by Julie Wiener | Jun 12, 2025
Tamar Shwartz, the CEO of Women’s Spirit, a Hadassah Foundation Core grant recipient, recently sat down with Hadassah Foundation Board Member Stephanie Garry for a wide-ranging conversation. Since 2007, Women’s Spirit has promoted the economic independence of...
by Julie Wiener | Mar 11, 2025
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...
by Julie Wiener | Feb 18, 2025
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...
by Julie Wiener | Feb 11, 2025
As we mark Tu Bishvat, the Jewish “birthday” of the trees, the Hadassah Foundation acknowledges the many gender-equity initiatives that we have helped seed and cultivate in our first 25 years of grantmaking. Amidst these turbulent days, we pause to honor...
by Julie Wiener | Dec 18, 2024
Since 1999, the Hadassah Foundation has awarded $12 million in grants to more than 100 organizations, improving the lives of over four million people. On December 9, we took a moment to celebrate during HF@25: A Jewish Experience of Gender Justice. Below is a video of...
