Celebrating Israel 2015

Celebrating Israel 2015

“Celebrating Israel” marks the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of Resolution 181, the Partition Plan, on 29 November 1947, calling for the establishment of a Jewish State alongside an Arab State thus leading to the establishment of the State of Israel....

National Scholar-in Residence Program

Elana Maryles Sztokman Elana Maryles Sztokman is an award-winning author, sociologist, educator, activist and thinker in the field of Orthodox Jewish Feminism. She was trained in education, sociology and Judaism. She has lectured throughout Israel, and also worked as...

Haifa University Ethiopian Women’s Fund Report

Attached is a summary from the University of the Ethiopian Folktales Project. It is all very exciting. We have not yet completed paying the amount we promised for the publication of the booklet. Hopefully the money is being raised and will be sent over with our next...

JNF Report

We have nothing further to report at this stage regarding our new NCJWA-JNF Project, the Garden Classroom at the Or Elementary School in Be’ersheva. We expect to have an update soon re the progress of the establishment of the Garden Classroom. A very successful...

ILAN Report

As Chair of the ILAN portfolio I am responsible for maintaining communication with ILAN in Tel Aviv, Israel, especially Silvina Freund and Hana Laor. I remind and encourage sections to fundraise for ILAN in whatever way they can: holding events specifically to raise...

HRCC Report

Prior to Rosh Hashanah, we received the following message from Hila Keren-Tendler, who was at that time responsible for Fundraising and Advocacy at the HRCC. Dear friends, Another year has ended and a new one is about to begin. But before we celebrate the new-year...