by SBlumenkranz | Jun 25, 2020 | Blog
By Lonye Rasch, Board AlumnaWith a dramatic increase in calls to Israel’s domestic abuse hotlines since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, the Hadassah Foundation quickly launched a COVID-19 Response Fund, Co-Chaired by Tracey Spiegelman and Audrey Weiner, to help the...
by SBlumenkranz | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog
Women, especially those on the periphery, have been hard hit by the consequences of the pandemic. Women are disproportionately losing their jobs, gender based violence is on the rise, and marginalized populations are facing growing economic and health disparities. The...
by SBlumenkranz | Jun 10, 2019 | Blog
By Sue Beller, Boar ChairThe below post is the D’var Torah given by Board Chair Sue Beller at the recent Board of Directors Meeting on June 3-4,2019. One of the special things about the Hadassah Foundation is that we work within a Jewish framework deriving...
by SBlumenkranz | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog
By Lonye Rasch, Board AlumnaSegregated driving school classes, separate seating for men and women at public ceremonies, inspection of the length of high-schoolers’ shorts, and exclusion of women from opportunities in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have all become...
by SBlumenkranz | May 15, 2019 | Blog
By Stephanie BlumenkranzDo you remember the first time you learned about anti-Semitism? If you are like me, you don’t, because as long as you can remember, it was always there. It was woven into my childhood Jewish education the way challah is rolled (or braided) into...
by SBlumenkranz | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog
The Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel is a non-partisan socioeconomic research institute, developing innovative research and policy options that advance the well-being of Israelis. After finishing a report, the Taub Center will share their findings with...
