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Agunot Campaigners Promote Pre-Nuptial Agreements
A coalition of Orthodox Jewish women's rights organizations is calling on attorneys, marriage registrars and rabbis to support the institutionalization of prenuptial agreements as a solution to the phenomenon of women denied a divorce.
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Take 5 for the Environment
ICJW is encouraging women to join the United Nations Environment Programme to become a Change Agent for the Environment.
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President Bush launched 3rd annual Jewish American Heritage Month
"The story of the Jewish people in America is the story of America itself," Bush said in his proclamation declaring May as Jewish American Heritage Month.
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ICJW Offers Interactive Education Program
ICJW is pleased to share its Interactive Jewish Education Program materials on this website.
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Emunah, Naamat and WIZO Awarded 60th Anniverary Israel Prize
The 2008 Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement and Exceptional Contribution to the Nation will be awarded to women's groups and youth movements.
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NCJW Reports on Issues Concerning Women in Israel
Shari Eshet, Director of NCJW's Israel Office, works with Israeli women and reports on the issues that are at the heart of the work of NCJW, both in the US and in Israel.
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Britain Threatens to Pull out of Durban II
Britain has joined Canada, Israel and France in threatening to pul out of the UN Durban Review Conference if it is likely to provide a repeat of the anti-semitism seen in 2001.
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Holocaust Exhibition about Women Opens in Germany
Israeli exhibition on how women coped in concentration camps has opened in Dresden. Curator says show 'has a very optimistic message' on active role women played in forging their new identities.
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European Jewish Study Network Launched
The European Jewish Study Network in Brussels is reaching out to Europe’s 2 million Jews to keep them in touch with Jewish tradition via the internet. Video conferences, lecture series and webcasts are among the methods that will be used once the network goes live (www.ejsn.org)
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Anti-Racism Campaign Across Europe
15 - 23 March 2008 is European-wide Action Week Against Racism with the theme "Colour Your Picture"
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WHY DON'T THE RABBIS FREE AGUNOT?
On International Agunot Day, traditionally timed to coincide with the Fast of Esther, ICJW's Sharon Shenhav published the following article, calling on Rabbis to help free women whose husbands will not give them a religious divorce.
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International Women's Day
International Women’s Day, celebrated internationally on 8 March is themed this year: "Investing in Women and Girls," with a strong focus on financing for gender equality at the country level.
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Say No to Violence Against Women
Women around the world are asked to raise money for the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women by signing up to a UNIFEM campaign.
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NCJW Defends Women's Rights in Israel
NCJW U.S. is campaigning against segregated buses in Israel.
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New Zealand Interfaith Retreat
The First New Zealand Women’s Interfaith Forum Retreat was held in Silversteam in February 2008.
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ICJW's 13th European Conference
The 13th European Conference of the International Council of Jewish Women took place in Brussels in March, entitled: "European Women in Intercultural Dialogue - Perception and Reality".
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Preparing for Durban 2
Members of the International Council of Jewish Women met with UN Watch Director Hillel Neuer in Geneva in February to discuss strategies to adopt for a better outcome of the NGO Conference Durban 2.
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Corporate Funding for Gender Equality
ICJW is sponsoring a panel on "Corporate Feminism - Enhancing Corporate Influence through Women's Empowerment", together with Soroptimist International, during the upcoming UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York.
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Learning the Lessons of the Holocaust
Protecting the State of Israel is part of honouring the memory of the victims of the Holocaust, says World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder.
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Canada and Israel withdraw support for UN anti-racism conference
Canada will not support preparations for a UN anti-racism conference planned for Durban, South Africa, next year, a decision which has been welcomed by the Canadian Jewish Congress.
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WJC President: “World Jewry stands side by side with Israel”
World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder expressed hope that the diplomatic process started at the Annapolis conference in November 2007 will succeed.
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European Year of Intercultural Dialogue Launched
The launch of 2008 as the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue is focusing on the theme ‘Together in Diversity’.
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URGENT CALL TO PETITION THE KNESSET
A new legislative amendment is due for debate in Israel's Parliament this week, and Jewish women around the world are asked to support this important development.
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Working to Free Agunot
Sharon Shenhav, J.D., Director of the International Jewish Women's Rights Project, reports on progress during 2007 in the continuing campaign to help Agunot and Mesurvai Get.
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New York Interfaith Dialogue on Faith & Tradition
The Eleanor Leff Jewish Women’s Resource Center, a project of the National Council of Jewish Women New York Section, recently held a Sunday Dialogue entitled "Faith and Tradition: Understanding Similarities, Respecting Differences."
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Commemorating Human Rights Day
The United Nations Secretary-General's has published a Human Rights Day message to launch the year-long commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Message for Volunteers
The United Nations Secretary-General issued the following message on International Volunteer Day: 5 December 2007
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Recommendations for Helping Europe's Elderly
The Council of Europe has passed the following Recommendation Document on the Situation of Elderly Persons in Europe. This document was adopted by the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Assembly on 24 May 2007.
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World Women Leaders Meet in Israel
Israel was the venue for this year's International Women's Leadership Conference for Sustainable Development.
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ICSW Global Conference on Social Welfare
The International Council on Social Welfare 2008 Conference will examine the dynamics of social welfare in globalization: lessons from the past, challenges for today and tomorrow.
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Kristallnacht Commemorated in 35 European Countries
Activists from all around Europe, from Russia to Spain and from Italy to Finland, prepared hundred of activities for the November 9 anniversary, to warn about the danger of repeating the darkest hours of European history.
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UNESCO pledges to commemorate the Holocaust
The 34th session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the U.N.'s heritage arm, passed a unanimous resolution promoting Holocaust remembrance.
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Religion must not be vehicle of hate, says Pope Benedict
At an inter-religious meeting in Naples, Pope Benedict has said religion must never be used to justify violence. He spoke to rabbis, ayatollahs, priests and patriarchs from around the world who gathered in the southern Italian city.
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ICJW joins calls for fairness on UN Human Rights Council
Human Rights Watch has drafted a Joint NGO Proposed Amendment to save the credibility and effectiveness of the new Human Rights Council.
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Intercultural Dialogue at the UN General Assembly
In October 2007, the United Nations General Assembly held a dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace. ICJW Representative at the UN, Madeleine Brecher, reports:
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French Community President Richard Prasquier speaks at UNESCO
Danielle Obadia, ICJW delegate to UNESCO, reports on a recent presentation at the Dialogue Between Cultures for Peace Committee by the new French Jewish Community President Richard Prasquier.
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Mediterranean Conference
Judi Widetzky represented ICJW at the OSCE (Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe) Annual Mediterranean Seminar, held this year in Tel Aviv. Rahela Dzidic attended as representative of Civitas of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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NCJWA urges Australian politicians to prevent Durban repeat
SENIOR figures from the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (NCJWA) have pushed the Australian Government and Opposition to prevent a repeat of the antisemitism that marred the 2001 United Nations’ conference on racism in Durban.
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U.N. Concerts in Memory of Daniel Pearl
The United Nations has helped to organize a series of concerts in New York as part of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days named for the Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan in early 2002.
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Israeli Government To Fight Trafficking
A broad-based plan has been prepared to fight trafficking in women, with 30 measures of prevention, enforcement and protection
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Religions Groups Call for Peace in Burma
ICJW has written to the goverment of Burma in support of the recent non-violent protests for peace, led by Buddhist monks.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
150 landmarks around the world, including including Taipei's tower (the tallest building in the world,) the Empire State Building, the Brandenberg Gate, Tel Aviv's Azrieli Towers, the Sydney Opera House and Niagara Falls, will glow pink during October to draw attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Charting the Jewish World Population
A study of the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute (JPPPI) in Israel has concluded that there are 13.1 million Jews living in the world. This constitutes an increase of almost half a million people, or about 4 per cent, compared to 1970 figures.
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Women & Climate Change
Women and children are fourteen times more likely to die than men are during a disaster.
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Focus on Women in Tel Aviv
Two exhibitions of Israeli photography with female themes will be on view this fall at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
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European Day of Jewish Culture
The theme of the 2007 European Day of Jewish Culture on September 2, 2007, is Testimonies. Events in 30 countries celebrate the cultural and historical heritage of Judaism.
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Open Door Center Celebrates 30 Years
ICJW is a leading supporter of the Open Door Senior Citizen Club, which runs various activities for elderly people from all over Jerusalem.
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Global Interfaith Initiative to Counter Human Trafficking
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has invited ICJW to participate in their International Forum: "Interfaith Dialogue: What the Religious Community Can Do to Combat Human Trafficking".
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ICJW and Hadassah sponsor UN Water Security Workshop
ICJW's NGO Representatives at the United Nations in New York attended the September 5 DPI/NGO Conference on "Climate Change: How it Impacts Us All" and report here on the Water Security & Climate Change Workshop, co-sponsored by ICJW with Hadassah and the World Council of Conservative/Masorti Synagogues.
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Calendar features Jewish Women and their Concerns
A new 16-month planner has been launched by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute (HBI) entitled "Creating Art, Promoting Change: Works by Jewish Women".
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Israeli Section Head in New South Wales
Dalia Ayalon Sinclair is the first Israeli woman to head a Section of the NCJW in Australia. She was elected as President of the New South Wales Section at the
NCJWA National Quadrennial Conference.
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Grants for Anti-Slavery Projects
The United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery allocates project grants, for programmes of humanitarian, legal and financial assistance to individuals whose human rights have been severely violated as a result of contemporary forms of slavery.
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NCJW-US: Israel Needs More Women Negotiators
An online petition is calling for Israel's government to ensure that women are equally represented in conflict resolution efforts.
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Israel's Women Protest Presidential Reprieve
Talia Livni, President of NA'AMAT and the Council of Women’s Organizations in Israel says: "The plea bargain agreement in the case against former President Moshe Katsav spits in the face of women."
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All the World is a Jewish Stage!
A new international Jewish Theater website has been built as a showcase for Jewish arts performances worldwide.
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Funny Females
A New Documentary Film Pulls Back the Curtain on Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
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Historic Decision in Switzerland
A vote in Basel has decided that a woman can become President of the Jewish Community of Basel, Switzerland.
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European Women Pass Resolution on Domestic Violence
A Resolution on Domestic Violence was agreed by representatives of European National Councils of Women at the General Assembly of ECICW/ CECIF in Monaco, on 27th April, and addressed to the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of Europe and National Governments.
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Empowering Older Persons
The 17th Annual United Nations International Day of Older Persons on Thursday 4 October will be marked at UN Headquarters in New York by a forum entitled "Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities of Ageing: Empowering Older Persons".
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ICJW Campaign Against Trafficking
ICJW has prioritised the issue of trafficking of women and girls as an urgent problem requiring action from the international body and its affiliates. This issue has been a priority for ICJW since it was concerned about Jewish girls in slavery when the organisation was set up in 1912. Trafficking is the modern form of slavery.
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Taking Action for Girls at the CSW
The UN Commission on the Status of Women took place in March 2007 and was attended by members of the ICJW from all over the world.
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Giant CHAINED Dress to represent Agunot
ICAR's CHAINED campaign will draw attention to the plight of thousands of Agunot worldwide.
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Opposing Fundamentalism
ICJW sent a message of support to the Conference of the International Federation of Women Against Fundamentalism and for Equality (WAFE).
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Jewish Museum of Switzerland
The history of Swiss Jewry is captured in this Basel museum, where there are many items reflecting the importance of women in the community.
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New Resource Website for Communal Workers
The World Council of Jewish Communal Service is launching a new web portal providing access to Jewish and other funding resources, the nonprofit sector in Israel and abroad, and to additional sites in the Jewish world.
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Zionism gets a hi-tech upgrade
PresenTense Institute for Creative Zionism uses entrepreneurial models of peer networking to strengthen Diaspora-Israel relations, foster creativity and collaboration.
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iKNOW Politics
The first virtual network linking women in politics throughout the world was launched on 27 February 2007 at the United Nations: the International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics).
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Slovak Jewish Heritage Center
Visitors are urged to explore the treasures of three Eastern Slovak cities with a rich Jewish communal past: Kosice, Presov and Bardejov - as part of the European Route of Jewish Heritage in Slovakia.
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Searching for Jewish Roots?
The Jewish Genealogical Society (www.jgsny.org) is a nonprofit organization founded in New York in 1977 and dedicated to collecting, preserving and disseminating knowledge about Jewish genealogy. The JGS is comprised of more than a thousand people enthusiastically researching their Jewish roots.
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The Jewish Women's Archive
The mission of the Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is to uncover, chronicle, and transmit the rich history of American Jewish women. Their online exhibit: "Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution" is well worth viewing.
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Connecting Women of Faith
A unique 3-day residential encounter between 44 Jewish, Christian and Muslim women from different backgrounds took place in Australia in February.
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Multiple Identity: a Strength or an Obstacle to Coexistence?
A Colloquium on Multiple Identity was organized by the UNESCO-NGO Commission in Paris in February to discuss the different implications of having more than one ethnic identity.
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Emunah launches International Essay Competition
Emunah is running an International Online Essay Competition for Jewish junior & senior high school students (grades 8-12).
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ICJW Mother's Day Campaign
ICJW is urging mothers and grandmothers to help girls to choose real, positive role models instead of celebrities and models.
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Showing Solidarity with Women of Iran
Women worldwide are asked to join a virtual march in solidarity with imprisoned women's rights activists in Iran.
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Anti-Trafficking Poster Campaign
The European Women's Lobby and the Coalition against Trafficking in Women (CATW) have launched an international poster campaign to help fight the trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation.
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Ending Discrimination and Violence against the Girl Child
ICJW is actively involved in the forthcoming 51st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, organized by the United Nations' Economic and Social Council, with the theme of "The Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination and Violence against the Girl Child".
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Challenging Beauty Stereotypes that Damage Girls Self Esteem
ICJW submits Resolution to UN Commission on the Status of Women
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U.N. General Assembly Commemoration of the Holocaust
The 2nd International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust was held at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday January 29, 2007.
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International Council on Social Welfare in Vilnius, Lithuania
Thursday 14th June -Saturday 16th June 2007
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The Jewish Museum of Florida
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NCJW Supports At-Risk Israelis with Grassroots Grants
www.ncjw.org
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The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art
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The Sydney Jewish Museum
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The European Association for Jewish Culture
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The National Foundation for Jewish Culture
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Vital Voices Global Partnership www.vitalvoices.org
Take Action Against Human Trafficking
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National Council of Jewish Women of Canada
Sponsors the Israel Family Counselling Association (IFCA)
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Australian Jewish Women in the Arts
An affiliate of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia
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ICJW women join rally for release of kidnapped soldiers
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The Contemporary Jewish Museum
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The leadership of the International Council of Jewish Women, meeting in Jerusalem on November 9-10, 2006
Statement regarding the Cancellation of the International Rabbinic Conference
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The Center for Jewish Art
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European's Women's Lobby
October 2006
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The London Museum of Jewish Life
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Securing Equality, Engendering Peace: A Guide to Policy and Planning on Women, Peace and Security
Guide can be Downloaded from website link: http://www.wunrn.com
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The Jewish Museum in New York
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The American Guild of Judaic Art
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The Jewish Museum of Greece
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STAND UP Against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals
October 15-16 2006
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