Clive Allen Lawton OBE (born 14 July 1951[1]) is a British Jewish educator, broadcaster and writer who was one of the founders, in 1980, of the educational charity Limmud.
[2] He is chief executive officer of the Commonwealth Jewish Council,[3] a lecturer at the London School of Jewish Studies, scholar-in-residence at JW3 and Senior Consultant to Limmud.
[5] He was born in Stoke Newington, London on 14 July 1951 to Reginald Samuel Clifford and Regina (Attias) Lawton.
His daughter, Anna, was co-chair of the 2017 Limmud Festival.
[7] In the 2016 New Year Honours he was appointed OBE for his services to the Jewish community, "particularly through Limmud UK".