Robin Spiro with his wife Nitza - with whom he started the Spiro Ark and Spiro Institute charities
- Credit: Spiro family
Robin Spiro was an accountant, a portrait painter, a soldier and a property mogul - but most of all he was a powerful voice for the Jewish community in north London.
Robin, who died in March, set up two charities with his wife Nitza - first the Spiro Institute and then Spiro Ark - which were dedicated to using Jewish history to build community ties.
Born in Cricklewood in February 1931, Robin first trained as an accountant but went on to serve as an officer in the army and during his service once even made a "regal breakfast" for Prince Phillip.