NA’AMAT USA Appoints Deanna Migdal National Executive Director
NA’AMAT USA has appointed Deanna Migdal National Executive Director. Deanna will work alongside our President and National Board of Directors in leading the organization, managing current activities and planning for its future.
A Memorable Weekend in Las Vegas
NA’AMAT USA’s Gala Celebration in Las Vegas was a huge success. It was a weekend of fun and inspiring speakers, a chance to reconnect with old friends, and a great opportunity to celebrate 90 years of supporting women, children and families in Israel. We are very grateful to those whose hard work made it possible, and for all those wonderful members and friends who took time from their busy lives to attend.
NA’AMAT Annual Scholarship Awards 2016
The Annual NA’AMAT Scholarship Ceremony took place last Monday with the participation of Galia Wolloch, President NA’AMAT Israel, Masha Lubelsky, President NA’AMAT Scholarship Fund, Prof. Hanna Naveh from Tel Aviv University, Head of the committee for research grants in gender studies, and Prof. Shosh Arad, President Ruppin Academic Center, Head of the committee for research grants in Science.
Spotlight: Cologne Peace Daycare Center
The Cologne Peace Daycare Center in Jaffa is unique among NA’AMAT facilities in Israel. It was the first daycare center to offer bilingual (Hebrew and Arabic) education and the first to serve a mixed population of students. Of the 67 children currently enrolled in the center approximately half are Jewish, one-quarter are Arabic-Muslim and one-quarter are Arabic-Christian.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Receives NA’AMAT USA’s Golda Meir Humanitarian Award
NA’AMAT USA has presented Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with its 2016 Golda Meir Humanitarian Award. National Board Officers and members from around the country travelled to Washington, D.C. for the presentation, which took place May 3rd in the Supreme Court’s East Conference Room.
NA’AMAT USA’s Ivy Liebross Addresses Women’s Passover Celebration
Ivy Liebross, National Vice President of Leadership Development for NA’AMAT USA and past President of the organization’s San Fernando Valley Council, recently discussed the organization’s mission before a group of more than 200 women attending a “Women of Passover” celebration hosted by Valley Beth Shalom’s N’Shama Minyan. The event was held on Saturday, April 16th at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino.
NA’AMAT USA’s Susan Isaacs Speaks at Orthodox Temple in Reseda
Susan Isaacs, a member of NA’AMAT USA’s San Fernando Valley Council, Eilat Chapter, talked about the organization’s work in behalf of women, children and families in Israel in a recent speech to congregants of Eretz Cultural Center, an Orthodox Persian Temple in Reseda.
From the Archives: Our Founding Mothers
In honor of NA’AMAT USA’s 90th anniversary, we look back through the archives of our award-winning magazine NA’AMAT WOMAN to share some of the many wonderful stories from the organization’s past.
Spotlight: Mina Shefi
Mina Shefi is the director of NA’AMAT Israel’s Technological Education Network. She oversees 16 technological high schools located throughout the country—eight of which are in Arab sectors—as well as two residential agricultural high schools in Ayanot and Kanot. More than 3200 students attend NA’AMAT technological high schools. Most are from disadvantaged backgrounds or are new immigrants, and have had trouble succeeding in mainstream high schools.
Shirli Shavit Calls Israel’s Need for Social Services Support “Critical”
Director of NA’AMAT International praises NA’AMAT USA’s plans to fund the construction of a new women’s health care center in the besieged city of Sderot. Shirli Shavit, International Director of NA’AMAT Israel, told a gathering of members of NA’AMAT USA in Los Angeles that their support for day care centers and other social services in […]
Circle Of Life
Spotlight: Galit Hoffman
Galit Hoffman is the director of The NA’AMAT/Weiner Center for Women’s Health and Education in Karmiel, which provides health care and social services to residents of central Galilee. The first-of-its-kind center was founded in 2000 through a generous grant from the Adele and Maurice Weiner/NA’AMAT Pittsburgh Endowment Fund of the United Jewish Federation Foundation.
