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Our Mission
The mission of Fundación Tzedaká is to rescue members of the Uruguayan Jewish Community from poverty, by providing basic assistance and promoting and developing social initiatives leading to their reintegration into community life.
A great responsibility
Benefits are provided every month in the areas of food, health, and housing, to cover the basic needs of each family.
Our History
Fundación Tzedaká Uruguay was founded in 2003, as a result of the dramatic socioeconomic crisis in the region, thanks to the support of the Joint Distribution Committee, and 15 institutions of the Uruguayan Jewish Community, including the Kehilot and schools in the network.
It is important to mention Sara Kavana, an Uruguayan living in the United States, for having been a pioneer and the ideologist of this project in the context of the difficult crisis at the time. Sara played a vital role in convening the JDC and gaining support for the creation of this fundamental organization for the Uruguayan Jewish community. Over the years, she has proven to be actively and constantly committed and involved in her work.
The Foundation, in addition to having the endorsement of the Joint Distribution Committee, which initially provided professional and economic support, is the organization chosen by the Claims Conference to manage resources for Holocaust survivors.
It is also audited annually by the prestigious multinational consultancy firm KPMG, ad honorem, to ensure transparency and reliable management.
Throughout all these years, more than 3,000 people have passed through the doors of the Foundation, finding a human, supportive, and immediate response, overcoming difficulties, managing to improve living conditions, and managing to move forward.
Areas of action
Food
- Delivery of food tickets
- Meal deliveries for people with chronic conditions and/or mobility issues.
Housing
- Payment of rent, lodging, and home for the elderly
- Payment of household services and taxes
- Home repairs
- Donation of household objects
- Home heating
Health
- Payment for medical orders and/or exams
- Therapeutic assistance and gerontological nurses
- Support in psychological, pedagogical, or motor-skills therapy
- Dental health support and prescription glasses
- Medication delivery
Education
- Payment of school lunches in Jewish schools
- Tutoring and mentoring
- Delivery of school supplies
- Support with school textbooks
- JOFESH: Summer and winter camps
- Monthly subsidy for university and/or tertiary-level students
Programs towards development
- LABOR: Support with labor market integration
- TARBUT: Support for cultural accessibility
- CHAGIM: Celebration of Jewish festivities and promotion of traditions
- CLAIMS CONFERENCE: Support for Shoah Survivors
- Workshops and recreational activities for seniors
Guidance
- Evaluation and follow-up interviews
- Home visits
- Assistance with telephone calls
A great team for solidarity
- Mauricio Bergstein, President
- Milton Lubinski, Vice President
- Gabriel Werba, Secretary
- Mario Rybak, Treasurer
- Andrea Wysokikamien
- Armando Litvan
- Diego Socolovsky
- Ariel Lijtenstein
- Sarita Kavana
- Leonardo Rozenblum
- Jorge Stainfeld
- Eugenio Garfinkel
- Eleonora Sucharczuk, Executive Director
- Romina Poliak, Director, Social Work Department
- Fabian Duek, Chief Financial Officer – Accounting and Administrative/Compliance Officer
- Andrea Ghindelschi, Fundraising
- Ilana Lustgarten, Head of Strategy
- Marta Moscona, Assistant Director
- Mónica Markenson, Operations Assistant
- Ethel Katzkowich, Social Operator
- Andrea Deutsch, Social Operator
- Paula Baez, Social Operator
- Valeria Gularte, Social Operator
- Alex Feinberg, Social Operator
- Alejandra Fridmanas, Social Work Department Front Desk
- Lucía Clavijo, Pharmaceutical Chemist Labriut
- Michael Wigozky, Claims Conference Advisor
- Jacqueline Parnas
- Mariela Zumer
- Aline Polak
- Verónica Biderman
- Liliana Gutman
- Eliana Schutz
- Adriana Almeida
- Yael Liberjen
- Yanina Bursztyn
- Rosa Abuelafia
- Laura Skidelsky
- Karen Szwarcfiter
- Felicia Brenner
- Andrea Burcatovsky
- Rafael Mokobocki
- Stephanie Hochman
- León Kalansky
- Tamar Bergstein
- Uri Drachman
- Melanie Lubinski
- Camila Lijtenstein
- Michel Grauser
- Alejandro Tocar
- Paula Rozenblum
Autoridades
Mauricio Bergstein, Presidente
Milton Lubinski, Vice Presidente
Gabriel Werba, Secretario
Mario Rybak, Tesorero
Andrea Wysokikamien
Bettina Mandel
Armando Litvan
Diego Socolovsky
Ariel Lijtenstein
Board de Honor
Sarita Kavana
Leonardo Rozenblum
Jorge Stainfeld
Eugenio Garfinkel
Staff Profesional
Eleonora Sucharczuk, Directora Ejecutiva
Fabian Duek, Jefe Financiero – Contable y Administrativo/Oficial de Cumplimiento
Romina Poliak, Encargada Área Social
Marta Moscona, Asistente de Dirección
Andrea Ghindelschi, Encargada Área Recaudación
Ethel Katzkowich, Operadora Social
Giuliana Caputto, Operadora Social
Andrea Deutsch, Operadora Social
Alejandra Fridmanas, Recepción Área Social
Daniela Klein, Química Farmacéutica Labriut
Michael Wigozky, Asesor Claims Conference
Comisión de Mujeres
Jacqueline Parnas
Mariela Zumer
Aline Polak
Verónica Biderman
Liliana Gutman
Eliana Schutz
Adriana Almeida
Yael Liberjen
Voluntarios activos
Andrea Burcatovsky
Rafael Mokobocki
Rosa Abuelafia
Karen Szwarcfiter
Felicia Brenner
Laura Skidelsky
