My name is Lena Bakman. I was born in the former Soviet Union. Growing up in the USSR (and more specifically in Uzbekistan) has contributed greatly to my understanding of how to live successfully in the multicultural arena. Russian is my mother tongue (although I was also exposed to the Uzbek and Bukharian languages).

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At the age of 10, my family immigrated to Israel. Therefore, living in the Middle East added another dimension to my understanding of the multicultural environment. Hebrew became my second mother tongue.

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I have travelled to many countries around the world, learning more and more about different cultures. During my travels, English and Spanish became additional languages that I mastered.

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In 2019 I moved to Germany. German became my 5th language.

Since 2008 I have been doing public diplomacy in my spare time, believing in the power of networking and social media and its impact on people around the world. In 2019 I joined the Jewish Diplomatic Corps of the World Jewish Congress and I'm passionate about international relations, interfaith projects and networking.