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25/6/2009
ICJW is signed up to the Women’s World Summit Foundation campaign for the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse on 19 November 2009.

25/6/2009
June 2009 marks the 60th Anniversary of the Reconstitution of the ICJW.
25/6/2009
The 4th Annual World Elderly Abuse Awareness Day will be marked on July 5 with a Global Celebration in Paris, arranged by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) and partners.
21/6/2009
Congratulations to Di Hirsh for receiving the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on the Queen's Birthday Honour List in Australia for her work with NCJWA and many interfaith activities.
21/6/2009
Construction on the long-planned Museum of the History of Polish Jews is finally set to begin in Warsaw.
21/6/2009
Hungarian Jewish women have written about their own experiences of the Holocaust in "Salty Coffee" - see European Affiliates page.
18/6/2009
Past ICJW President June Jacobs has been awarded the prestigious CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) on the Queen's Birthday Honours' List for her work in human rights and interfaith relations.
1/6/2009
May 2009 has been declared Jewish American Heritage Month by President Obama
12/5/2009
The 6th International Women's Film Festival will take place in Rehovot, Israel from 7 - 13 September 2009 - details at www.iwff.net
12/5/2009
Congratulations to Shirley Payes on her appointment to the Board of the National Council of Women of New Zealand.
4/5/2009
Last chance to register for the ICJW Herczeg Jewish Education Seminar in Jerusalem, May 17-20, 2009!
3/5/2009
Karmela Belinki will be giving a video interview on behalf of the NGOs at the Council of Europe for a conference in Rejkiavik, Iceland, on the "New Media", and a report on the Finnish educational system for the NGO Culture and Education Grouping in Strasbourg.
3/5/2009
Congratulations to Nancy Ratzan, president of NCJW-USA on her appointment to serve on the U.S. President's Advisory Council for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
26/4/2009
Read the President's response to Durban II - click on From the President's Desk link below.
20/4/2009
ICJW's UN representatives in Geneva, joined by other ICJW representatives, are presently at the Durban II conference. In New York, ICJW is a co-sponsor of a simultaneous counter-conference.
27/3/2009
UNESCO's Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) will take place in Belem, Brazil, from 19 to 22 May 2009.
27/3/2009
The Parliament of the World's Religions will be held in Melbourne, Australia, in December 2009
27/3/2009
Di Hirsh will be holding a women's interfaith Model Seder in Melbourne the second year in a row. About 80 women are expected to attend.
27/3/2009
NCJW Australia has launched its 'Mum For Mum' website - see Affiliates page
27/3/2009
Read the President's Pesach Message - from the Presidents' Desk.
9/3/2009
14 - 22 March 2009 is Europe-wide Action Week Against Racism.
9/3/2009
Ta'anit Esther, March 9 2009, is designated International Day for Agunot.
3/3/2009
The NGO Committee on the Status of Women will celebrate International Women’s Day in Geneva with a session on "The Economics of the Financial Crisis: Gender Equality and the Role of Women".
3/3/2009
Ideas for Celebrating International Women's Day: http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2009/february/reinharz-ja.html
22/2/2009
Congratulations to Danielle Obadia on her reelection to the Le Fonds Social Juif Unifie (FSJU) - National Jewish Social Fund in France.



3/3/2009
CEMI, ICJW's Spanish affiliate, celebrated its 34th Anniversary on February 17.
4/2/2009
Leonie de Picciotto will be addressing the European Union of Jewish Students on "NGOs at the Human Rights Council: About Networking and Lobbying" in Geneva.
4/2/2009
Mazal Tov to Dr. Ruth Halperin-Kadari on her election as Vice-Chairperson of CEDAW - the UN's Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
4/2/2009
Congratulations to Sara Winkowski on her election by the Latin American Jewish Congress as vice-president of the World Jewish Congress.



11/12/2008
Read the President's Opinion in the Jerusalem Post: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/Page/IndexParMult&cid=1150885851781
23/11/2008
The Feminist Initiative will stand in the European Parliament election
2009 - see Feministsupport.com.
19/11/2008
Register for the Herczeg Jerusalem Seminar in May 2009 - details on the Jewish Education - ICJW Education Events page.
9/11/2008
The International Labour Organization has embarked on a global awareness-raising campaign: "Gender Equality at the Heart of Decent Work." Visit www.ilo.org/gender for more information.
2/11/2008
Dr. Sarita Dumont has received the Lion of Judea Award presented by the Israeli Ambassador in Mexico.
22/10/2008
Melita Svob from ICJW's Croatian affiliate organised a conference in Croatia for the Association of Child Survivors of the Holocaust.
22/10/2008
ICJW's U.S. affiliate, the National Council of Jewish Women, has relaunched its website: www.ncjw.org
22/10/2008
Congratulations to ICJW North American Regional Chairperson Judy Lear on her election as incoming president of the Gray Panthers.
7/1/2009
Visit The President's Desk (below) to read her latest message about the situation in Israel.
18/9/2008
NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child has a new website: www.childrightsnet.org
1/9/2008
Read the new ICJW Newsletter in English or Spanish on this site.
29/6/2008
Congratulations to Ana Lebl on her election as the new president of the Jewish community in Split, Croatia
16/9/2007
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Jewish Women and Philanthropy

NASHIM will hold a conference on Jewish women and philanthropy on July 16.


ICJW Award for Study of Women's Role in Synagogue Life

Student of Gender Roles in French Synagogues wins ICJW Research Prize.


ICJW women protest Knesset Bill

ICJW representatives joined a protest by Israeli women against the proposed expansion of the power of the Rabbinical Courts.


Click for Change at the U.N.

The global Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign is campaigning to create a new, stronger women's entity at the United Nations.

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