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Dear WIZO members, our partners around the world, This edition of the WIZO newsletter is being published on the morning after an historical missile attack by Iran, and just days before October 7th, a date that has become a significant day on our calendar—an infamous chapter in history. Much has been written and much more will … Read more

Dear Members and friends Rosh Hashanah 5785 this year looks different to every other year, as we have so much uncertainty and concern for our beloved brothers and sisters in Israel, for those in captivity and for those families who have lost so much in the last twelve months. As World WIZO closely monitors the … Read more

The eyes see and cannot believe. A children’s soccer game on Saturday turned into a massacre. We have seen a lot of terrible things in the past year, but the murder of children – you just can’t get used to it. Do not look for justice in The Hague, justice does not interest the Lebanese … Read more

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

We sadly say goodbye to Yossi Saragossi – Director of WIZO Ahuzat Yeladim for the past 18 years, as he enters the next chapter of his life – Retirement.    Please see the message below from Anita Friedman, Chairperson World WIZO and the attached photographs. Yossi was recently honoured a Lifetime Achievement Award from World WIZO, for … Read more

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.

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

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

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

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