The League of Jewish Women in the UK runs a “Hand in Hand” welfare rota, offering hand and arm massages to elderly people in hospitals and residential homes, often to people with dementia. Massaging hands, wrists and arms is for many elderly people the only form of physical contact that they have with another person. It […]
The League of Jewish Women of Brazil (Liga Femenina Israelita do Brasil) has a long-standing tradition to celebrate International Women’s Day. In March 2018 we brought a group of 35 women to the Municipal Theater, to thank them for their work as volunteers helping children and needy mothers in the communities of Cantagalo, Pavão-Pavãozinho. Lilian […]
ICJW President Robyn Lenn OAM visited the Union of Jewish Women, in Zagreb in November 2017. The Union of Jewish Women is the oldest organization in the Jewish community, established in year 1887, and they were active during World War II, trying to save children in the camps by sending packages of food and medicine. After […]
The Jewish Women’s Association of Bern, Switzerland, celebrated its 150th anniversary in November 2017. Chairwoman Karin Rom reports that the affiliate is actively involved in working for the welfare of members of their community, and particularly visiting older members in their homes. They organize the refreshments for Kiddushim in the synagogue and other social activities […]
During 2018, the Czech Council of Jewish Women has been part of a democratic pluralism project for national minorities, supported by the US National Democratic Institute (NDI). It currently includes participants from the Jewish, Roma, Muslim and African communities from 4 countries: Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia. As reported in E-Links 2017, the goal […]
Lilian Grinberg at our Mexico affiliate reports that the Jewish community in Mexico celebrated the 70th anniversary of Israel with the help of famous Mexican artists who came to sing Hebrew songs. 2 nations, 2 cultures, singing together for Israel. #Israel@70 You can watch the 2 hour show in Spanish here
ICJW’s American affiliate, the National Council of Jewish Women, will hold their Leadership Retreat from June 1-3, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. The goal of the NCJW Leadership Retreat is to provide NCJW leaders with knowledge, skills, resources and connections to the NCJW network, so they are better able to deliver on the mission of NCJW […]
Debbie Wasserman, President of NCJW Canada, reports on their correspondence with the Federal Opposition Party of Canada about reconsideration of decriminalizing female genital mutation in Canada. Advocacy does make a difference!!! January 2, 2018 Dear Mr. Scheer, National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC) is a voluntary organization, which in the spirit of Judaism, is dedicated […]
Report from South Africa, September 2017 – February 2018 Update from South Africa The dramatic and very welcome change in South Africa’s regime on 9th February this year, with the much-longed-for resignation of Jacob Zuma and the swearing-in of Cyril Ramaphosa, former deputy-president under Zuma, as new President of the country, has brought renewed optimism and […]
On Monday 11 December 2017 the LJW held their Human Rights Day Seminar on the subject: “Freedom of the Press – is it under attack?” REPORT BY YVONNE BRENT, CHAIR MEMBERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE Gillian welcomed members of the League to the Seminar and was grateful for their support as London and the surrounding areas had been […]
