THE ASSOCIATION
Since 1982 TSEDEK has been working to support underprivileged children by organizing many activities that bring them joy and self-confidence
ORIGIN OF TSEDEK
In a society where one in three children lives in poverty, where immigrant families struggle to integrate, and where family breakdown is increasingly common, TSEDEK is building a better future for Israel’s underprivileged children.
The TSEDEK Association was founded in 1982 by Chief Rabbi Paul Roitman. Fighting in the French Resistance during World War II, he helped rebuild the Jewish community in Paris in the 1950s. When he moved to Israel, he discovered the difficult situation in which many children lived. He decided to create an association to help them.
“It is only when a society is founded on the principle of social justice that we understand why we live here.”
Chief Rabbi Paul Roitman, zt-l, founder of TSEDEK.
Chief Rabbi Paul ROITMAN
Paul Roitman was an officer of the Legion of Honor for Acts of Resistance, decorated with the Medal of the City of Paris, winner of the Jerusalem Prize of the Jewish Agency, honorary citizen of the city of Jerusalem, and made Chief Rabbi by the Consistoire of Paris.
Chief Rabbi Roitman passed away on August 21, 2007 in Jerusalem.
To honor his memory the city of Jerusalem decided to give its name to one of the streets of Jerusalem, a city to which he dedicated the last years of his life. The Paul Roitman Square was inaugurated on September 12, 2016, in the presence of Mayor Nir Barkat, his family and friends