Carme joins AEPJ with solid experience in Jewish heritage initiatives and project management. As founder and president of the cultural association Amics dels Calls de Catalunya, she has dedicated years to making Jewish culture accessible through educational events, literary tours and heritage visits.
With extensive experience in IT consulting, communication and team coordination her proactive approach and passion for cultural dialogue will strengthen AEPJ’s mission to connect communities and promote Jewish heritage throughout Europe.
Carme joins AEPJ with solid experience in Jewish heritage initiatives and project management. As founder and president of the cultural association Amics dels Calls de Catalunya, she has dedicated years to making Jewish culture accessible through educational events, literary tours and heritage visits.
With extensive experience in IT consulting, communication and team coordination her proactive approach and passion for cultural dialogue will strengthen AEPJ’s mission to connect communities and promote Jewish heritage throughout Europe.
Sonja Viličić is a Serbian-born cultural manager and educator with extensive experience in Jewish community development and informal education. She spent nearly a decade in Budapest, Hungary, working with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in various roles, including as Program Director of the International Jewish Youth Camp in Szarvas and as Educational Director of regional programs.
Federico Szarfer, based in Barcelona, works at the AEPJ as project manager of the European Days of Jewish Culture and other EU funding projects. He conceives his work as the design and creation of experiences for cultural institutions, television, theatre and events. His passion is sharing Jewish culture as a pluralistic, current and meaningful heritage that can engage anyone. He is the founder and member of the Jewish Cultural Platform Mozaika in Barcelona.
Marc Francesch Camps, based in Girona, is the European Routes of Jewish Heritage project manager since June 2022. Cultural consultant focused on the analysis and planning of cultural systems, heritage and museums and professor at the Open University of Catalunya (UOC) Master’s in Cultural Management. He strongly believes in the role of Jewish culture and heritage in contributing to contemporary challenges, within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda on issues such as quality education, reducing inequalities, creating opportunities, among others.
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.