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Meet Our Assistant Director Julie Wiener
Julie will work closely with Hadassah Foundation Director Stephanie Blumenkranz and the Board help expand the Foundation’s impact and raise its profile in the Jewish philanthropic community
Double the Reasons to Feel Hopeful About Israel
We always feel excited and grateful to travel to Israel. But earlier this month, preparing for the Hadassah Foundation's study mission in Israel just days after a polarizing election, many of us on the board also felt a bit apprehensive. Then we began meeting with...
MovIng Forward in Post Roe America
LET'S LEARN FROM THIS MOMENT, AND THEN, STRIVE FOR EVEN GREATER, LASTING CHANGE. In this blog Moving ForwardTaking ActionBecoming Educated It is hard to fully comprehend the extent to which women's rights have taken a giant leap backwards with last week's ruling....
The 4 Children at Passover
As Passover approaches, our appreciation for you and the Hadassah Foundation deepens. We think about how far we have come as a foundation, for gender equality, and as Jewish people, and at the same time, we remember how much there is still left to be done. To help...
Yozmot AtiD in action
Yozmot Atid helps women acheive financial independence by supporting them in establishing and developing their small businesses. In 2021, they served 126 women, read their stories below or click here for the...
Itach-Ma’aki’s key accomplishments during COVID-19
Hadassah Foundation grantee partner Itach-Ma'aki: Women Lawyers for Social Justice shares some of their many accomplishments during Covid-19. These accomplishments demonstrate their effectiveness as well the disproportionate impact Covid-19 has had on women and...
Your Gift Helps Teens Navigate Today’s Complex World
In a recent study conducted by the Jewish Education Project, Jewish teens were asked what they need help with the most. 68% said "self-esteem" and 55% said "challenging sexism." Fearing failure, teen girls hold themselves back from taking healthy risks, which are...
help WOMEN ADVANCE TO THE HIGHEST ELECTED POSITIONS
Women in Israel suffer from the socio-economic trends of increasing inequality and decreasing opportunities for advancement, but have little ability to promote change as they are underrepresented in decision-making bodies. Meet WePower, a non-profit,...
Grantee Update: WePower
The professional leadership of WePower recently shared the below report on their recent and ongoing initiatives. WePower advances women's leadership at all levels of society, especially in the political and public arenas. Check...
Moving Traditions Kol Koleinu Fellowship: Two Featured Projects
Moving Traditions's Kol Koleinu fellowship, an ongoing project funded by the Hadassah Foundation, invites young Jewish feminists to explore and deepen their feminist knowledge and create tangible change. Fellows implement social change projects in their...
Yozmot Atid’s Entrepreneur of the Month: Orly Golan
Every month, Hadassah Foundation grantee Yozmot Atid highlights one of their program participants. Learn about Orly Golan in the interview below, or read Yozmot Atid's original post here. Orly Golan: 52-year old founder of Happy Birds – Handmade Decorative Birds...
Israeli Supreme Court: Infidelity in Marriage Should Not Be a Factor in Dividing Property During Divorce
Read about Hadassah Foundation's grantee The Rackman Center's recent success in the Israel Supreme Court Find the Original Report here The significance of yesterday’s decision of the Israeli Supreme Court composed of an unusual panel of nine Justices in a rare...
We Have a New Look
The Hadassah Foundation launches its newly designed website After months of hard work, we are delighted to officially launch a site that is user friendly and uniquely designed. The aim of the site is to clearly articulate what The Hadassah Foundation accomplishes...
Your Contribution Helps Women Obtain CEO Positions
The idea for the pilot of the Jewish Communal Women's Leadership Project stemmed in part from needs that were heard at JWI's Jewish Women's Leadership Conference, pictured above. (Photo courtesy of JWI) To date, 70 percent of Jewish communal organizational...
Making Israel a Jewish Democracy
CWJ Attorney Adiya Shvartz (right) and Katya Kupchik (left) from Generation 1.5, an organization that represents young, Russian speaking Israelis. This picture was taken in August 2020, after CWJ and Generation 1.5 jointly submitted a petition to grant...