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

Meet Anat Vidor’s vision for World WIZO

‏As president of one of the world’s largest Zionist women’s movements, Vidor is focused on strengthening WIZO as a global force for Jewish resilience, civilian strength, and fierce Zionist leadership

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH WIZO
Female IDF combat soldiers.

Israelis value women’s wartime role but cite major representation gap, WIZO study finds

According to data from the Roshink Research Institute, only 23% of Israelis believe women have a tangible influence on national decision-making.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
WIZO in Strasbourg, 2009

'Rebuilding Israeli society': WIZO opens annual Meeting of Representatives in Tel Aviv

Held under the theme “We Are Here-Zionism 2026,” the statement describes this year’s MOR week as taking place “against the backdrop of the conclusion of a complex security and social period."

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER

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.

AUGUST 3, 2015ByBARRY DAVIS
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.

MARCH 24, 2015ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
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.

DECEMBER 18, 2014ByBRENDA KATTEN
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.

OCTOBER 2, 2014ByBARBARA SOFER
Malka Bina sits in the library of the institute she founded, the Sadie Rennert Women’s Institute for Torah Studies.

And the most sexist advertisement of 2013 is…

Sano Jet's campaign depicting 2 small girls competing over who has the perfect housewife mother, taking women's rights back 50 years, according to WIZO.

MARCH 5, 2014ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
Still from Sano Jet commercial

Kibbutz Dafna worker bitten by viper

Weekly wrap-up of local news around the country.

JANUARY 30, 2014ByTAMARA ZIEVE
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WIZO conference tackles challenges facing women’s leadership

Through training, idea exchanges, skill building, plenary will focus on tools for recruiting, especially younger women of “Generation Y.”

JANUARY 21, 2014ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
WIZO LEADERS (from left) Jana Falic, president of WIZO USA; Prof. Rivka Lazovsky, chairwoman of the World WIZO executive; Tova Ben-Dov, president of World WIZO; and Ruth Rappaport, co-chairwoman of the International Council of WIZO

Finding their own strength

The Beit Ruth educational and therapeutic village sets at-risk girls on productive path.

DECEMBER 5, 2013ByHAYLEY MUNGUIA
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72% don’t trust police to protect women, children from domestic violence

According to WIZO survey, half of all Israelis know at least one woman who experiences violence of any kind from her husband.

NOVEMBER 25, 2013ByDANIELLE ZIRI
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WIZO submits bill for the establishment of domestic violence courts in Israel

There are currently over 300 such specialized courts operating in countries around the world.

NOVEMBER 18, 2013ByDANIELLE ZIRI
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