About
Nini Czopp
Mrs. Franciska (Nini) Czopp, a social worker by profession, was born in 1919 in Holland. During the Shoah she was deported to the camps. Having survived Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen she returned to Holland. Socially strongly engaged and aware of the grave situation of the returning survivors, she devoted her life to helping them.
Mrs. Czopp was a co-founder of the Dutch Jewish Social Service (Joods Maatschappelijk Werk) and was in charge of the Jewish recuperation home “Den Dolder”.
After immigrating to Israel, she was appointed director of the Dutch old age home “Beth Joles” in Haifa.
Within the framework of the Dutch Immigration Society (Irgun Olei Holland) she initiated the home care project for Dutch Holocaust survivors.
Mrs. Czopp passed away in 2000.
Two years later, our organization was founded to perpetuate her mission: the care of Holocaust survivors. As a token of appreciation for her commitment, the organization was named after her, the Nini Czopp Association.
The Nini Czopp Association
Nini Czopp, a non-profit organization, provides social care for Holocaust survivors. The service is free of charge.
The Association is financed by the Ministry of Finance, Department for Holocaust Survivors and Charity Funds in Israel and abroad. Donations are tax deductible.
Nini Czopp is managed by a professional CEO. We employ sixteen social workers. A Certified Public Accountant and a lawyer specializing in Human Rights are employed on a retainer basis.
The Association’s financial and administrative activities are verified by the Registrar of Associations, the Israeli government’s supervising authority for non-profit organizations. Nini Czopp is accredited by Keren Hayesod, the PEF Endowment Fund, and several other local and foreign organizations.
As of the beginning of August 2024 Nini Czopp cares for approx. 1000 people.
Funding
Our partners:
Since its foundation, Nini Czopp has provided its services free of charge. This was made possible thanks to the restitution monies provided by the Dutch government. These endowments almost completely financed the activities of our organization for many years.
However, since 2020 these funds gradually diminished and are now totally depleted. As a result, we are today fully dependent on government subsidies, grants from Israeli and foreign charities, as well as on donations from private individuals.
We are grateful to our donors for supporting either specific projects or for supporting core activities and their names are mentioned below:
Alfred Landecker Foundation
Anne Frank Foundation, Switzerland
Stichting Bada, Holland
Bader Philanthropies, Inc. USA
Dr. Maria Chernis, Israel
Christenen voor Israël, Holland
Christen an der Seite Israëls, Austria
Christen an der Seite Israëls, Germany
David and Fela Shapell Family Foundation, USA
Diaconie der Lutherse Gemeente Amsterdam, Holland
Foundation pour la Mémoire de la Shoa, France
Israël Actie, Holland
John Goldsmith, Switzerland
Kathryn Ames Foundation, USA
LION Family Foundation
Annette & Aart van ’t Land, Israel
Ministry of Finance, Israel
Dr. Friedrich-Karl & Waltraut Marcus, Germany
Bank Mizrachi Tefahot, Israel
Nederlands-Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap (Organization of Jewish Communities in the Netherlands), Holland
Theo & Mirjam Roos-Emanuels, Israel
Clifton Russo, USA
Sephardic Foundation on Aging, USA
Stichting Maatschappij tot Nut der Israëlieten in Nederland, Holland
Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft (EVZ Foundation)
Ted Arison Family Foundation, Israel
* some donors are not mentioned as they prefer to keep their donations anonymous.