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JWI Jewish Women International has spent 129 years building safety, agency + community for women. We’re U.S.-based and work worldwide to end gender-based violence.

Also I Believe Israeli Women () + Young Women’s Impact Network ()

Jewish Women International’s (JWI) Spring 2026 Impact Update is here.At a time of urgent need and extraordinary momentum...
06/02/2026

Jewish Women International’s (JWI) Spring 2026 Impact Update is here.

At a time of urgent need and extraordinary momentum, your support is helping JWI meet this moment for Jewish women across the country.

This season, we released groundbreaking research on young Jewish women’s experiences after October 7, with the findings already shaping new programming. We expanded opportunities for connection and leadership through Young Women’s Impact Network and Women’s Impact Network; advanced financial independence through Money Mindset; equipped Jewish organizations and faith leaders to respond to abuse through Here For You; and served Jewish survivors of domestic violence through ReStart.

Thank you for being part of what comes next.

Support our work at jwi.org/donate.

Again and again, Jewish women have led when the moment demanded it.Our first Jewish American Heritage Month post began i...
05/31/2026

Again and again, Jewish women have led when the moment demanded it.

Our first Jewish American Heritage Month post began in 1897 and followed JWI through the 1990s. Now we pick up in the 2000s, when JWI’s work in gender-based violence prevention and response, financial empowerment, and Jewish women’s leadership reflects a core belief: safety, economic security, and leadership are inseparable.

That history matters now. JWI is uniquely positioned to respond to new challenges because of its decades of trauma-informed work with survivors.

In 2021, findings from JWI’s national needs assessment, “Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Community: Raising Awareness & Understanding,” helped guide JWI’s trauma-informed, survivor-centered programs, including Here For You, ReStart, and Life$avings.

After October 7, JWI co-founded I Believe Israeli Women with the Seed the Dream Foundation to confront denial and disinformation about sexual violence on and after October 7.

In 2026, JWI released “Unpacking the Experiences of Young Jewish-American Women in a Post-October 7th World,” a national survey documenting how post-October 7 life is affecting young Jewish-American women’s safety, identity, relationships, and mental health.

Through the continued expansion of YWIN and WIN, JWI is connecting more Jewish women with community, leadership, mentorship, and opportunities to give back.

In 2027, JWI will mark its 130th anniversary, and Women to Watch will celebrate 25 years of honoring Jewish women whose leadership lights the way.

Together, these milestones honor JWI’s legacy — and the women leading the work ahead.

Be part of what comes next. Learn more about JWI at the link in bio.

Join us June 7 in Bethesda, Maryland for a conversation on trauma and advocacy after October 7.Nearly three years after ...
05/29/2026

Join us June 7 in Bethesda, Maryland for a conversation on trauma and advocacy after October 7.

Nearly three years after the attacks, Jewish women and communities continue to face profound loss, trauma, and rising antisemitism.

JWI CEO Meredith Jacobs and Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern, Director of Trauma Training and Services with Parents for Peace, will discuss how trauma affects individuals and reverberates across families and communities — and how healing can begin. Incoming JCRC President Galia Messika Greenberg will moderate.

The panel will also explore the role of advocacy through the lens of JWI’s I Believe Israeli Women campaign, which raises awareness of gender-based violence, supports survivors, and ensures Israeli women are seen, heard, and believed.

Healing Together: Overcoming Trauma Through Advocacy and Dialogue
Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Bethesda, Maryland

No cost to attend. Location shared with registrants 48–72 hours before the event. Registration closes Wednesday, June 3.

Register now: https://www.jwi.org/calendar/healing-together-jcrc

Hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, with JWI, Congregation Beth El, and the Jewish Social Service Agency as co-sponsors.

At PowerNET 2026, JWI’s Alana Blum, Associate Vice President of Community Response, joined partner panelists from Jewish...
05/26/2026

At PowerNET 2026, JWI’s Alana Blum, Associate Vice President of Community Response, joined partner panelists from Jewish Child and Family Service of Winnipeg, Jewish Family & Child Service of Greater Toronto, and Shalom Bayit for From Families to Teens, a session focused on collaborative community strategies to prevent domestic and dating violence in Jewish communities.

The session explored how prevention and response are strongest when community institutions, professionals, and teens are engaged as key partners.

At a time of rising antisemitism, culturally responsive support matters. Jewish survivors need trusted pathways to safety, care, and community.

Through Here for You, JWI helps Jewish communities recognize abuse, respond with care, and strengthen referral pathways. Through ReStart, JWI supports Jewish survivors with financial literacy, emotional resilience, and career readiness.

Learn more about bringing Here for You to your community or connecting a survivor with ReStart at jwi.org/here-for-you or jwi.org/restart.

A Father’s Day card for him. Powerful tools for survivors.This Father’s Day, send a card to someone special in recogniti...
05/24/2026

A Father’s Day card for him. Powerful tools for survivors.

This Father’s Day, send a card to someone special in recognition of their strength, care, and love. Whether it’s your dad, husband, grandad, mentor, father figure, or even your son who’s become a dad, honor his impact with a meaningful card that also helps support women and families in need.

For $25, you can send a printed postcard that tells him how much he means to you — and supports ReStart, JWI’s program for Jewish survivors of domestic violence.

Through ReStart, survivors gain tools to move forward with confidence, financial stability, independence, and hope. As one participant put it: “I have a path I can take now.”

The right tools don’t just fix what’s in front of you. They help you build what comes next.

This Father’s Day, your card can celebrate him, and help a survivor move forward.

For the best chance of arrival by Father’s Day, we suggest ordering postcards by June 7.

Send him a card at jwi.org/fathersday

Jewish Women International is proud to support the bipartisan Jewish American Security Act, introduced by Senators Jacky...
05/21/2026

Jewish Women International is proud to support the bipartisan Jewish American Security Act, introduced by Senators Jacky Rosen and James Lankford.

Antisemitism in America has escalated sharply — and Jewish communities are facing the real-world consequences far too often.

The bill would strengthen protections in schools, fund security improvements for faith-based nonprofits at risk of terrorist attacks, including Jewish institutions, improve interagency threat assessments, and require greater transparency around antisemitism on major online platforms.

Click here to email your senators: https://secure.everyaction.com/QV08NuxnT02EdwWfYSbLDg2
Urge them to co-sponsor the Jewish American Security Act.

One year ago today, Sarah Milgrim z”l and Yaron Lischinsky z”l were murdered outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washin...
05/21/2026

One year ago today, Sarah Milgrim z”l and Yaron Lischinsky z”l were murdered outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., in an antisemitic terrorist attack.

Sarah was one of us: a beloved member of Jewish Women International’s Young Women’s Impact Network (YWIN) and a dear friend to so many. She was warm, compassionate, deeply proud of her Jewish identity, and devoted to Israel. She believed peace was built person to person, through shared rooms, common purpose, and relationships across difference.

Sarah had a full life ahead of her — work she cared deeply about, a community she loved, and a future she was building with Yaron, who was planning to propose in Jerusalem the following week.

Today, we honor Sarah’s life and legacy, remember her joyful spirit, and celebrate the light she brought into the world.

יהי זכרה ברוך
May her memory be a blessing.

For Jewish American Heritage Month, we’re looking back at 129 years of Jewish Women International (JWI) — a legacy organ...
05/20/2026

For Jewish American Heritage Month, we’re looking back at 129 years of Jewish Women International (JWI) — a legacy organization shaped by Jewish women who saw what needed doing and got to work.

From Ruth Lodge No. 1, the Daughters of Judah, to the growth of B’nai B’rith Women (B*W), JWI’s history has always been part of something larger: Jewish women claiming a greater public role, caring for community, and helping shape the rich, vibrant, and diverse story of Jewish America.

And this was only the beginning.

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