October 11, 2022, marks the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the United Nations International Day of the Girl (IDG). IDG is much more than just a day – it’s a global movement that fights injustices. Over the past ten years, there has been increased attention on issues that matter to girls among governments, policymakers […]
The International Council of Jewish Women (ICJW), representing Jewish women in 33 countries, stands in solidarity with women’s rights defenders and the women of Iran, who face outrageous attacks for not complying with the country’s strict laws concerning women’s dress. Torture and ill treatment until death is unfortunately still used as a means of power […]
The National Council of Jewish Women of Canada was invited to participate in the 19th Annual International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference organized online by The University of Toledo’s Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute and the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition, from September 21-23, 2022. The NCJWC Human Trafficking Committee was established by the […]
Happy New Year 2022 from ICJW President Lilian Grinberg and from members of the Executive of the International Council of Jewish Women all around the world. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Rosh Hashanah is the anniversary of the creation of mankind. The union of the people is important not only because it allows us to maintain […]
At the ICJW Convention in Jerusalem in May 2022, a unanimous resolution was passed on ageing, with a focus on older women. The resolution noted that a human rights approach to support the protection of older people, especially women, was necessary, and encouraged the ICJW representatives at the UN to continue supporting a Convention on […]
Debbie Wasserman, President of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC), was invited to join a roundtable discussion about antisemitism with Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly. She reports: “On Thursday, August 11, 2022, I was honoured to be invited by our member of parliament, Ya-ara Saks, to a roundtable discussion with Canada’s […]
On July 11, the French Senate and the CRIF, the umbrella organization representing French Jewish organizations, launched the opening of “Lest We Forget”, a month-long exhibition of portraits on the railings of the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris , to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Vel d’Hiv round-up of French Jews in 1942. ICJW representatives […]
Dr. Mirta Goldstein, Vice President of ICJW, attended the Latin American Forum to Combat Antisemitism in July 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is her report.(Click here for Spanish version) In a pluralistic, international and friendly environment, I had the privilege of representing the International Council of Jewish Women and the Network of Argentine Jewish […]
by Toby Klein Greenwald, published in the Five Towns Jewish Times, June 22, 2022 Dr. Joan Lurie Goldberg has represented the International Council of Jewish Women as a JNGO – a Jewish Non-Governmental Observer at the UN in NY for the last seventeen years. She says, “Over the past two years we have created an […]
By Toby Klein GreenwaldPublished in the Five Towns Jewish Times, June 18, 2022 Whenever I enter a hall filled with women, I have a sense of sisterhood and camaraderie. When the women in the room are all members of the International Council of Jewish Women (ICJW), add to that a sense of true feminine power, […]
