Robert Kasirer

In 2022, Robert founded the Neshamah Project Inc. in the United States, together with a related nonprofit in Israel, to develop the Neshamah Platform and Neshamah App. These projects were created as a single digital space combining music, Jewish learning, prayer, podcasts, videos, and short interactive experiences. The platform is designed for individuals and communities. It includes customizable areas where organizations, synagogues, schools, camps, on-campus groups, and content creators can share their work alongside a larger library.

His family history is rooted in resilience and survival. His parents were Holocaust survivors; his mother endured Auschwitz, and his father was forced into labor. Most of their relatives were killed. They came from a small village in the Carpathian Mountains, now part of Ukraine. After liberation, they married and lived in Austria while awaiting visas to the United States. He and a sibling were born there, while another was born in Los Angeles after the family arrived to begin a new life.

When the family settled in Los Angeles in 1954, Jewish resources in the city were limited. Kasirer's parents helped establish educational institutions, supported synagogues, and extended their involvement to Jewish communities in New York and Israel. Their values shaped his upbringing. At 13, he attended a Jewish boarding school in New York, where he continued both religious and secular studies through university.

He later attended New York University and a law school in New York. After passing the bar, he moved to Los Angeles, formed a law firm with two associates, and later joined a national firm before working in real estate with his father. After his father passed in 2005, he continued expanding the company. His sons and son-in-law now manage daily operations while he serves as Chairman.

He has been married for 48 years, has four children, and has 13 grandchildren. He enjoys skiing, hiking, and traveling, experiences that continue to guide Robert Kasirer's life and work.