transformation came about is as fascinating as any story we've told on the podcast, and one which will surprise even the many people who count Revered Rosen as a colleague and friend.

Told in his warm, lilting Cape Town accent, Reverend Rosen takes us through his sports- and outdoor-mad upbringing under the shadow of Table Mountain, through the years of reintroduction to his Judaism and finally to an almost entirely spontaneous move to the UK.

Meaningful and emotionally charged, this episode of Humans of The Fed shines a light on one of the individuals whose work - often behind-the-scenes - is so vital to The Fed's success.

This week we present one of the most moving podcasts we've recorded, and so poignant coming just after Yom HaShoah.

Simon Hill HonFRPS was given his first camera at the age of four. 

In the intervening half century, his photography career has sent him around the world, allowed him to mingle with royalty, and become the president of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain.

And yet were it not for a sequence of unexpected events he would possibly not have ever returned to the UK, reconnected with the society of which he had been a member for so long and risen to its highest position. He also would have almost certainly never have heard of The Fed.

Simon's involvement with The Fed's My Voice Project opened his eyes to the experiences and testimonies of Holocaust survivors across the north of England, and the photographs he contributed to the 'Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors' exhibition at the Imperial War Museum brought him into contact with those cherished and honoured Survivors which the My Voice project serves.

Part tech-heavy and part humanities-focused, Simon's conversation provides a window into the world of one of this country's most esteemed photographers, with a healthy dose of humour and self-deprecation along the way. It also offers a reminder, if it were ever needed, how honoured The Fed is to preserve the life stories of our Survivors, and how invaluable and timeless the work of the My Voice project is.