Pilar Rahola

About


Chair of the Advisory Board for Latin America
Chair of the Advisory Board for Latin America

Combat Antisemitism Movement · Profesional independiente

Political Analyst
Political Analyst

El Periódico

Political Analyst
Political Analyst

ElNacional.cat

Political Analyst
Political Analyst

Mediaset

Journalist
Journalist

Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals

Political Analyst
Political Analyst

La Vanguardia

Journalist
Journalist

Onda Cero

Columnist
Columnist

El Pais

Deputy
Deputy

Congreso de los Diputados

Vicemayor
Vicemayor

Barcelona City Council

Literary Manager
Literary Manager

Pòrtic Edicions


BIOGRAPHY

  • BA in hispanic (1981) and catalan philology (1983)
  • Former MP in the Spanish Parlament Former
  • Vice mayor of Barcelona
  • Journalist
  • Chair of the Advisory Board for Latin America of the American Fondation Combat Antisemitism Movement

AWARDS

  • Honour Member of University of Tel Aviv, 2006
  • Golden Menora Price 2006, with Simone Weil, given by French B'nai B'rith in Canes
  • Best Columnist by the “Asociación Profesional Española de Informadores de Prensa, Radio y Televisión", 2007
  • Scopus Award laureate 2007, given by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Honoured guest at the AIPAC's Policy Conference, 2008
  • Senador Angel Pulido, 2009, given by "Federación de Comunidades Judías de España"
  • Mass Media Award, 2009, Washington, by The American Jewish Committee for her fight bias to Human Rights
  • Daniel Pearl Award, 2010, given in Boston by Anti-Defamation League, "for her defense of Human Rights”
  • Morris Abram Human Rights Award, given by UN Watch for her defense of Human Rights. Geneva, 2011
  • Samuel Hadas Award 2012, gained with F. Gonzalez, J. M Aznar and J. Pujol awarded by The Israeli Embassy for the struggle towards good relationships between Jewish people and Spanish people
  • In 2013 the Jewish National Fund planted a forest with 2,500 trees in her honor in Yatir, in the Negev
  • In 2014, the Catalan Police Corps, the Mossos d'Esquadra, awarded it with the distinctive "Mossa d'Honor"
  • In 2014 Forum Carlemany Award, a grouping of Catalan businessmen
  • 2017 Ramon Llull de les Lletres Catalanes prize for her novel Rosa de Cendra
  • 2024 Prudenci Bertrana prize for her novel Cornèlius, l’amogàver
  • 2024 Global Advance Award, given in New York by Combat Antisemitism Movement

PUBLICATIONS

  • Mujer liberada, hombre cabreado. Ed. Planeta (2001) (Catalan and Spanish)
  • El carrer de l’embut. Ed. Magrana (2013). Novel
  • A favor de Israel. Editorial Certeza (2005)
  • Atrapados en la discordia. Editorial Destino (2009). A debate on the Arab-Israeli conflict
  • La República Islámica de España. Editorial RBA libros (2011)
  • Mariona. Editorial RBA libros (2015) (novel)
  • Basta (about The threat of jihadism) RBA libros (2016) (Catalan and Spanish)
  • Rosa de cendra. (2017) (novel) (Catalan, Spanish and French)
  • S.O.S Cristianos. (2018), essay on the persecution of Christians in the Middle East. (Catalan and Spanish)
  • L'Espia del Ritz (2020). Novel (Catalan and Spanish)
  • Ocell d'aire i de foc (2022). Novel (Catalan and Spanish)
  • Cornèlius, l'almogàver (2024). Novel (Catalan and Spanish)
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