This year, the European Days of Jewish Culture has the exciting opportunity to be supported by the NOA project to hold a festival with DIALOGUE as its main theme.
In this two-day meeting we will have the opportunity to learn about Dialogue and be inspired by professionals who will help us to develop innovative and very attractive activities.
We want to offer anyone who has previously participated in organising an EDJC activity or who intends to organise one in the framework of this next edition, a space for two intensive afternoons of training and dialogue online.
For this purpose, in addition to the usual team of the AEPJ and the National Library of Israel, we have several speakers with great expertise in dialogue and Jewish culture who will help us to train in the ambitious task of generating an open, plural and inclusive dialogue in all our activities.
In addition to dialogue training, a meeting point with more than 300 European Jewish institutions, a dossier full of innovative and surprising activity proposals, by attending the EDJC Coordinators' Meeting 2021 you will be eligible for a help to implement the materials produced by the National Library of Israel. More information will be provided at the relevant meeting.
PhD in Sociology with the thesis “Memory of the Holocaust in Spain. From a sociological perspective and a historical perspective.” Researcher and Assistant Professor in Intercultural Education. Universitat de Barcelona and Researcher and Asssitant Professor in Sociology at ISOR, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Graduated in Religious Studies and Jewish Studies at Jagiellonian University, Krakow, a PhD candidate in the Institute for the Study of Religions. For 7 years I support various organisations as educator, coordinator, project manager. In my academic work, I am focused on different aspects of Jewish culture, identity, alternative forms of religion and spirituality. My professional interest is an international collaboration and intercultural dialogue. I strongly believe in dialogue and the idea of an equal but diverse society.
Originally from Vilnius, Lithuania, Olga has been involved in Jewish communal life all her life and has been working on Jewish education and heritage projects since the early 2000s. She is now part of the Gesher L’Europa team at the National Library of Israel, developing projects in the fields of culture, heritage, and training.
Caron Sethill is Progamme Manager Europe at the National Library of Israel (NLI), managing Gesher L'Europa, (A Bridge to Europe), established as part of the NLI's renewal process, which aims to share NLI Collections in creative ways, and engage people with shared interests working in Jewish settings in Europe. Caron was born in the UK, and came to live in Israel in 1984. Prior to working at the NLI, she worked at the British Council, promoting cultural relations between Britain and Israel.
Born in Barcelona originally from Mexico, Camila is a graduate of International Relations and holds a diploma in Peace and Gender studies. Passionate about Intersectional Justice, Camila has worked in the Jewish community in Barcelona and other projects such as Salam-Shalom Barcelona and Women lawyer for Social Justice in Tel Aviv. Currently pursuing her Masters in Euroculture: Society, Politics, and Culture in Global context, Camila is writing her Masters' thesis on the institutionalization of Intersectionality in the European Union.
Originally from Hungary, Tamas served previously as the director of the Israeli Cultural Institute in Budapest. Before that, he worked for the Jewish Agency’s Global Leadership Institute, as the director of Minyanim, a network of young community activists from Europe. He holds an M.A. in Law and undertook teacher training in Jewish studies. He also completed the University of Haifa’s Peace and Conflict Studies program, and the Social Impact program of the University of Pennsylvania. In the last couple of years he worked with global Jewish organizations, such as the Jewish Agency, MASA, Limmud, the Schusterman Foundation and Rene Cassin.
Currently the President of AEPJ and is one of the founders of the European Days of Jewish Culture. Has worked on the project since the beginning. Has been formerly chairperson of the European Union of Jewish Students, Director of B’nai B’rith Europe and President of the Jewish community of Luxembourg.
Since 1987 working for the restoration of Jewish neighbourhood of Girona in Spain. Director of the Patronat Call de Girona since 1992, founder member of the Red de Juderías de España in 1995, having the responsibility of Secretary General until 2016. Founder member on the AEPJ association and current Secretary General.
Victor Sorenssen is director of the AEPJ since 2017. He has studied Political Science at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where he did a stage at the Observatory of European Policies. He has been director of the Comunidad Israelita de Barcelona and founder of the Jewish Cultural platform Mozaika, where he has helped develop projects such as Sefer Barcelona, the Jewish Book Festival or the Salam-Shalom initiative.
Federico Szarfer, based in Barcelona, works as project manager of the European Days of Jewish Culture and takes care of the communication of the AEPJ. He conceives his work as the design and creation of experiences for cultural institutions, television, theater and events. His passion is communicating Jewish culture as a pluralistic, current and meaningful heritage that can engage anyone. He is founder and member of the Jewish Cultural Platform Mozaika in Barcelona.