The Pressures of War Trigger Domestic Violence and Femicide
Since the start of 2025, 18 women have been murdered in Israel due to domestic violence. Despite the spike in murder cases, no government discussion on the issue has yet taken place. Emergency situations and wars increase the pressure within the family unit and exacerbate cases of domestic violence and femicide. While Israeli families are […]
Murder is the Ultimate Outcome of Domestic Violence
The Rackman Center participated in an emergency discussion in the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of Women’s Status about the alarming rise in cases of femicide in Israel. “After a murder, society cries out loud. Everyone starts checking what could have been done and whether it could have been prevented. But it’s too […]
The Rackman Center welcomes Adv. Shelly Blatt Zak as our new CEO.
The Rackman Center welcomes Adv. Shelly Blatt Zak as our new CEO. Shelly joins the Rackman Center after a 20-year legal career in the private sector and after serving as a senior partner at one of Israel’s largest firms where she specialized in corporate law and where she founded and managed the Impact and […]
The Rackman Center and BIU School of Social Work – Supporting Divorcing Women
The Rackman Center has launched two support groups for women going through divorce proceedings, creating a successful collaboration between the Rackman Center and Bar-Ilan University’s School of Social Work. During the past year, these groups were opened at the initiative of the Rackman Center and guided by students from the School of Social Work: […]
Religious Courts to Rule on Child Support
MK Simcha Rothman is leading a revolution in Israel’s child support laws by empowering a religious committee instead of civil reformer experts. In a discussion held yesterday in the Law, Constitution and Justice Committee that he heads, they decided to establish a committee led by the president of the rabbinical court system to formulate recommendations […]
Family Law, Migration, Relocation & International Law – Rackman Center 2025 Annual Conference
“It’s obvious today that family law must go beyond marriage and divorce law, to include international and immigration law”, said Professor Daphna Hacker, speaking at the annual conference of the Ruth & Emanuel Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women this week.The topic of immigration and relocation by Israeli families is particularly […]
The Rackman Center’s Annual Conference 2025
Divorce Following Relocation to a Foreign Country: Legal Perspectives Recent events in Israel and worldwide have driven many families to relocate overseas temporarily or permanently. The challenges of emigration can sometimes exacerbate existing difficulties or cause family breakdown. • What happens to a divorcing family that moves away from Israel? • What legal […]
“In times of crisis, women’s rights are often the first to be compromised”
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Founding Academic Director of the Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women, and Co-Founder of the Dinah Project in an article for the ICJW newsletter: “Israel is confronting multiple crises, and in times of crisis, women’s rights are often the first to be compromised. The Rackman Center, with its […]
An Agunah for 14 years receives civil damages
The Rackman Center represented A, an Agunah (a woman chained to an unwanted marriage) for over 14 years, in a civil damages claim at Israel’s civil court, where she received compensation of NIS 5,000 for each month that her husband refused to grant her a Get (a Jewish bill of divorce). The total compensation now […]
International Women’s Day 2025 – Campaign to Expand the Definition of Domestic Violence
For International Women’s Day 2025, the Rackman Center is appealing to the Israeli government: It’s time to take responsibility and act now to prevent domestic violence by updating the law to create a more effective framework for tackling the abuse of women and children. On Sunday March 9, the Knesset Legislation Committee discussed new […]