President

Manuel Valls was born in Barcelona in 1962, the son of a Catalan painter and a Swiss-Italian mother. He became a French citizen after studying History at the Sorbonne. A socialist activist for 37 years, he served as mayor of Évry (2001-2012), Minister of the Interior (2012-2014), and Prime Minister of France (2014-2017), during which time he faced Islamist attacks. In 2018, he returned to Barcelona, driven by his pro-European stance, and ran for mayor. In 2025, he assumed new government positions in France. A lifelong advocate against antisemitism, hatred of Jews, and hatred of Israel, he chairs the Emet Truth Foundation against antisemitism in Catalonia.

Vocal

Born in Barcelona. Medical Doctor specializing in pediatrics. Minister of Health (1988-1996), Minister of the Presidency and Spokesperson for the Government of Catalonia (1996-2000). President and Spokesperson for CiU in the Congress of Deputies (2000-2004). City Councillor in Barcelona (2003-2019, 2023-2024). Mayor (2011-2015). President of the ICTUS Foundation, Friends of Hospital del Mar, Dream Nepal, Vidal i Barraquer, and member of Ulls del Món, Mental Hygiene Nou Barris, and the Catalan Society of Pulmonology.

Vocal

Currently a Socialist senator for Barcelona (PSC) since 2023 and a professor of Political Science at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), he teaches public opinion and electoral behavior. He directed ICPS-UAB (2020-2023), focusing on Catalan sociopolitical analysis; he was a PSC councilor in Barcelona (2011-2015), specializing in social and urban policies; he led the CEO of the Generalitat (2005-2011), developing key barometers; and from 1996-2004 he headed the Rafael Campalans Foundation, a progressive think tank affiliated with the PSC.

Vocal

Adrià Fortet (Terrassa, 1994) holds a PhD in Comparative History from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), where he has been a researcher and lecturer in international relations and the Middle East conflict since 2017. His dissertation analyzes the territorial evolution of the Israeli right wing in recent decades, detailing regional political and strategic dynamics. His book, Israel, the Most Disputed Land (Península, 2024), an essay on the historical and geopolitical complexities of the region, is particularly noteworthy. He is recognized as a disciple of the historian Joan B. Culla, who shaped his academic approach.

Vocal

The Jewish Community of Barcelona (formerly the Israelite Community of Barcelona), founded in 1918 by European and Ottoman Jewish immigrants, is the oldest and largest in Catalonia, celebrating its centenary in 2018 as a social, educational, cultural and religious center.

Vocal

The Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE)

It is the organization that brings together the vast majority of communities and organizations of this faith in the country.

According to the agreement signed with the State since 1992 as a confession of notorious roots, the FCUE officially represents the Jewish communities before the national and international official institutions.