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More than 1,000 people registered for this December 19 program. Scroll down for biographies of the speakers. Find resources and action items shared by program speakers and cosponsors here. Learn more here about what the Hadassah Foundation and our grantee organizations have been doing to meet the needs of women and girls in the aftermath of October 7. COSPONSORS Center for Jewish ...

At an October 16, 2023 program of the Hadassah Foundation, HF Board Member Negar Treister facilitated a conversation with Shanie Reichman and Alina Shkolnikov of HF grantee organization Forum Dvorah. A 2023 Core grant recipient, Forum Dvorah is a nonpartisan NGO promoting the equal representation of women in key decision-making positions in the fields of national security and foreign policy ...

Moving Traditions, an organization that uses a gender lens to embolden North American Jewish youth to thrive, has been awarded a $130,000 “Visionary Partner” grant from the Hadassah Foundation. The organization, which combines positive psychology with Jewish values, partners with Jewish institutions across North America to engage Jewish teens, families, and communities. It joins the ...

We are devastated by the massacre in Israel, the ongoing hostage situation, and the Israel-Hamas war. In response to the crisis in Israel, the Hadassah Foundation is making several emergency grants. We have also signed on to a statement with Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA). Learn more below: Emergency Grants Last week, the Hadassah Foundation board of ...

NEW YORK, NY: October 26, 2023—Hadassah National President Rhoda Smolow and CEO Naomi Adler together with Hadassah Foundation Board Chair Audrey Weiner and Director Stephanie Blumenkranz issued the following joint statement in response to recent public remarks made by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the group UN Women: “It is outrageous that UN Women – an organization ...