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
May 4, 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
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
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
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
Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled yesterday that the civil service must improve the representation of women. The Rackman Center congratulates the Israel Women’s Network,
“We need to include offenses that have remained outside the law, such as the rape of a minor who is not the child of the
The Dinah Project, that operates under the auspices of the Ruth and Emanuel Rackman Center for the Advancement of Women, is an initiative led by a group of experts in law, gender, and civil society, working to achieve recognition and justice for survivors of sexual violence in conflicts—especially for those
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, head of The Rackman Center and a prominent scholar and activist in exposing the sexual violence and gender-based atrocities committed by Hamas during the October 7 terrorist attacks, visited New York City this week for meetings with Jewish organizations and leaders.During her New York visit, Halperin-Kaddari met
“A” turned to the Rackman Center for emotional support during a challenging divorce process. With her permission, we are happy to share what she wrote us:“Dear Gilit and the Rackman team, I would like to thank you for your very important and significant assistance. When I turned to the Rackman
“Preventing a comprehensive UN investigation is tantamount to giving up a crucial opportunity for the ultimate international record of Hamas’ crimes and recognition for their victims.” , says Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Director of the Rackman Center.The report prepared last year by Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General
“The State has a responsibility to ensure that gun licenses are not given to people who pose a danger to their families and the wider community”, says by Attorney Keren Horowitz, CEO of the Rackman Center. We are happy to report that, one year after the decision expanding the
The 2023 Rackman Center Annual Report “Women & Family in Israel” has been published, presenting statistical data concerning legal proceedings in family matters over the past 3 years. Highlights include: Gett refusal is significantly more common among men than women (twice as many divorce rulings were made against men from