Donating to The Rackman Center is simpler than ever before!
We are excited to let you know that you can now donate to the Rackman Center online by clicking on this link and selecting other and writing The Rackman Center in the drop-down for your designation! In the run up to International Women’s Day, this is a great opportunity for you to directly support our work in […]
Bar Ilan University shares our pride in their 2018 Year Review Newsletter
Click here to read American Friends of Bar Ilan University’s Newsletter which highlights the breakthroughs at Bar Ilan in the past year, and includes how our Founding Head, Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari was named as “One of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy in 2018”. For more details click here!
The Human Rights Film Festival “Mensch!”
On Sunday Prof.Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, as a representative of CEDAW (The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women), spoke at the opening night of the Human Rights filmfestival “Mensch!” at the Cinematheque in Tel-Aviv. A great opening night with the Ambassadors of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and the screening of the wonderful […]
The protests on violence against women in Bar-Ilan University
Bar Ilan University Held a Solidarity Conference
The Chanukah Newsletter
We have had a busy few months at the Rackman Center, and here are some of the highlights. ~~~click here to read The Chanukah Newsletter~~~ Congratulations and Best Wishes to outgoing CEO, Dr Galit Shaul and Welcome to our new CEO, Adv. Keren Horowitz Founding Head, Prof. Ruth Halperin Kaddari concludes her final session […]
The 71st Session Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari is chairing live at the 71st Session Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, consideration of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Click on the link for live streaming! http://webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/71st-session-committee-on-the-elimination-of-discrimination-against-women/5723840293001
Congratulations to our CEO Dr. Galit Shaul !
Congratulations to our CEO Dr. Galit Shaul on her election to the Head of the Emek Hefer Regional Council! The Rackman Center is extremely proud that Dr. Galit Shaul, CEO of the Rackman Center, has been elected as the head of the Emek Hefer Regional Council. We believe that the election of Dr. Galit Shaul, […]
Grant from the Genesis (Bereshit) Prize Fund
The Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women is proud to announce that we have been awarded a grant fro m the Genesis (Bereshit) Prize and the Kahn Foundation towards women’s empowerment and gender equality in Israel. The grant was given to our “Woman by Your Side” project – providing emotional and […]
The Rackman Center petition to include women in the council for the Chief Rabbinate
Adv. Keren Horowitz and Adv. Shay Zilberberg presented our petition in the court to include women in the council for the Chief Rabbinate, this week. While it was not accepted this time, it was still a success in that we were encouraged to appeal again in the future, and it was acknowledged that the current […]
In First, Woman Tapped as Judicial Assistant in Israeli Rabbinic Court
For the first time ever, a woman has been appointed to serve as a judicial assistant in an Israeli rabbinic court. The post, to which attorney Shira Ben-Eli was appointed, is considered to be among the most senior ones in the rabbinical court system, and involves close contact with its decision-making processes. The announcement was […]