Immigrants
Welcoming newcomers
Beginner & intermediate French classes, prefecture paperwork help, school enrolment for children, medical and social orientation.
Programme — Communities
Welcome, integrate, transmit
French classes, paperwork help, support for the Jewish community in France and intercultural events.
An association open to everyone
WAS is an open association. We support people who have recently arrived in France, and we also support the Jewish community in France — just as we support anyone else who needs help, with no distinction of origin or religion. Our conviction: solidarity makes no distinctions.
In practice, this means French classes, help with administrative procedures (residency permits, school enrolment, healthcare access), cultural events, and specific support for Jewish families who turn to us — particularly for elders, the transmission of memory, and intergenerational ties.
What we do
Jewish community
Support for the Jewish community
Visits to elders, transmission of memory, cultural and intergenerational events, administrative support.
Cohesion
Intercultural events
Shared evenings, intercultural fashion shows, cooking and sewing workshops where cultures meet.
Women
Women & families
Discussion groups, creative workshops, parenting support and economic-autonomy support for newly arrived women.
Memory
Transmission of memory
Talks, witness sessions, exhibitions and school interventions to pass on history and fight antisemitism and racism.
Leisure
Outings & culture
Museum visits, seaside outings, cultural access for people who are often kept away from it.
Our commitments
- No condition of origin, nationality or religion to be supported
- Absolute confidentiality on individual situations
- Active fight against any form of racism, antisemitism and discrimination
- Work in liaison with specialised associations (CIMADE, Secours Catholique, faith-based communities, etc.)