Voluntarias Judeo Mexicanas (VJM) – Mexican Jewish Volunteers – became ICJW’s Mexico affiliate in 2013. They are a Jewish women’s group based in in Mexico City who help Mexican families with low incomes, working closely with a number of local educational and healthcare organizations. Action, Gratitude, and Tikkun Olam – 2026 Update We have had the honor…
In 2017, the Fundación Amigos De La Comunidad Golda Meir in Colombia set up the Golda Meir Community Development Center (CDC) which provides an oasis of support in the middle of the poor Las Americas neighborhood of Barranquilla, Colombia. (This was a change in direction for the Foundation, whose previous community service project was the Golda Meir…
JEWS, WOMEN & JEWISH WOMEN Esther’s House Association for Jewish Culture and Feminist Values is a cultural organization. Its mission is to highlight and reinforce Jewish female values that are most intensely captured through culture. It also aims to draw the attention of the wider public to the specific problems faced by Jewish women: as…
Message from the President of the International Council of Jewish Women Two years have passed since the horrific attacks of October 7, 2023 — a day that changed Israel and the Jewish people forever. On that morning, hundreds of innocent lives were brutally taken, entire families were destroyed, and our hearts were broken. Brave soldiers…
Dear friends, As we welcome the Jewish New Year, I wish from the bottom of my heart that 5786 brings health, strength, and much light to each of us and to our families. May it be a year of renewed hope, in which the hostages who still remain in captivity are finally reunited with their…
In an exciting initiative from ICJW’s representatives at the UN, a student from our Canadian affiliate, NCJW Vancouver Section, will represent ICJW at the International Day of the Girl event at the UN in New York on October 11, 2025. It all began with ICJW’s representation on the NGO Working Group of Girls committee (WGG)…
The Herczeg Jerusalem Seminar for Jewish Education was endowed by Rosita and Esteban de Herczeg and is held every four years in Israel. This unique gathering offers Jewish women from around the world the opportunity to learn together, share ideas, and explore inspiring educational and social initiatives in Israel. After two challenging years we are…
ICJW commends the recent decision by the United Nations Secretary-General to add Hamas to the list of parties responsible for conflict-related sexual violence, as documented in the 2024 UN report on this issue. This important step confirms what survivors, eyewitnesses and independent inquiries – including the comprehensive 2025 Dinah Project Report – have already made…
The International Council of Jewish Women welcomes the resignation of all three members of the UN Commission of Inquiry. Following US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s sanctioning of Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, barring her entry to the US and denying her access to American university campuses, we heard about of the…
The Sewing Empowerment School of the Union of Jewish Women in Johannesburg The UJW Johannesburg founded an empowerment sewing school in 2010. It was launched in order to contribute towards improving two of South Africa’s most pressing problems: skills development and poverty. To date, the school has trained more than 120 students who have learned new skills…