I was born in Rome to a Jewish Roman father (proud to be here since Caesar’s time!) and a Libyan Jewish Sephardic mother. I am married to Angelo and we have three sons, Gabriel, Nathan, and Isaac.
Inspiring Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Zvi Bekerman
Jerusalem - Israel

Prof. Dr. Zvi Bekerman
Jerusalem - Israel
Zvi Bekerman teaches anthropology of education at the School of Education, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is a faculty member at the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem. He is also an Associate Fellow at The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for The Advancement of Peace. His main interests are in the study of cultural, ethnic and national identity, including identity processes and negotiation during intercultural encounters and in formal/informal learning contexts. He is particularly interested in how concepts such as culture and identity intersect with issues of social justice, intercultural and peace education, and citizenship education. His recent work has examined the intersection between civic and religious epistemologies in educational contexts. In addition to publishing multiple papers in a variety of academic journals, Bekerman is the founding editor of the refereed journal Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education: An International Journal; today he serves as the editor of the Journal of International Migration and Integration. Among his most recent books: Bekerman, Z., & Zembylas, M. (2017). Psychologized language in education: Denaturalizing a regime of truth, Palgrave Macmillan – Springer; Bekerman, Zvi (2016), The Promise of Integrated and Multicultural Bilingual Education: Inclusive Palestinian-Arab and Jewish Schools in Israel, Oxford University Press; Bekerman, Z. & Michalinos, Z. (2012), Teaching Contested Narratives Identity, Memory and Reconciliation in Peace Education and Beyond. London, Cambridge University Press; C. McGlynn, M. Zembylas, & Z. Bekerman (Eds.) (2013) Integrated Education in Conflicted Societies, Palgrave, Mcmillan; and Bekerman, Z. & Geisen, T. (Eds. 2012) International Handbook of Migration, Minorities and Education Understanding Cultural and Social Differences in Processes of Learning. New York: Springer.
Dr Raphael Zarum
London, UK

Dr Raphael Zarum
London, UK
Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum is Dean of the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS), the UK’s premier Jewish centre for training, teaching and scholarship.
He lectures in Jewish Education and New Readings of Classical Texts, as well as training teachers, rabbis and educators. He has rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and the Montefiore Kollel, a PhD in Theoretical Physics from King’s College London, an MA in Adult Education from University College London, and is a graduate of the Mandel School in Jerusalem. Raphael gives guest lectures in Jewish institutions across the Jewish world.
Michel Calef
Paris, France

Michel Calef
Paris, France
Founding President and current Vice-President of Leatid, Michel is also the Founder of CLEF-Conseil (CLEF-Conseil is a leadership reinforcement consulting firm ). As an Executive Coach, Michel has been involved in coaching missions for companies throughout Europe.
He has been involved in community life for many years including membership of the French office of the European Jewish Congress; founding member of the Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche sur l’Antisémitisme Contemporain (C.E.R.A.C), and founding member of the Centre de Formation du FSJU and MJLF-EST. He was previously Assistant Professor in Economics at University Paris X Nanterre (IUT de Ville d’Avray), Master Lecturer (1989-1993) at l’ENA (French National School of Administration), Lecturer at IIAP (International Institute for Public Administration), and “Guest Professor” at the Prague University of Economics.
inspirational Sessions' Speakers & Presenters
Dr. Sandra Anusiewicz- Baer
Berlin, Germany

Dr. Sandra Anusiewicz- Baer
Berlin, Germany
Dr. Sandra Anusiewicz-Baer is a Berlin based Jewish educator. She holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in education, Jewish studies and Islamic studies. She served as the head of the educational department and later as the head of the cultural department of the Jewish community in Berlin before she left to pursue her doctoral studies in education. Her dissertation about the alumni of the Jewish High School in Berlin asked how the education of the school influences the students’ self-perception and identity. The dissertation, which was published under the title The Jewish Gymnasium in Berlin—Identity and Jewish Schooling since 1993 was awarded the Humboldt-Prize in the category “Judaism and anti-Semitism.” As a passionate educator, Anusiewicz-Baer founded and worked as the editor of Familienmentsch, the first Jewish family magazine for the German-speaking region. At present, Anusiewicz-Baer works as the coordinator of the Zacharias Frankel College, a rabbinical seminary established in 2013 to train Masorti/conservative rabbis.
Micaela Pavoncello
Rome, Italy

Micaela Pavoncello
Rome, Italy
I have lived in Rome my entire life, except for one year I lived in Argentina and another year in Israel. I am in love with my city and that’s the reason why I decided to study Art History at Rome’s university. Traveling has given me the opportunity to meet other Jews, share my story with them, and compare my community with their and other communities. Throughout my time as a guide, while meeting people along my journey, I have come to realize how miraculous the existence of the Jewish Community of Rome really is.
I founded Jewish Roma Walking Tours in 2003 after completing my studies in Art History and a year of research at the central Archive of Rome where I was looking for documents about my family during the ghetto times.
Rabbi Joshua Spinner
Berlin, Germany

Rabbi Joshua Spinner
Berlin, Germany
Joshua Spinner is Executive VP and CEO of The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation.
Born in the United States, Josh has also lived in Canada, Israel, Belarus, and Germany.
Active in the fields of collaborative philanthropy, strategic thinking for Jewish communities and schools, and security for Jewish educational institutions, Josh serves in executive and governance capacities for initiatives and institutions including Educating For Impact, the Pillar Foundation and the Rabbinerseminar zu Berlin. Josh is an ordained Rabbi and lives in Berlin with his wife and three daughters.
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Laura Bryant
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