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raise awareness about important con-
ecent acts of illegal exclusion
cerns affecting women and girls in the
and discrimination against
women in Israel have spurred Jewish and broader Israeli communi-
ty, such as gender disenfranchisement
an international movement and a
and discrimination.
unique collaboration of individual
When a young Orthodox school-
Jewish women's groups.
girl in the city of Beit Shemesh was
For the first time, Jewish women's
harassed and intimidated by a group
foundations — 14 in the United
of extremists in January, the incident
States, including the Jewish Women's
served as a catalyst for media cover-
Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit
age of these issues, spotlighting the
(Detroit JWF), and three in Israel —
involuntary segregation of men and
are pooling resources to effect social
women in some public places.
change for women and girls in Israel.
Such incidents took place although
The Jewish Women's Collaborative
major rabbinic leaders condemned
International Fund has awarded a
this practice and the Israeli Supreme
two-year, $150,000 grant to Itach-
Court outlawed it. Another concern
Maaki, lead organization of Bringing
brought to the forefront was the plight
Women to the Fore: A Feminist
of Jewish women whose husbands
Partnership. The partnership is a
refuse to give them a get a Jewish
cooperative effort of eight leading
divorce.
women's organizations in Israel unit-
Awarding funds to Israeli organiza-
ing to develop a strong activist coali-
tions to address an issue in Israel is
tion.
not new to the Jewish community —
The groundbreaking collaboration
but collaborating on a solution is.
became possible with the support
"People have come together to talk
of Barbara Dobkin, a preeminent
about issues, but they haven't funded
feminist funder both in the United
an effort collaboratively," said Jennifer
States and in Israel. Her interest and
Elvey Schnepper, co-leader of the
financial commitment brought the
collaborative. "We're shedding light
independent foundations together
on current, pressing women's issues.
annually for the past 10 years to dis-
We're putting our money toward what
cuss issues and share ideas.
we believe in — creating much-need-
"After a decade of supporting the
ed social change?'
growth of the Jewish women's funds
The Feminist Partnership will use
and urging them to think of them-
the grant to promote gender equality
selves as movement builders, I am
and women's rights and to minimize
thrilled that 17 of the funds have
gender gaps on a variety of issues in
collaborated on investing in Israeli
Israel through large-scale social and
women's leadership',' Dobkin said.
media campaigns. This Israeli coali-
"Many funders pay lip service to col-
laborative grant-making, but this type tion aspires to lead effective change in
social perception and public policy, to
of sweeping collaboration is unprec-
promote equality, and reduce gender
edented in American Jewish life."
gaps in the economic, social and occu-
Helen Katz, director of the Detroit
pational spheres — making Israel a
JWF, said, "The project is a direct
more gender-equal society.
reflection of our organization's core
For details about joining the Detroit
values and demonstrates the power of
JWF, go to www.jewishdetroit/jwf or
women's collective voices?'
contact Helen Katz, katz@jfmd.org or
The mission of the Jewish Women's
(248) 203-1483.
Collaborative International Fund is to
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