These are some of the comments that we have received in respect to the Congress organization:

Eliahu Bakshi Doron, Great Rabbi of the Sephardi Community of Israel:
“My blessing to the participants of the Congress and I wish them success in this engagement, which have as a target to re-enforce the inter-communities links as well as to search for the ways to keep and maintain our dear traditions, defined by the “genius” of Sepharad....”

Esperanza Aguirre, President of the Spanish Senate:
“I wish to communicate you, that I accept with pleasure, it couldn’t be the other way, your invitation to form part of the Committee of Honour of the World Sepharad Congress with my best wishes of success for the same.”

Guiliano Urbani, Minister of Culture of Italy:
“Italy have a long tradition in the relation with the Sephardi community along its history. It is worth to mention the wonderful Scola Spagnola of XVI century of the Venice Ghetto, constructed by the Sephardi Jews, who were expulsed from Spain and who found their homeland in the Republic of Venice.”

José Miguel Aleman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama:
“The Sephardi Community has greatly contributed to the dynamic development of all of the countries where they were represented. Panama has not escaped this evidence neither, share the contribution of the Sephardies to the other cultures was invaluable and was an example of respect and thighs with their traditions, as well as with the preservation of their historical and cultural identity.”

Otilla Lux de Coti, Minister of Culture and Sports of Guatemala:
“I appreciate such distinguishing by inviting me to participate in such wonderful meeting of an international importance and to share with other personalities your Committee of Honour and at the same time mutual and valuable experiences which will enrich even more the human relations among the nations which happily exist.”

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain:
“...I wish that this Congress will conclude with a great success.”

Limor Livnat, Minister of Education of Israel:
“I am sure that the program you have planed will add greatly to the dissemination of Sephardi heritage, which in turn will enrich all Jewish culture.”

Bernd Gentges, Minister of Culture, Education and Tourism of Belgium:
“I would like to take this opportunity to express my best wishes for the Congress and I hope that our links will flourish in the future”.

Juan Ramon Ferreira Diaz, Mayor of Hervas (Spanish Judaica City)
“I feel obliged to congratulate you for the idea of such magnificent project at the time, when precisely there are needed such meetings, which leads to the mutual understanding and enrichment among the cultures, at the same time as they help to face the future without disattending our indispensable past...”

Gabor Demszky, Mayor of Budapest, Hungary:
“To preserve the traditions, historical and cultural identity is the most important point for anybody in this world, as well as to unite Europe. The last worlds events give a special significance to this Congress.”

Antonio Mercader, Minister of Education and Culture of Uruguay:
“It will be an honour for me to give my support to such important meeting to which on the other hand I shall try to assist personally.”

Javier Solana, General Secretary to the Council of the European Union
“ I am delighted and honoured to participate in the Committee of Honour and will do my utmost to contribute to the realisation of the aim to be a bridge across the countries.”

Istemiham Talay, Minister of Culture of Turkey:
“With no doubts, the history and the culture of the Sephardi people is at the same time part of the history and the cultural element of the Turkish culture.”

Andrzej Celinski, Minister of Culture of Poland
“With great satisfaction I welcome your proposal and I am pleased to mark in this way the uniqueness of the Polish –Jewish relations on the European forum”

Ugurtan Akinci, Ambassador of Turkey in Spain:
“Since XIV century, the Turkish and Jewish society has demonstrated that various religions achieved to live together in different civilisations, respecting ideals and human values. Now it is time to demonstrate to the world this historic friendship and life sharing among Turkish-Jewish communities, to balance certain hostile sentiments emerged after the events of 11th of September.”

Stelian Oancea, Ambassador of Rumania
“The initiative of such Congress it seam to me of a great interest and actuality. I am convinced, that through such meetings as World Sepharad Congress, you may contribute to improve the human relations and the knowledge of other cultures”

Gabriel Jimenez Remus, Ambassador of Mexico
“ ...the event which will permit to re-enforce the Sephardi links within the communities all over the world, conserving its Spanish roots, its culture, its traditions and its language.”

Joao Soares, Former Mayor of Lisbon, Portugal:
“I underline, that it is necessary to re-enforce the preservation of the Sephardi language, their traditions and their cultural and historical identity.”

Avi Beker, Secretary General of the World Jewish Congress “The up-coming World Sephardi Congress is an opportunity for Jews from across the globe to come together and reconnect with their heritage and which each other. It is a chance for Jews to rediscover the bonds that have kept the Jewish people united and strong throughout history, and to renew those ties in a commitment to the future. By and large, the rich heritage of Sephardi Jews has been under explored. The World Sephardi Congress can serve to correct this phenomenon by highlighting the extraordinary contribution that Sephardim have made to the Jewish people and the world at large. At the same time, the forward looking focus of the Congress will ensure that the Sephardi influence and point of view continues to inspire us in the future.
Your initiative is convening this Congress roust be congratulated, and I commend you organising a Congress that is both relevant and important to world Jewry.”

Salomon Vaz Dias, American Sephardi Federation:
“As our Federation represents 72 Sephardic congregations in the United States of America, it speaks for itself that gives us great joy to help promote your Congress in this country.”

Manuel Tenenbaum, Jewish Latin American Congress:
“I wish to transfer you our good wishes for such inspired and important initiative of the Congress, which you are leading.”

Dalia Levinson, President of the Jewish Community of Barcelona
“We wish the major success to this Congress.”

David Levy, Ex -Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel:
“The choice of Spain and particularly Barcelona is more then symbolic. The historic and cultural links which tight this big country within the development of the Jewish communities around the whole Mediterranean is more then proven. For this reason your initiative is highly significant and should be supported.”

Itzhak Levy, Ex Minister of Transports of Israel:
“This Congress is the first one since the Jews left Spain and it have important targets, therefore we accompany them and we wish them, that all their plans in respect could be realised.”