Union des Etudiants Juifs de France

What Union des Etudiants Juifs de France does

UEJF (Union des Etudiants Juifs de France) is a French non-profit student association founded in 1944 by the Jewish Resistance movement, dedicated to representing and supporting Jewish university students across France. It operates a grassroots community model with over 25 active university sections (including Paris 1, Sciences Po, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg, Nice, Lille, and others) and claims approximately 15,000 activist members ("militants et militantes") nationwide. The organization delivers programming across four primary verticals: (1) advocacy and legal action against antisemitism, including landmark coalition lawsuits against Twitter, Dieudonné, and Alain Soral; (2) cultural and religious events (Shabbat dinners, Purim galas, Sukkot interfaith outreach); (3) leadership development through annual national conventions (gathering 200-300 students), seasonal Universités d'Hiver/Été/Automne, and congresses; and (4) Holocaust memory preservation via the Voyage de la Mémoire trips to Poland and the Coexist school mediation program that trains students to combat prejudice in classrooms. UEJF is governed by elected student leadership, including a Bureau Exécutif National and local section boards, with Noémie Madar serving as President (publication of record) and Samuel Lejoyeux also referenced as President in late 2023 sources.

The organization's technology footprint is modest and non-differentiated: a WordPress-based website (uejf.org, hosted/managed by Fixweb SAS) serves as the primary digital platform for communications, event listings, member outreach, and the donation portal. Content distribution extends through Facebook, Instagram, email newsletters, and a weekly radio show called "L'Impertinente" hosted by Elsa Pariente on RCJ (94.8 FM), also available on Spotify and Deezer. There are no proprietary AI/ML systems, no native mobile applications, no API integrations, and no disclosed technology partnerships beyond the website hosting arrangement and a 2020 advocacy engagement with Zoom that led to the platform implementing an emergency reporting tool after antisemitic "zoombombing" incidents.

As a French nonprofit association domiciled in Paris (23 rue des Martyrs, 75009), UEJF is funded primarily through donations (via the "Soutenez l'UEJF" campaign) and member contributions, supplemented by participation fees for some events (ski trips, galas). It holds no subsidiaries, has no parent company, and operates as a member-supported organization with no disclosed commercial ownership. Its customer constituency is horizontally segmented — exclusively Jewish university students in France — and its strategic alliances form a coalition-based advocacy network with SOS Racisme, LICRA, J'Accuse, MRAP, and SOS Homophobie (anti-racism and anti-hate-speech coalition), alongside international affiliations with AJC (American Jewish Committee), the Jewish Agency for Israel, and the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS).

Name

Union des Etudiants Juifs de France

Legal name

Union des Etudiants Juifs de France

Website

https://uejf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Union des Etudiants Juifs de France (UEJF) is a French non-profit student association, founded in 1944, that represents Jewish university students across France through advocacy against antisemitism, cultural and religious programming, leadership development, and Holocaust memory preservation, operating via 25+ university sections and 15,000+ activist members.

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Student Advocacy and Community Association

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Student association services
• Community advocacy programs
• Cultural education initiatives
• Antisemitism awareness campaigns
• University student representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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B2C

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and membership contributions: UEJF is a non-profit student association funded primarily through donations and member contributions. The website features a donation portal and the organization appeals for public support through its 'Soutenez l'UEJF' campaign.

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Core offering

Union des Etudiants Juifs de France is a non-profit student association that represents and serves Jewish students in French universities. It organizes community events, cultural and educational programs, advocacy initiatives against antisemitism, and provides a representational voice for Jewish students in institutional and public discourse.

Product overview

UEJF is a student advocacy organization representing Jewish students in France, not a technology company. Its offerings consist of community programs, events, and educational initiatives rather than a unified software product. Key programs include national conventions, seasonal leadership training programs (Universités d'Hiver/Automne), the Coexist school mediation initiative, memory trips to Poland, the L'Impertinente radio show, and various cultural/religious events. The organization operates primarily through its WordPress-based website as a communication and engagement platform.

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• HOMA (association)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2023HOMA organized a shared Shabbat with UEJF in opposition to the Iranian Islamist regime's antisemitism, as a gesture of solidarity between Iranian dissidents and Jewish students.
• Jalons pour la PaixminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2023UEJF collaborated with Jalons pour la Paix for interfaith dialogue events including 'Ftour expliqué à nos potes' during Ramadan, and joint events at the school Chné Or in Aubervilliers. Both organizations work on fighting racism and promoting intercommunity understanding.
• La HavayaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 20 April 2023UEJF co-organized the 'Pourim Fusion Party' with La Havaya, a Jewish event production company, combining UEJF's student network with La Havaya's event expertise.
• Les Violons de l'Espoir / Débattre en SorbonneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2022UEJF co-organized a concert by 'Les Violons de l'Espoir' (musicians from Holocaust survivor families) at the Sorbonne in partnership with Débattre en Sorbonne.
• Section UEJF LillecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2022The Lille section of UEJF organized the 2022 National Convention in Lille, hosting over 200 militants from across France. This represents a core internal partnership between the national organization and its regional section for event execution.
• Deborah Lipstadt / US State DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2022UEJF was invited alongside Coexist and SOS Racisme to meet with US Special Envoy and historian Deborah Lipstadt on antisemitism, organized in partnership with the Friends of CRIF.
• SOS RacismecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2021UEJF and SOS Racisme are founding members of a coalition that filed suit against Twitter for inadequate moderation of hate speech (May 2020). They co-organize the 'Rire ensemble contre le racisme' comedy show broadcast on France 2, and collaborate on anti-racism advocacy broadly.
• LICRA (Ligue internationale contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2021LICRA is part of the coalition (with UEJF, SOS Racisme, J'Accuse, MRAP, SOS Homophobie) that filed suit against Twitter for inadequate moderation of hate speech. LICRA is a long-standing partner in the fight against racism and antisemitism.
• J'AccusecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2021J'Accuse is part of the coalition (with UEJF, SOS Racisme, LICRA, MRAP, SOS Homophobie) that filed suit against Twitter for inadequate moderation of hate speech since May 2020.
• MRAP (Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l'Amitié entre les Peoples)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2021MRAP is part of the coalition (with UEJF, SOS Racisme, LICRA, J'Accuse, SOS Homophobie) that filed suit against Twitter for inadequate moderation of hate speech since May 2020.
• SOS HomophobiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2021SOS Homophobie is part of the coalition (with UEJF, SOS Racisme, LICRA, J'Accuse, MRAP) that filed suit against Twitter for inadequate moderation of hate speech since May 2020.
• Débattre en SorbonneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 November 2020UEJF Paris 1 co-organized a conference with Dominique Sopo (President of SOS Racisme) alongside Débattre en Sorbonne and FEDER Paris on the topic of 'République, racisme et liberté d'expression'.
• RCJ (Radio), hosted by Elsa ParienteminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 November 2020UEJF produces a weekly radio show 'L'Impertinente' with Elsa Pariente on RCJ (94.8 FM). The show covers interviews, cultural topics, and current affairs. Episodes feature the UEJF President and guests.
• Habbad on CampusminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2019UEJF Paris 7 Diderot partnered with Habbad on Campus for the organization of a Chabbat plein (full Shabbat) weekend retreat, combining religious programming with student community building.
• Agence Juive (Jewish Agency for Israel)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2019UEJF partners with the Agence Juive for 'Avoir 20 ans en Israël', a program bringing Israeli student delegations to France to meet French Jewish students, and for memory trips to Poland.
• FSJU (Fonds Social Juif Unifié)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 January 2019During the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), UEJF collaborated with FSJU to distribute food aid to people in need, including partnerships with the Diocese for the 'Grands Voisins' center in Paris.
• AJC (American Jewish Committee)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2018UEJF partnered with AJC in 2018 to invite French students to participate in AJC's congress in Jerusalem celebrating Israel's 70th anniversary.
• Coexist (mediator training program)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2015Coexist is a UEJF-run mediation program that trains student volunteers to act as mediators in middle and high school classrooms to challenge racist, antisemitic, homophobic, and sexist prejudices. Coexist was a finalist for 'La France s'engage' award.

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Recent moves8 records

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Broad incumbents

• Hillel International: Hillel is the largest Jewish student network globally, serving university students in the US and other countries. It offers a directly comparable campus-section model, Shabbat/holiday programming, leadership training, and Israel engagement — the same architecture UEJF operates, but at much larger scale and with a permanent professional staff.
• CRIF (Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France): CRIF is the umbrella representative body for Jewish institutions in France. UEJF is institutionally adjacent to CRIF and frequently engages with it (UEJF leaders meet with CRIF partners). CRIF operates in the same French antisemitism-advocacy space as UEJF but at a broader, non-student demographic.
• AJC (American Jewish Committee): AJC is a major US-based Jewish advocacy organization with global reach. UEJF has partnered with AJC for delegations and Israel programming. AJC operates at a much larger scale but in a directly comparable mission space (Jewish advocacy, antisemitism monitoring, interfaith dialogue).
• FSJU (Fonds Social Juif Unifié): FSJU is the central welfare and community-services fund of French Jewry. UEJF partnered with FSJU on COVID-19 food aid and community programming. FSJU operates in adjacent territory (community services, social support for French Jews) and serves as a likely institutional funder / partner for UEJF initiatives.

Direct peers

• European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS): EUJS is the pan-European umbrella of Jewish student unions and UEJF's most direct international counterpart. The two organizations share the same member demographic (Jewish university students), program model (conventions, advocacy, memory trips), and Brussels-facing advocacy function. UEJF delegates have served in EUJS leadership, making this the closest peer.
• B'nai B'rith France: B'nai B'rith is one of the oldest Jewish service and advocacy organizations, with an active French section. It pursues comparable antisemitism-monitoring and human-rights advocacy in France and shares UEJF's dual identity of community programming and civil-party legal action.
• LICRA (Ligue internationale contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme): LICRA is one of France's oldest anti-racism and anti-antisemitism NGOs and a core coalition partner of UEJF in the Twitter lawsuit. It pursues comparable legal and legislative advocacy in the same French regulatory environment and serves overlapping, if older, demographics.
• J'Accuse: J'Accuse is a French anti-antisemitism NGO co-plaintiff with UEJF in the Twitter hate-speech coalition. It operates in the same litigation-and-advocacy lane as UEJF and frequently coordinates press interventions on antisemitism incidents.
• SOS Racisme: SOS Racisme is the French anti-racism NGO that co-files hate-speech litigation with UEJF (Twitter suit) and co-organizes events (Rire ensemble contre le racisme, France 2). They share target constituencies (students, young adults), coalition partners, and a litigation-driven advocacy model.

Emerging players

• Bureau National de Vigilance Contre l'Antisémitisme (BNVCA): BNVCA is a French watchdog that monitors and catalogues antisemitic incidents and supports affected victims. While narrower in scope than UEJF, it operates in the same French antisemitism-monitoring and reporting space and is a comparable peer for the documentation/advocacy function UEJF performs.

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