As a kid in a small Jewish community in the northern Italian city of Milan, Rabbi Michael Beyo was steeped in Sephardi traditions. His father was born in Turkey, the
The Sephardic Leadership Institute, newly founded by San Francisco-based JIMENA, aims to raise the Sephardic and Mizrahi profile in the American Jewish community.
The initiative will ensure that Sephardi and Mizrahi voices are heard within American Jewish communities and are accurately counted in Jewish research.