Fondation Casip-Cojasor &
Friends of Casip-Cojasor Inc.

In the first half of 2024 antisemitic attacks and incidents in France increased by 200% compared to the same period in 2023 before 7 October. Most attacks go unreported, meaning the actual numbers are significantly higher.

The life of thousands of Jews has been shattered and the day-to-day impact of such antisemitism is significantly higher for the needy Jewish population living in dangerous areas and unable to find alternative living options. Isolated individuals, often elderly, are frequently afraid to leave their homes.

As the largest Jewish social institution in France for the last 200 years, Foundation Casip-Cojasor supports more than 30 000 people: Individual and families who are destitute, deprived, and helpless whose needs are greater today than ever before.

We turn today to the US Jewish community who always stood in solidarity against antisemitism and support for the deprived. Some of you may have relatives in France or know individuals who have lived through similar experiences.

To sustain our missions over the long term, we can no longer rely solely on donors based in France. We have therefore decided to launch ’Friends of Casip-Cojasor’, to collect donations in the USA. 

The number of new applications has significantly increased. Comparison: January to September 2023/January to September 2024:

1. Elderly population: +67% increase (from 249 to 417)
2. Family +44% increase (from 209 to 301)

• Additional donations are required to cover funeral costs for 20 people in 2025. The average cost is 5,000 € per person per funeral.
• The Casip Daytime Welcome Center is entirely financed from private funds. ~ 100K€ per year is required to keep the center open and active.
• Within the Casip disability sector, more rooms adapted for individuals with disabilities must be added in residential homes and establishments.

By giving generously through our US-based “FRIENDS OF CASIP-COJASOR INC”, you can make a meaningful impact by providing essential support to vulnerable individuals and helping to alleviate poverty, meet social needs and combat antisemitism. 

FRIENDS OF CASIP-COJASOR, EIN 99-1995256 is a 501(c)(3) public charity. In addition, your donation may qualify for a tax deduction.

Thanks to your generosity Casip-Cojasor can:

– Meet the needs of 30 000 people

– Assist 6 600 families

– Allocate 3 500 000 USD

– Supply clothing for 3 000 people

– Provide adequate health insurance to 1 300 people

– Deliver annually 45 000 meals directly to homes

On the ground, the professional expertise of our employees is highly recognized beyond our community and stands as a guarantee of the effectiveness of our social actions.

Foundation Casip-Cojasor is France’s largest distributor of compensation and vital services to Holocaust survivors granted by the Claims Conference. A separate allocation is intended for home support and the well-being of Holocaust survivors. It is attributed to the Casip-Cojasor Foundation by the Claims Conference for all people born before 1945, recognized as having suffered persecution and/or restrictions of freedom linked to anti-Semitic legislation during the 39-45 war. This fund helps them to cope in the event of loss of autonomy in reorganizing their home, with health costs not covered by complementary health insurance, with home help costs, in addition to public assistance, and other needs such as transportation costs, meal delivery, etc. 

Two hundred years of social challenges have shaped who we are today.

CASIP is a Professional Jewish Social Foundation

7 Core Values

Our Mission: A Comprehensive, Coordinated Response

REMAINING A CITIZEN

We stand by the most vulnerable so that they remain fully involved in public life.

CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS IDENTITY

By taking their aspirations into account, we enable all those who wish to do so to live the deepest meaning of their existence, despite their vulnerability.

BREAKING ISOLATION

To break down isolation, we organize numerous home visits and activities to strengthen social ties.

MAINTAINING AUTONOMY

We work to maintain the physical and social autonomy of vulnerable, elderly and disabled people.

IMPROVING MATERIAL LIVING CONDITIONS

Precariousness is at the heart of social problems. Our daily struggle is to provide material support to the most vulnerable.

CASIP is :

Solidarity

Seniors

Disability Services

Residential facilities: 3 facilities

Daytime services: 3 centers

Legal protection for adults:

US FISCAL RESIDENTS : HOW TO DONATE IN THE USA 

Henri Fiszer, president of Casip-Cojasor Foundation and Friends of Casip-Cojasor INC, as well as Eric de Rothschild, honorary president of Casip-Cojasor Foundation, extend you a heartfelt and warm THANK YOU, for your contribution which will be entirely dedicated to support the thousands of people we care for in France.

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FRENCH FISCAL RESIDENT : TO DONATE IN FRANCE, CLICK HERE : https://www.casip-cojasor.fr/faire-un-don
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A little bit of History

The Early 19th : the Origin

In the early 19th century, Napoleon I issued an edict establishing the Consistoire Israélite de Paris, a national institution responsible for unifying and centralizing the social and religious activities of the French Jewish community.

19th : Philanthropy

From the 1830s onwards, bankers, businessmen and politicians such as Adolphe Crémieux and the Rothschild family, all philanthropists, modernized the institution and created schools, hospitals and welfare centers.

Late 19th : Modernization & secularization

In 1990, the Comité took part in the International Congress of Public Welfare. The aim of the Congress was to bring together public and private welfare institutions and promote collaboration in the field.

Early 20th Century: Absorbing Waves of Immigration

The pogroms of 1881 and 1903 and the 1st Russian Revolution of 1905 prompted many Russian Jews to emigrate.

From the end of the 19th century, the CBIP took on the mission of integrating immigrants from Eastern Europe in Paris.

Liberation, After the Holocaust:
Assisting Survivors

COJASOR : Institution created in March 1945 by the Joint for France. It coordinates moral and material support for survivors.

As the population ages, Cojasor specializes in treating the elderly in convalescent homes.

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1950s to 1970s: Integrating Immigrants from North Africa

Since the early 50s, CBIP provided material support and facilitated the integration of several tens of thousands of North African Jews.

(Left pics.)Belleville home for children: daycare opened after-school and during holidays. 1978. Coll. FCC

1980s: Coping with Crisis and Social Change. Homelessness, drugs, crime: new challenges for uprooted populations

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1999: Casip and Cojasor Merge

“Recognized as a public non-profit organization, the Fondation’s aim is to meet the social needs of people in difficulty, in particular members of the Jewish community, by all appropriate means, whatever their age, origin, nationality or place of residence. In the social realm, it addresses all the needs of its users. It can, if necessary, extend its activities to any national or international collaboration in the fields covered by its corporate purpose. The Fondation acts in a spirit of openness towards any applicant who may need its services, regardless of religion or nationality.”

Article 1, Statutes of the Fondation Casip Cojasor

Since the 2000s: Contributor to National Policy

Home for disabled persons, Paris

The gouvernance

The board of trustees :

• • • President  : Henri Fiszer 
    • Honorary President : Eric de Rothschild
    • +15 trustees

The executive board :

• • • CEO : Karene Fredj
    • +6 directors (Social services, Finance, HR, Quality, Operation, Communication & Fundraising)