European Women Lobby for Equal Representation

Lucette Pilcer sent this report on the General Assembly of the European Women’s Lobby meeting in Brussels from June 9 to 11, 2023. Founded in 1990, the European Women’s Lobby represents more than 2000 EU organisations from 26 Member States, as well as 17 European-wide organisations of which ICJW is one. This was the first […]

World Refugee Day in Prague

On World Refugee Day – June 20, 2023 – the Council of Jewish Women of the Czech Republic and the Prague Jewish Community hosted 20 Ukrainian refugees for an elegant tea party. They invited members of the local Jewish community and other Jewish non-profit organizations in Prague, including the Foundation for Holocaust Victims, Ezra Seniors […]

UN Elder Abuse Day – Raising Awareness

UN Elder Abuse Day on June 15, 2023 is an opportunity to raise awareness about this increasing phenomenon. The theme is:  “Closing the Circle: Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Older Age Policy, Law and Evidence-based Responses”. What is Elder Abuse? According to World Health Organization, elder abuse can be defined as “a single, or repeated […]

World Environment Day

ICJW’s Co-Chair for Environment & Sustainable Development, Dr. Joan Lurie, explains how political compromise can destroy our best intentions to save the planet. We are all aware that the planet is in trouble.  In some cases, we know what to fix and even how to fix it.  But that does not happen – often, political […]

Important Events in Geneva

Mary Liling and Léonie de Picciotto represent ICJW in Geneva. Here are their reports on just two of the events that they have attended recently. CEDAW Report Launch Mary and Léonie were invited by Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari to attend a launch event on May 12, 2023, for the second edition of “The UN Convention on […]

Statement on Israel

The executive meeting of the International Council of Jewish Women meeting in Zürich, Switzerland in May 2023, representing over 1 million Jewish women in 34 countries around the world, is deeply concerned that if the proposed legislation in Israel is enacted, the rights of women will be adversely impacted. ICJW joins with our Israeli affiliate […]

Meeting in Zurich

ICJW’s Executive will meet in May in Zurich, hosted by our Swiss affiliate the Swiss Union of Jewish Women’s Organizations. The participants will explore the city and hear about local organizations including the Swiss Jewish Refugee and Welfare Organization. Members of the executive will report on the work of their affiliates and committees, including reports […]

Passover Greeting from the President

Passover is the quintessential family celebration in Judaism. We remember the liberation of the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt, that is, the creation of the people of Israel, the formation of a people as such.”   In the weeks leading up to Passover there is an important movement in any Jewish house, we clean, tidy, […]

Technology & Education: Public and Private Partnerships Around the World

ICJW co-sponsored a parallel event at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York, under the auspices of the CSW67 Forum, together with co-sponsors Generations United and World ORT.  Under the title “Technology and Education: Public and Private Partnerships around the world, the speakers discussed educational partnerships in Israel, the USA, […]