Israeli Women

Israeli women have been fighting for their rights even before the state of Israel was created. Israel was the third country in the world led by a female prime minister and is one of the only countries with a mandatory military service for women. 'Israeli Women' provides you with answers to all the questions you may have about women in Israel.

For the first time, female Israeli authors outpaced males in publishing in 2021

Just over half of books published, 52%, were credited to female authors, giving them a majority for the first time since the library began collecting statistics.

By MADELINE FIXLER/JTA
09/06/2022

The ‘queer, disabled’ Zionist who challenged the conventions of Israel’s founders

Jessie Sampter “spoke of herself as ‘crippled’ from...polio.” In addition, “she wrote of homoerotic longings and had same-sex relationships we would consider queer."

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
22/05/2022
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli

Celebrity memorabilia sale's proceeds donated to women's shelters

In a joint initiative by WIZO, eBay and Gett Delivery, celebrities are auctioning off personal memorabilia in order to raise funds for women's shelters.

First woman to command an IAF flight school squadron

The first woman squadron commander in the IAF's prestigious Flight School entered her new role on Wednesday, marking yet another broken glass ceiling for women pilots.

Four women among IDF Flight Academy's 182nd graduating class

Thursday's graduation ceremony will mark 40 years since the bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor

Int'l Women's Day: Philanthropic Wonder Women

At Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA), our organization is powered by “wonder women.” They are our sisters, mothers, aunts, and bubbes and they are changing the world.

By KIM KOTZIN
07/03/2021

Shadow pandemic: 6 steps to eliminate domestic violence - analysis

On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, what steps can be taken to reduce the pain?

Gal Gadot at the Met Gala, May 6, 2019

Twitter explodes over casting of 'white, Israeli' Gal Gadot as Cleopatra

In the process, the Twitterverse got a history lesson, as many learned that the famous queen was Greek.

Jenny Slate to leave ‘Big Mouth’ because her character is half Black

“Big Mouth” is an animated comedy based on Kroll and Goldberg’s upbringing that is full of Jewish humor. It’s so popular that last year Netflix gave it a green light for three future seasons.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
25/06/2020

Chana Cromer: The makings of a fabric artist

Wall hangings are not the most usual form of visual art, although they have a history stretching back many centuries.

By MORDECHAI BECK
27/05/2020
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