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NEWS
APRIL 2011 |
NIF Upcoming Events May - November
Tuesday 10th May at 8pm
Tuesday 14th June at 7.30pm
Guest Speaker - A.B Yehoshua Sunday 6th November
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Message from our Chief Executive, Adam OgnallI write this from Australia - taking advantage of Pesach and the public holidays – on a quick family visit. My trip has given me the opportunity to meet with some of those involved in setting up NIF Australia. Their enthusiasm and drive is infectious.
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“We Believe in Israel” - BICOM ConferenceNew Israel Fund is a core supporter of ‘We Believe in Israel’, the national Israel Engagement Conference on Sunday 15th May 2011.
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Standing by Every CitizenThe NIF's work for social change and social justice in Israel is important precisely because we don't treat the towns within rocket range as crisis zones. |
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Bezalel Students Design Campaign for Equality in Mixed CitiesStudents from Israel’s leading school of art and design, the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem, participated in a project organised in partnership with NIF to design advertising campaigns promoting equality in Ramle and Lod - Israeli cities with mixed Muslim, Christian and Jewish populations. |
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Mikvahs for Social Change and other work with Liberal OrthodoxThe ritual bath, or mikvah, is a communal space regularly attended by hundreds of thousands of women – yet controlled by ultra-Orthodox men. A groundbreaking initiative has raised some important questions: Is it possible to do more there than dunk and say a blessing? Is there a way to make women's voices heard among the still waters? Can a mikvah be a community space to educate about women's health, family violence prevention and more?
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ARCCI Head: Katzav's Punishment Sends a Clear MessageIn the wake of the seven year prison sentence for rape handed down to former Israeli President Moshe Katsav, Michal Rosen, Executive Director of veteran NIF grantee Association of Rape Crisis Centres in Israel (ARCCI) said that while it a was sad day for Israel, the punishment sends a clear message to both the victims of sexual violence and their attackers. |
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