The closure of Gatwick Airport in recent days because of rogue drones presented an unexpected challenge for Limmud.
Organisers of the festival had to react quickly to help a number of foreign guests who were unable to land at the London airport.
“We hit the phones really hard and worked with participants and presenters to reroute their flights,” said Limmud Festival joint programming chair, Sarah Pinch.
“Some people from the USA flew to Amsterdam and we gave them a connecting flight to Birmingham.”
