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Make Every Day Women’s Day
The holiday of Purim celebrates the leadership of one heroic woman, Queen Esther, and this year it comes on the heels of International Women’s Day.
The Hadassah Foundation invests in women every day of the year.
In Israel, our grant recipients have won landmark court victories, helped pass key legislation, and advocated for government policies that have improved the lives of more ...
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Don’t Miss These Opportunities for Young Feminists
Mark your calendar! Two U.S.-based Hadassah Foundation grant recipients are offering opportunities with fast-approaching deadlines for young women and teens.
Jewish Women International (JWI) has a few spots left for its Young Women’s Leadership Mission to Israel – and the application deadline is this Friday, March 7. A week-long immersive volunteer experience, the subsidized trip runs ...
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QueenB Turns February into Women & Girls in Science Month
For 10 years, the United Nations has marked February 11 as “International Day of Women and Girls in Science.” However, over the past few years, QueenB, a Hadassah Foundation grant recipient, has taken the day one step farther by celebrating the entire month of February as “Women and Girls in Science Month.”
Founded in 2016, QueenB seeks to increase the representation of Israeli women in ...
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Jacquie Bayley (center) with past board member Sue Beller at the Hadassah Foundation's 25th anniversary event in December 2024. (Shulamit Photo & Video)
Philanthropist Jacquie Bayley Creates Fund for Girls’ Leadership with $500,000 Gift to the Hadassah Foundation
NEW YORK, NY -- The Hadassah Foundation is pleased to announce that philanthropist Jacquie Bayley has made a $500,000 contribution to the Hadassah Foundation to create the Fund for Leadership, Opportunity, and Sisterhood.
The Bayley Fund will support initiatives that offer women and girls in Israel and the American Jewish community the skills and training needed to obtain and excel in ...
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The Rackman Center On Why Women Need Israel’s High Court and the UN
Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari of the Rackman Center, a Hadassah Foundation grant recipient, recently briefed us on two issues: the current challenges women in Israel are facing and the Dinah Project, an initiative advocating for the victims of sexual crimes on October 7. Based at Bar Ilan University, the Rackman Center promotes legal and social change for women in family law and ...
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