WIZO

The civilian army: Anat Vidor and the quiet power of WIZO

“Give power to civil society. Because otherwise we will teeter on the edge of totalitarianism. Not instead of the government. Alongside it.”

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH WIZO
World WIZO President Anat Vidor. A biography that reads like the story of Zionism.
WORLD WIZO president Anat Vidor (3rd from left) with members of the Buenos Aires City Legislature.

Grapevine, May 8, 2026: A special Shabbat treat

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Anat Vidor, president of World WIZO. Her family history is etched onto Israel’s streets and institutions.

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

The solution lies in translating civil heroism into formal power. We must demand strict gender parity across the board

|ByANAT VIDOR, IN COLLABORATION WITH WIZO
World WIZO President Anat Vidor

World WIZO president at Jerusalem Post summit

“Zionism is a shift in consciousness from passive existence to taking ownership of our own destiny”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH WIZO

Grapevine January 25, 2025: Organizational fever

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

JANUARY 26, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FROM LEFT: WIZO stalwarts Esther Mor, Anat Vidor, and Anita Friedman.

Donors vs Buyers: Survey on second hand clothing day

Survey by Wizo & Rushink: 61% have donated, 28% bought in second-hand stores. 20% cite cost of living. Celebrate "Second Hand Clothing Day" with Wizo's sales event.

AUGUST 27, 2024ByMEITAL SHARABI
Wizo's clothing store

Grapevine, July 14, 2024: Bibi and the Rebbe

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 14, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu with Chabad emissaries with whom he shared reminiscences of his meetings with the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

WIZO’s annual gender wage gap report shows fair salary gender equality in workforce

WIZO’s 2023 wage gap report shows balanced pay and gender equality, reflecting their commitment to promoting women's rights in Israel, with 84% female workforce.

JUNE 3, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
WIZO in Strasbourg, 2009

Feminist, Zionist organization unveils programs to build Israeli resilience

The programs target self-awareness, the ability for self-defense, increasing positive self-image and interpersonal skills which, when combined, are supposed to result in increased resilience.

FEBRUARY 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Youth activities done in WIZO youth villages.

War times impact survivors of domestic abuse emotionally and financially - study

The research showed that the personal trauma, compounded with the collective trauma of the war, created a situation of overload and an accumulation of stressors and difficulties.

JANUARY 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A protester holding an "Abuse isn't Love" sign at a protest against violence against women in Tel Aviv

Grapevine, January 19 2024, Talking Turkey with a vengeance

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 19, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Dr. Nina Nordstrom, ambassador of Finland with MDA Director-General Eli Bin.

WIZO Battered Women’s Shelter celebrates 40th anniversary

WIZO and government officials, formerly sheltered women and children speak. 200,000 women and 500,000 child domestic violence victims annually.

JUNE 12, 2023ByBEN RAAB
Workers in the daycare educational system protest in Tel Aviv, demanding better working conditions. October 3, 2021

Young Israeli chess champions crowned amid rocket fire

The champions will get the chance to represent Israel at the World Championship and European Championship.

APRIL 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Six of the champions from the chess championship for young Israelis.

Grapevine January 18, 2023: Saturday night live

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 18, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
DANEL JAFFE breaks a glass at his wedding as his bride, Roni, his mother, Tamar (in blue), the bride’s mother, Yael Levin, and the groom’s father, Zalli Jaffe, look on.