by Hannah Blazer | Sep 30, 2024 | News
On Monday, September 16, the New Israel Fund held a conference on the intersection of security and politics in partnership with Israel’s newspaper of record, Haaretz, and the political-security joint program run by the Berel Katznelson Foundation and the Mitvim...
by Hannah Blazer | Sep 30, 2024 | Gender Equality
The consecutive crises of the past year and a half have made one thing clear: when women are absent from leadership positions, it leads to long-lasting, dramatic consequences. The ongoing war erupted against the backdrop of Israel’s democratic crisis, exacerbating the...
by Hannah Blazer | Sep 18, 2024 | News
By Cantor Cheryl Wunch It’s been a difficult year to be Jewish in Canada. It’s been difficult for observant Jews, secular Jews, Jewish students, and those of us who consider ourselves to be “professional Jews.” Jewish clergy like me – rabbis, cantors, and...
by Hannah Blazer | Aug 29, 2024 | Human and Civil Rights, New Generations
Naomi Chazan Fellows and staff with former NIF President Prof. Naomi Chazan. My name is Syvanne Avitzur, and I am a 2024 Naomi Chazan Fellow, a New Generations Leadership Council Member, and a newly appointed board member of the New Israel Fund of Canada. This summer,...
by Hannah Blazer | Aug 27, 2024 | Human and Civil Rights
CNN published a major story in May that brought to light the deplorable conditions found in a military prison in southern Israel. The prison, called Sde Teiman, was being used to hold detainees from Gaza. The story was horrific: Over 1,000 detainees were being held in...
