Werner Loval, born Werner L.bl in Bamberg, Germany, made his home in Israel after living in England, Ecuador, and the United States. Following an exciting career in Israel’s diplomatic service in the US and Latin America, he initiated the development of Jerusalem’s Nayot neighborhood in 1960 and established the now 65-branch Anglo-Saxon Real Estate Agency, of which he continues to be a partner. A founding member of the Har-El Reform Congregation in Jerusalem, he also played a major role in the birth of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife. They are the parents of two sons and two daughters, and grandparents of twelve.