The association does not pursue economic objectives but exclusively and irrevocably serves non-profit and charitable purposes: 1. Education: to reduce prejudices and misunderstandings, particularly antisemitism and religious or ethnic intolerance; to promote mutual respect and intercultural understanding; through lectures, literature or other available media. 2. Charitable aid through support of the poor, the sick, the disabled, refugees, Holocaust survivors and other people in need mainly in Israel and in other countries as required, in the form of food, clothing, furniture, school fees, co-financing of medical care, mental health care and other necessary means of existence.