Born and raised in Hendon, Johnny celebrated his barmitzvah at Hendon Synagogue, with his party held subsequently at Moshav Kadima, near Herzliya. He attends Hasmonean High School and is a keen sports fan, supporting Manchester United, watching wrestling and playing basketball. His elder sister is also a Hasmonean pupil and his mother works part-time at the Hasmonean Primary. His father is a criminal barrister
What was special about your simchah?
That so many distinguished people participated or sent good wishes, including mazeltov greetings from Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. But most of all, I was delighted that my parents Ronit and David, and my grandparents Dvorah, Ora and Yossi, thought I did them proud.
Tell us about the ceremony
My sedra was about the spies who were sent into Israel. I was told that I performed very well. Even though the shul was packed, I was not very nervous. Participants in the service included Board of Deputies president Henry Grunwald, Judge Graham Arran, Lord Carlile, the government's senior adviser on terror laws, and Lord Clinton-Davis. Guests also included a number of non-Jews who had never been to a synagogue before. Katie Sugarman, a TV newsreader, said that the service was not what she had expected. She enjoyed the warmth of the atmosphere, the tuneful melodies, the informality and the fact that everybody was so welcoming.
Tell us about the party
It was at the moshav's Kidmat Eden Hall. We had 300 guests, some of them travelling from London, New York and Milan. And, of course, lots of our Israeli relatives attended. The music and dancing went on until the early hours.