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OUR HISTORY In 1893, the Chicago World’s Fair was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the New World. Hannah Greenbaum Solomon was asked to organize a group of American Jewish women at the Fair’s Parliament of Religions. She brought together ninety-five representative Jewish women from across the United States to discuss issues pertinent to their time. This group became the National Council of Jewish Women. In the last decades of the 19th century, these women became involved in settlement homes, adult study circles, vocational training for young girls, free health dispensaries, school health inspection programs, day nurseries and assistance to the poor. Twenty-nine years later, on September 12, 1922, at 20 Thomson Place, Lynbrook, New York, twelve women assembled at the home of Mrs. H. M. Kanwit. There they met with Mrs. Harry Sternberger, Secretary of the National Council of Jewish Women. They laid the foundation for South Shore Section, whose concerns would be education, community service and social action. The first open meeting of the South Shore Section was held two months later at the Hebrew Education Alliance on November 13, 1922. Section President, Mrs. Moolten, quoted Abraham Lincoln in what was to be the conscious of South Shore Section and the driving force behind the work it would do, “with malice toward none, charity for all.” For over a century, the National Council of Jewish Women has been at the forefront of social change – championing the needs of women, children and families – while courageously taking a progressive stance on such issues as child welfare, women’s rights, and reproductive freedom. That pioneering spirit continues to this day. The National Council of Jewish Women is a place where women from across society come together to make the world at large as well as their own communities, a better place for women, children and families. NCJW embraces women of diverse backgrounds and temperaments, thinkers and doers, who want to play a part at the local, national, and even global level. Yet, all who come to NCJW share a belief that progressive ideals put into action can improve the world. National Council of Jewish Women is the most potent, most effective, most satisfying place where you can turn your beliefs into meaningful action. 2
“ Who is an NCJW woman . . .? She is the woman who has the courage of her convictions who expresses them when the occasion rises. She is the woman who dares to go into the world and do what her convictions demand. ” - NCJW Presidential Address 1896 by Hannah G. Solomon, NCJW Founder OUR BELIEFS Nationally, NCJW is a leading advocate of social and political change in the areas of reproductive rights, separation of religion and state, and individual rights, among others. In Israel, we help at-risk youth and assure the delivery of compassionate services for women, children and families while advocating for religious freedom, tolerance and pluralism. In today’s political environment this work is more critical than ever. Today that pioneering spirit continues. Informed by Jewish values – and our understanding that these values have universal appeal – the National Council of Jewish Women is nothing less than the voice of, the place where women from across society come together to make the world at large and their communities, in particular, a better place. OUR SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL OUR PERSONALITY THAT STRENGTHENS US For more than 60 years, NCJW has the reputation as the foremost OUR PILLARS progressive US Jewish women’s organization dedicated to women’s WE’RE BUILT ON empowerment and gender equality in Israel. NCJW’S distinctive Israel character Granting is Program: based in NCJW awards We are grants compassionate. to organizations Our value and the truths, or programs pillars, that that have address guided women’s rights, as education, human beings social is measured justice, human by our work trafficking for over 100 and years. domestic We are violence. Through how Yad we B’Yad treat (Hand the weakest in Hand among with pioneers. From Israel), the NCJW very beginning, provides we grants for literacy us, not childhood the strongest. development We are and have been at the forefront of social enrichment for disadvantaged courageous. History children has and shown families. us change, Advocacy taking a progressive and Coalition stance Work: on NCJW is a that member we are of unafraid numerous to do coalitions the right issues to that protect aim to the ensure needs the of women, rights and well being thing of and Israeli fight women, the good children fight. We and children, families. and families. We are We involved are informed social action and are advocacy powerful. issues As individuals the areas and as of by Jewish poverty, values hunger, and our tolerance, understanding co-existence, the a group, promotion we are of a equal positive citizenship force for that these values have universal appeal. for all Israelis change. and women’s empowerment. This perspective Commitment enables to Education: us to leave Our the two most notable programs are the NCJW world better than we Women found and it. And Gender Studies Program at Tel Aviv University and finally, we are thinkers and doers, the NCJW Research Institute for Innovation in women who value thoughtful reflection Education (RIFIE) at Hebrew University. as well as effective action. 3
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