Myriam Fedida is a business school graduate and trained in NLP. After a successful entrepreneurial career in France, she quickly turned to the non-profit sector, where she has been active for more than thirty years.

From the beginning, she was involved in Jewish youth movements in Toulouse and Bordeaux, and later continued her commitment in Nice within major community institutions such as CRIF, AUJF, and DEJJ, which she directed for six years.

In 2007, she made Alyah with her family. The following year, she joined the board of the Unified Jewish Social Fund in Israel. In 2014, she took over its leadership and initiated its transformation into a full Israeli non-profit association (Amuta), officially recognized by the Israeli authorities.

Under her leadership, FSJU Israel has developed high-impact social programs in partnership with dozens of local associations, in areas such as the fight against poverty, isolation, and disability, as well as support for vulnerable families, youth, and the elderly.

Since the events of October 7, 2023, she has actively coordinated emergency actions for populations affected by the war, implementing large-scale social and psychological support systems.

Faithful to her humanistic vision and her passion for culture and transmission, Myriam Fedida embodies the values of commitment, responsibility, and solidarity that guide FSJU Israel’s mission.

Ariel Goldmann, President of the Unified Jewish Social Fund (FSJU) since 2014, re-elected in June 2024 for a third term.

President’s Editorial

For decades, the Unified Jewish Social Fund (FSJU) has stood as a guarantor of fundamental values: fraternal solidarity expressed through support for the most vulnerable, a strong sense of responsibility, the duty to transmit identity, and essential support for Israeli society are among the most significant. The history of FSJU is closely tied to that of the post-war French Jewish community, whose structural organization within society depends on this central institution.
“This third term is one of the ‘post–October 7’ era, with an emphasis on supporting Israel and French Jewry by improving their social and physical security,” affirmed the President of FSJU, adding that “greater efforts will be directed toward youth.”

More than mere difficulties, real challenges continue to confront us. To poverty, disability, and social isolation is now added the crucial issue of sustaining Jewish life in France. This is evidenced by the many departures abroad and the unease that many of us experience daily, due to persistent antisemitism. FSJU responds with strength and consistency to the needs of the most vulnerable, placing solidarity at the heart of its mission. In addition, we support programs that strengthen Jewish identity and ensure its continuity in the fields of education, culture, youth, and community life.

Ariel Goldmann has also served as Vaad Menahel (Board Member) of the Israeli association “FSJU Israel” since 2016.

Ariel Goldmann
President of the Unified Jewish Social Fund (FSJU)

Appointed Director General of FSJU on May 2, 2018, Richard Odier graduated from Paris-Dauphine University and earned a postgraduate degree in Law and Finance from Paris Descartes. He began his career in auditing and later in a consulting firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions.
He subsequently managed several companies in the fashion industry with nationwide retail networks, before heading an international industrial group that included Cristalleries Daum and Porcelaines Haviland. Alongside his professional career, he has taught entrepreneurship and digital innovation in business schools in France and abroad.
From his teenage years, Richard Odier has also shown a strong activist spirit, active in youth movements (CCVL, DEJJ, Yaniv) and later in the Union of French Jewish Students (UEJF).

In the 1980s, within AUJF, Richard Odier launched a fundraising committee with Nicole and Sammy Weinberg, Marcel Goldstein, and Maxi Librati, as well as the “JJR” circle (Young Jews of the Rachi Center) with Albert Kadouche and Raphy Marciano, dedicated to training the next generation of community leaders. He has served as administrator of the Place des Vosges Synagogue, the Collectif Urgence Darfur, and has helped establish several foundations and associations. Today, he is President of the Simon Wiesenthal Center France, one of the most prominent NGOs combating racism and antisemitism, and regularly intervenes in the media and at conferences on these issues.
In 2017, together with Jacques Fredj, Director of the Shoah Memorial, he received the Copernic Prize for their remarkable work against genocidal ideology.
Working alongside the Executive Board and governance bodies, Richard Odier directs the action of FSJU-AUJF France in cooperation with partner foundations and 317 supported associations.
He joined the Vaad Menahel of the Israeli association in 2019.