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03 November 1998, Barcelona, Spain
 Seminar Report
Participants
Program
1. What are the main
ideas the participants will keep from this program ?
As leaders we must define the principles, the mission, and vision of our
Community.
Redesign our activities to meet the needs and desires of the Jews
in our communities.
Be aware of your community’s strengths, weaknesses, needs, demography.
Being Jewish is also fun so let’s make our Jewish
Communities fun!
Do not fear NOT reaching consensus: Diversity is healthy and it’s
intrinsically Jewish.
Be an agent of change: use new tools, innovate. Be willing to improve, then
implement.
Prepare your meetings. Be honest by getting straight to the point
and by listening actively.
Effective management techniques are enriched with Jewish notions
such as Tzelem Elokim, Or laGoyim, Kiddouch HaChem…
Leaders take risks, make decisions, have courage and vision.
2. What did they
appreciate most ?
The friendly and positive atmosphere.
The freedom to discuss and exchange without being judged.
The informal discussions and sharing ideas with other leaders
from all over Europe.
The diversity and unicity of the participants.
The fact that I was given a stimulating tool and not a final product.
Becoming aware of the importance of change on a personal and
professional level.
The highly qualified staff, the organization, and creativity of
the program.
The new models, dimensions and concepts discovered in Community Development.
3. What would they
wish to improve ?
Balance the intensity of the program.
More time for interaction between participants.
Stretching exercises before each session.
4. Other topics
would they wish to discuss in such a program ?
Have the participants present their
community’s structure, projects, methods.
Delegation and Team work.
Fund raising.
Lay-Professionals Relations.
Market research.
Organizational skills.
Conflict resolution.
5. According to the
results of daily and global analysis of the programme, based on a
scale of 'insufficient' to 'excellent', the assessment by the
participants appears as follows :
| Excellent : |
40.3 % |
| Very good : |
59.7 % |
| Total : |
100.0 % |
| Mrs.
Lisa
Abramovicz |
J.C. of Stockholm, Executive Director, Stockholm |
Sweden |
| Mr.
David
Amar |
AJDC Paris, Staff
Member, Paris |
France |
| Mr.
Alain
Aziz |
Zionist
Federatio, Executive Director, London |
United
Kingdom |
| Mr.
Olivier
Azran |
Espace Itzhaq
Rabin, Director, Brussels |
Belgium |
| Mrs.
Anat
Bleiberg |
Social Welfare,
Head of Department, Berlin |
Germany |
| Ms
Edith
Bloch |
J.C. of Riga,
Head of Youth Department, Riga |
Latvia |
| Mrs.
Pascale
Charhon |
CEJI, Deputy
Director, Brussels |
Belgium |
| Mr.
Dean
Friedrich |
J.C. of Zagreb,
Secretary General, Zagreb |
Croatia |
| Mrs.
Zsuzsa
Kis-Kovacs |
Lauder School,
Communication & Development Manager, Budapest |
Hungary |
| Mrs. Laura
Mincer |
Il Pitigliani,
Assistant to the Executive Director, Rome |
Italy |
| Mr. Stefan
Oscar |
OJB
“Shalom” Resource Center, Director, Sofia |
Bulgaria |
| Mr. Matija
Ravitz |
J.C. of Slovenia,
Secretary General, Ljubljana |
Slovenia |
| Mr. Davor
Salom |
Yugoslavia
Federation, Chairman of Cultural & Educational
Committee, Belgrade |
F.Y.R. |
| Mr. Miki
Sciama |
J.C. of Milan,
Secretary General, Milan |
Italy |
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MORNING |
AFTERNOON |
EVENING |
SUNDAY
01st November |
Introduction to Jewish
Leadership - Plenary Group A:
Management & Leadership
Group B:
Community Development
|
Group B:
Management & Leadership
Group A:
Community Development
Jewish Thoughts:
Re-Creating the Jewish Lexicon
Management -
Plenary
|
Networking & Exchange
on issues, dilemmas & best practices |
MONDAY
02nd November |
Group A:
Management & Leadership IIGroup B:
Community Development II
Group B:
Management & Leadership II
Group A:
Community Development II
|
Jewish Thought II City Tour
|
Free Evening |
TUESDAY
03rd November |
Community Development -
Plenary Final
participanrs presentations
|
Closing session &
farewell |
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