WIZO

Two new adolescent units open at WIZO shelter for survivors of domestic violence

Until now, older teenagers accompanying their mothers were often forced to remain behind or live in conditions that did not meet their developmental needs.

 Efrat Sharabi from the Welfare Ministry, WIZO chairperson Anita Friedman, WIZO Australia federation president Michele Spiro, and World WIZO president Anat Vidor.
A WIZO report points at rising teen dating violence. (Ilustration)

WIZO warns in annual report of rising teen dating violence, nat’l data breakdown

Tova Ben-Dov 521

Tova Ben-Dov, Honorary Life President of World WIZO, passes away at 88

Anat Vidor, President of WIZO

Beyond Budgets and Shortages: What Teachers Really Protect


WIZO UK Commitment Awards brings six social activists to Israel

The Commitment Awards, in its second year, recognizes individuals who address the needs of others through social activism.

Winners of the WIZO UK Commitment award with Ambassador David Quarrey in Tel Aviv

The challenge of the Diaspora: Fighting anti-Semitism

‘Education is the most important thing,’ WIZO USA vice president tells ‘Post’ at quadrennial Tel Aviv confab

Anti-semitism

Israel, superpower for women

In the IDF, female soldiers and officers can take on any position without discrimination, and a woman has reached the rank of general for the first time.

Female combat soldiers in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in urban warfare.

WIZO was Israel’s first social start-up, says organization's outgoing president

Tova Ben-Dov sat down with The Jerusalem Post to talk about the past, present and future of WIZO, which is celebrating 95 years.

Tova Ben-Dov

Women of WIZO from 40 nations get ready for Tel Aviv mega-bash

WIZO members from 40 countries to gather in Tel Aviv for quadrennial event.

WIZO members from 40 countries to gather in Tel Aviv for quadrennial event

PM pledges ‘significant steps’ against domestic violence

Netanyahu’s comments mark International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with women living at a WIZO and government sponsored shelter for victims of domestic violence, during a tour marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Walking the line:the Animix festival

Blumenberg was born in Lugano, Switzerland, and made aliya at the age of 13. Even so, he says he makes good use of some of the traits he imbibed in his birth country.

Raffael Blumenberg’s ‘Woman, Man, Line.’ at the Animix festival.

WIZO and Wikimedia Israel launch competition to promote Israeli women online

Collaboration aims to add, recognize, 150 female Israeli figures to Wikipedia.

 Prof. Rivka Lazovsky, chairwoman of WIZO World Executive.

Here and There: The elections merry-go-round... and its consequential fallout

There can be no doubt that the current electoral system we ‘enjoy’ in Israel will continue to provide governments that simply cannot govern.

Elections in Israel

The Human Spirit: Being Malke Bina

You couldn’t help absorbing how much Rabbanit Bina loved this material. Torah study is always far more than the material on the page.

Malka Bina sits in the library of the institute she founded, the Sadie Rennert Women’s Institute for Torah Studies.