Festival of Weeks (Chag HaShavuot)…Festival of the Harvest (Chag Ha-Katzir)… Day of the First Fruits (Yom Ha-Bikkurim)… but Festival of Women? Shavuot has many names and traditions. One of them is reading Megillat Ruth, a rich text that explores the role of women in Judaism and in society. Ruth’s courage turns the catastrophic famine and … Read more
The days, weeks and months go by, and the war in Ukraine goes on, wreaking death, suffering and destruction on an enormous scale. And here in WIZO, we continue to do our part to embrace young Ukrainians escaping the inferno, taking them into our home, and providing refuge, care and education in our youth villages … Read more
We are deeply proud to share the news that Maya Etzion, a 12th grade student in WIZO Nahalal, is this year’s champion of the prestigious annual Technion Biotechnology Olympics. Competing with hundreds of contestants from the best high schools around Israel, Maya earned her gold medal with an outstanding research paper based on experiments she … Read more
Recently, WIZO Tova member Robyn Kosmin came across a Facebook post which mentioned the Ukrainian students currently living at WIZO Nahalal. Robyn contacted Board Member Rony Bognar OAM and gave her own family history on the true pioneers of WIZO Nahalal,”(Moshav Nahalal) who were her beloved grandparents, Avraham and Esther Machlin. WIZO Nahalal is in … Read more
Because of pandemic surge, the Taboola internet marketing company had to cancel its New Years celebrations, but turned their misfortune to joy by donating all the food it had ordered to the women and children taking part in WIZO’s “Safety Net” program in WIZO Israel centers in Hadera, Kiryat Yam and Carmiel. WIZO’s Safety Net … Read more
WIZO Nahalal Youth Village is participating in a unique educational cycling program operated by Bartali –Youth in Movement, an NGO named in commemoration of “The Righteous Among Nations” Gino Bartali, the Italian cycling legend and only athlete to win the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France, before and after WWII. During the war, Bartali … Read more
Bar Mitzvah celebrations were held yesterday for Ahuzat Yeladim students. Congratulations to our young men. Such pride! The children at WIZO Australia’s Ahuzat Yeladim in Haifa are faced with many challenges and a difficult reality. We are here to provide them with equal opportunities. These moments, when they look like all other children who have … Read more
At WIZO, we perform miracles every day as we turn obstacles into opportunities for the citizens of Israel. And we do it, with your help. with the ‘oil’ that you provide, that helps to light the beacons of hope for a more invested Israeli society. Chag Chanukah Sameach
From World WIZO Chairperson Anita Friedman: “When they are abandoned to their fate – we should be perturbed about their future, troubled not only by the violence itself and the rate at which it is increasing, but also from the fact that nobody is disturbed by this phenomenon. Tens of thousands of women have been … Read more
Ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, figures show 26 women were murdered by their partners in Israel in 2020 The number of domestic violence complaints between spouses in Israel jumped by 315 percent in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study released on Sunday. Ahead … Read more
