Dr. Isaac Amon is the Director of Research and Project Development at Jewish Heritage Alliance. Here he spoke with Drora and Dalya about his deep interest in the Sephardi story while still maintaining a strong connection to the Ashkenazi half of his family heritage.

Dr. Amon graduated summa cum laude with Highest Honors in Medieval History, with a focus on the Iberian Inquisition, before earning a J. D., LL.M in alternative dispute resolution and a J.S.D. (PhD in Law) in comparative law, criminal procedure, and legal history, all from Washington University in St. Louis.

In law school, he was awarded the Dagen-Legomsky Public Interest Fellowship to work at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague and served as a research assistant to the Special Adviser on Crimes Against Humanity to the Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. With a background in international and comparative history and law, he studied at Utrecht University, Hebrew University, and the Sorbonne; lectured on criminal procedure, the Inquisition, and Sephardic history in the United States and Canada to professional and lay audiences; and served as an Adjunct Professor of Law to visiting students, lawyers, and judges. Most recently, he has been published in law review and professional journals.

A first generation American, Dr. Isaac Amon's paternal ancestors originated in 15th century Spain before leaving the Iberian Peninsula due to the Expulsion of 1492. Over the centuries, following their arrival in the Ottoman Empire, they served as Chief Rabbis, diplomats, and physicians to the Sultans.

Attributions:

- Daniel Halfon – Ki Eshemera Shabbat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaJGKjtTfTA

- VANESSA PALOMA - MOSES SALIO DE MISRAYIM 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM1qeR-NV30&list=PLGhpKVCbiejTOe6Y1QYxiPWwg2mZt2R4w&index=1

- AVRAM AVINU- Vanessa Paloma Canta Ladino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqizmoj9n74&list=PLGhpKVCbiejTOe6Y1QYxiPWwg2mZt2R4w&index=2

- Samuel Torjman, Thomas - Judeo-Muslim soundscapes in Morocco - a Tradition of Musical Dialogue