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December was a remarkable month for recognizing accomplished women and girls in both Israel and the U.S. Jewish community. Last month, Hadassah Foundation grant recipients bestowed several awards and announced selections for prestigious fellowship programs. In addition, the leaders of several current and recent Hadassah Foundation grant recipients received awards and recognition from outside ...

Dear Friends Each night of Hanukkah, we use the shammash, or helper candle, to light the other candles. It is displayed more prominently than the other candles, but it is no more important. Like the shammash, the Hadassah Foundation's primary role is to provide the fuel that enables others -- our grant recipients -- to shine, advancing gender equity in Israel and the U.S. Jewish ...

The Hadassah Foundation's Israeli grant recipients are ensuring women's issues get much-needed attention in the crowded media landscape. These visionary organizations are providing research and data on critical challenges, such as Israel's ongoing gender wage gap and rising femicide rate; calling for opening more combat roles to women, and making headlines for an art exhibit about women ...

In the latest issue of the Hadassah Foundation newsletter, "The Gender Lens," we are pleased to update you on our latest initiatives: Milestones to Momentum: 2025 Year in Review Announcing 2025 Core U.S. Grant Recipients Program Highlights from "Roots of Resilience" Updates from Our Grant Recipients: Economic Abuse, Girls in Tech, Orthodox Women Rabbis Grantees in the ...

Last month in Brooklyn, three Hadassah Foundation grant recipients were front and center in a conversation about cultivating Jewish women's leadership from safety and strength. Leaders of Shalom Task Force, Sacred Spaces, and I Was Supposed to Have a Baby participated in a panel discussion moderated by Hadassah Foundation Board Member Negar Treister. Below are edited and condensed ...