Monday, 14th of October, 2002

02.30 P.M. Arrival, handling over the documentation and accreditation

04.00 P.M. WELCOME TO THE PARTICIPANTS AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE EVENT
Giaco Ventura, President of the World Sephardi Congress Foundation

04.15 P.M. OPENING OF THE CONGRESS

PROTOCOLE SPEACHES:
Moshe Katsav, President of Israel
José María Aznar, President of Spain
Jordi Pujol i Soley, President of Catalan Autonomic Government
Nessim Gaon, President of the World Sephardi Federation
Edgar Bronfman, President of the World Jewish Congress

BLESSING OF THE CONGRESS
Bakshi Doron, Great Rabbi of Israel

06.00 P.M. POETRY, MUSIC AND SONGS
Recital under the directorship of Matilde Gini de Barnatan, Director of the program “Radio Sepharad” of Radio Exterior de España

WELCOME COCTAIL

09.30 P.M. GALA DINNER

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Tuesday, 15th of October, 2002

SEPHARAD AND THE PEOPLE OF MEMORY AND TRADITION

Invitee of Honour: Limor Livnat, Minister of Education of Israel

Michal Modai, President of the World Jewish Woman Organisation WIZO
President of the session: BarujGarzón, Rabbi

09.30 A.M. OPENING
Limor Livnat, Minister of Education of Israel

10.00 A.M. THE STRENGHT OF FAITH AND TRADITION
Baruj Garzón, Rabbi

10.20 A.M. THE ROLE OF WOMAN IN THE JEWISH HOME: CHILDREN`S EDUCATION AND THE TRANSMISSION OF CULTURE
Michal Modai, President of the World Jewish Woman Organisation WIZO

10.40 A.M. JUDEO-SPANISH CULTURE AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE WESTERN WORLDCULTURE
Samuel Hadas, The first Israeli Ambassador in Sepharad and the first Israeli Ambassador in Vatican

11.00 A.M. COLOQUIO

11.20 A.M. COFFEE BREAK

THE FIDELITY TOWARS SEPHARAD ACROSS THE SPACE OF TIME
Invitee of Honour: Istemihan Talay, Minister of Culture of Turkey
President of the session: Henry Méchoulan, Director
of CNRS in Paris, Doctor by the University of Salamanca, Member of the Royal Academy

11.40 A.M. OPENING OF THE SESSION
TURKEY, THE LAND OF HOPE
Istemihan Talay, The Minister of Culture of Turkey

12.00 P.M. PALESTINE AND THE OTOMAN EMPIRE
Giles Veinstein, Professor of the Ottoman history of the “ College de France”

12.20 P.M. EUROPE
Henry Méchoulan, Director of the Scientific Investigation Institute of CNRS, Paris, Doctor of Salamanca University, Member of the Royal Academy (France)

12.40 P.M. MAGREB (North Africa)
Jaques Taieb, Professor Sociologist, Author of the book “Sepharad” (Belgium)

01.00 P.M. SEPHARDIES ON THE CARIBEANS AND THE “NEW WORLD”
Mordechai Arbell, Member of the Board of the World Jewish Congress (Israel)

01.30 A.M. COLOQUIO

02.00 P.M. LUNCH BREAK

SEPHARDIC NOSTALGY

Invitee of Honour : Pilar del Castillo Vera, Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain
Noah Gordon, American Sephardi World famous Writer, author of “The Doctor”, “The Rabbi”, “The last Jew”, “The Chaman”... (USA)
President of the session: Vicenc Vilatoro, Director General of the Catalan Corporation of Radio-Television

04.00 P.M. OPENING OF THE SESSION
Pilar del Castillo Vera, Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain

04.20 P.M. JEWS AT THE SERVICE OF THE HUMANITY ACROSS THE CENTURIES
Noah Gordon, American Sephardi World famous Writer, author of “The Doctor”, “The Rabbi”, “The last Jew”, “The Chaman”... (USA)

04.40 P.M. Round table

LADINO, JUDEO-SPANISH AND ITS HISTORY, SEPHARDI JOURNALISM AND THE COMMUNICATION MEDIA
Moshe Shaul, Professor of the Sephardic studies, Publisher of the magazine “Aki yerushalaiym” (Israel)
Jean Carasso, Publisher of the magazine “La Lettre Sépharade” (France),
Jacob Israel Garzón, Publisher of the magazine “The roots” (Spain)

05.40 P.M. JEWS THEIR CULTURE SEEN BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION MEDIA
Vicenc Vilatoro, Director General of the Catalan Corporation of Radio-Television (Spain)
Gustavo Perednik, Israeli journalist and Writer (Argentina)

06.10 P.M. COFFEE BREAK

HISTORIC ROUTES OF SEPHARAD

Invitee of Honour: Hertzl Imbar, Israeli Ambassador in Spain
Jordi Vilajoana, Culture Councillor of the Autonomic Government of Catalunya

President of the session: Avraham Ben Ami, Vice-President of the World Sephardi Congress Foundation

06.30 P.M. OPENING OF THE SESSION
CATALUNYA AND THE JEWS
Jordi Vilajoana, Culture Councilor of the Autonomic Government of Catalunya (Spain)

06.50 P.M. DIVULGATTION OF THE SEPHARDI CULTURE BY SPANISH AND INTERNATIONAL CENTERS
Jon Juaristi, Director of the Institute of Cervantes (Spain)

07.10 P.M. RECOVERY AND PRESERVATION OF THE SEPHARDIC LEGACY IN SPAIN – PROJECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Luis Campoy Zueco, Mayor of Tudela, President of the Federation of the Spanish Judaic Cities

07.40 P.M. COLOQUIO

08.00 P.M. CLOSING OF THE DAY
Hertzl Imbar, Israeli Ambassador in Spain

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Wednesday, 16th of October 2002

THE FUTURE OF SEPHARAD

09.30 A.M. OPENING OF THE DAY
Artur Más i Gavarró, Senior Councilor of the Autonomic Government of Catalunya (Spain)

RETOURNING TO SEPHARAD

Invitee of Honour: José María Michavila, Minister of Justice of Spain
President of the session: Juan Dexeus, Founder of the Lawyers office Dexeus (Spain)

10.00 A.M. SPANISH NATIONALITY FOR THE SEPHARDIES
Juan Dexeus, Founder of the Lawyers office Dexeus (Spain)
Ana López Monís, Director of the Registers and Notaries of Spain

10.45 A.M. CONCLUSIONS
José Maria Michavila, Minister of Justice of Spain

11.00 A.M. COLOQUIO

11.15 A. M. COFFEE BREAK

SEPHARDI DIASPORA OF TODAY

Invitee of Honour: Edgar Bronfman, President of the World Jewish Congress
Nessim Gaon, President of the Federation of World Sephardi Organisations
René Samuel Sirat, Great Rabbi of the Sephardi Community of Europe

11.30 A.M. OPENING OF THE SESSION

STRUGLE OF THE SEPHARDI INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE CULTURE, TRADITION AND THE IDENTITY
Edgar Bronfman, President of the World Jewish Congress
Nessim Gaon, President of the Federation of the World Sephardi Organisations

11.50 A.M. SEPHARDIES AGAINST THE PHANATISM AND INTOLERANCE
René Samuel Sirat, Great Rabbi of the Sephardic Communities of Europe

12.10 P.M. COLLABORATION AMONG THE SEPHARDI ORGANISATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS

Round Table
With the participation of the following Sephardi Federations: United States, Latinoamerica, Europe, United Kingdom and Israel, as well as, the representatives of the international governments

02.00 P.M. LUNCH BREAK

LOOKING FOR THE FUTURE
Guest of Honour: Vivianne Reding, EU Commissioner for Culture
President of the session: Mark Beedeman, Member of the Board of the World Sepharad Congress Foundation

04.00 P.M. OPENING OF THE SESSION
Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Culture

04.20 P.M. PROPOSALS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Giaco Ventura, President of the World Sephardi Congress Foundation

04.45 P M. CONTRIBUTION OF THE SPANISH AGENCY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TOWARDS PRESERVATION OF THE CULTURAL PATRIMONY
Rafael Rodríguez Ponga, General Secretary of the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation

05.10 P.M. EUROPEAN FOUNDS FOR THE RECOVERY AND PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC PATRIMONY OF SEPHARAD
Miguel Molto Calvo, Director of the Delegation of EU in Spain

05.30 P.M. COLOQUIO

06.00 P.M. CONCLUSIONS
Giaco Ventura, President of the World Sephardi Congress Foundation
Avraham Ben Ami, Vice-President of the World Sephardi Congress Foundation

06.30 P.M. CLOSING OF THE CULTURAL PART OF THE CONGRESS
Jordi Pujol i Soley, President of Catalunya

07.00 P.M. NIGHT OF MUSIC AND SONGS