Opening the New Year with a Festive Event for “Woman by Your Side” Volunteers
We opened the new year of activity with a festive event for our “Woman by Your Side” volunteers. For the first time, we brought together
November 11, 2025
We opened the new year of activity with a festive event for our “Woman by Your Side” volunteers. For the first time, we brought together
he State of Israel is falling behind in the fight against violence against women, because the law does not define “domestic violence.” Since the beginning
rs under physical violence from her husband. Later on, he was arrested and convicted of sexually assaulting her daughter and two other young relatives. However,
28 women have been murdered in Israel since early 2025. The murder of Hodaya Fadida shows the urgent need to address domestic violence in Israel.
After the Dinah The Dinah Project, that operates under the auspices of The Rackman Center, revealed dozens of testimonies of rape, sexual assault and intentional
Last week, we marked the completion of the psychotherapy internship year at the Rackman Center in the Faculty of Law at Bar-Ilan University. Through our
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
Last week, we participated in a discussion organized by the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women. Two organizations, partners in the fight against domestic violence, presented their findings from recent studies:The Michal Sela Forum presented data on the economic costs of femicide, showing that it is