by SBlumenkranz | Nov 9, 2020 | Domestic Violence, Education, Grantee, Israel
written by Lonye RaschBolstered by grants from the Jewish Women’s Collective Response Fund, three Israeli nonprofits are expanding their support for women experiencing domestic violence, a circumstance exacerbated by COVID-19. The Jewish Women’s Collective Response...
by SBlumenkranz | Mar 5, 2020 | Grantee, Israel, US
Written by Rebecca Barabas If you follow the Hadassah Foundation on Facebook, you’ve probably seen our posts about the upcoming International Women’s Day. This year’s theme, #EachforEqual, is especially important to the Hadassah Foundation and our...
by SBlumenkranz | Dec 29, 2019 | Grantee, leadership
321 Jewish girls from nine countries and 34 US states have their voices heard and matter.Women only account for 30 percent of the leadership of Jewish communal organizations and produce less than one-third of the news media. To help change these statistics, space had...
by SBlumenkranz | Dec 26, 2019 | Grantee, Israel, politics
A Haredi political party in Israel removes restrictions to women running for office. Itach Maaki members celebrate the landmark decision.The Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) political party Agudat Yisrael, had a clause in their party’s charter that prevented women from joining...
by SBlumenkranz | Dec 23, 2019 | Grantee, Israel, leadership
250 Israeli Jewish and Arab teens come together to discuss pressing issues impacting their lives. Jewish and Arab high school girls in Israel often live in close proximity, yet they are not afforded the opportunity to get to know one another. Thanks to grantee...