World WIZO Update

anita fridman chairperson of world wizo

Chaverot, WIZO member Hello to you all, from turbulent Israel. I know that you are all following the developments and I thank those of you who send messages of support. Last night was a dramatic one, in which the IDF struck the terrorist organization Hezbollah and eliminated its arch-terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah, who is responsible … Read more

WIZO Lev Echad Event

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Last Thursday, WIZO Lev Echad was honoured to welcome nearly 200 community members to a sold-out event. The event was specifically to showcase the recent Lev Echad Mission to Israel. The powerful storytelling and engaging recounts of the Lev Echad journey created meaningful connections and brought to life the impactful work of WIZO, Israel’s largest … Read more

“WIZO Australia – Gifts in Will”  features this week in the Australian Jewish News

wizo aus part of your legacy

Members and friends, We are excited to share that  “WIZO Australia Gifts in Will”  features this week in the Australian Jewish News. Please contact Jenny Yehuda, Treasurer & Legacy Manager by email – [email protected] or mob: 0421 236 526 for further information. Change the Lives of Future Generations in Israel.

WIZO AGM held on Wednesday 8th May

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An heartfelt and wonderful 81st WIZO AGM this evening. A financially successful 2023 was reported, even with the heartache that was 7th October. Awards this year were emotional! Anita Fisher and Bertha Milner were each awarded the Rebecca Sieff Award, the highest of all WIZO honours world wide. A huge thank you to our guest … Read more

Yom Hashoah V’HaGvurah

anat shechter vidor

Dearest friends, This year, there is a deeper sense of trauma to our commemoration on Yom HaShoah of the darkest period in modern Jewish history. This year, the words “the worst massacre of Jews SINCE the Holocaust” have been repeated over and over, and it is impossible to escape the pain and fear that they … Read more

Article written by Anita Friedman for the Jerusalem Post

article written by anita friedman for the jerusalem post

Protester ignorance: Zionism is the hope for tolerance, democracy, egalitarianism – opinion Zionist Israel grants equal rights and equal opportunities to every person who lives in it, without distinguishing between religions and nationalities. I’m in New York right now, anxiously following the wave of antisemitism hitting here. The sights are unimaginable. Jews are afraid to … Read more

Let My People Go – Poem

jaclyn leiba gluck

While Hamas has the hostages in captivity We will never give up fighting for their liberty. The smiling faces  of the hostages in the posters, are from their lives before October 7 –  engraved in our collective memory, for evermore. 133 innocent souls trapped in terror tunnels underground. Are they alive or dead ? When … Read more

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