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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

Jewish Women International

Semi-automatic guns are displayed for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply, in Springfield, Illinois, January 16, 2013. (Seth Perlman/AP)
August 22, 2023, 8:11 pm
Jewish groups back gun restrictions for domestic abusers in US Supreme Court case
Amicus brief led by Jewish Women International includes organizations representing Reform, Conservative and Orthodox rabbis in high-profile test of Second Amendment
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: advocates for victims of domestic abuse protest outside of state offices in downtown Chicago, October 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Sophia Tareen, File)
August 19, 2021, 5:22 am
Report finds US Jewish communities ill-equipped to aid domestic abuse victims
A study released by Jewish Women International says that shelter, acknowledgment, legal services and support for survivors of violence are inadequate across all denominations
By Cathryn J. Prince
Illustrative: Students protest at an anti-Israel demonstration at the University of California, Irvine. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/JTA)
April 3, 2019, 3:04 am
3 liberal US Jewish groups back anti-BDS congressional resolution
Text introduced in Congress last month seen as a compromise to enlist Democratic support; J Street and Americans for Peace Now don’t sign on
By Ron Kampeas
A HIAS protest in front of the White House in which people shared stories of their family members who were refugees or immigrants, March 1, 2017. (Ted Eytan via JTA)
February 18, 2018, 12:42 am
Jewish groups call on US census to drop citizenship question
10 community organizations pen letter to Trump administration warning that reinstating query will ‘raise fears’ among immigrants
By JTA
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch at a news conference on Capitol Hill, February 1, 2017. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/via JTA)
February 19, 2017, 4:23 am
In reviewing ‘Hobby Lobby’ opinion, Jews see reasons to diverge over Neil Gorsuch
Like some partisan issues before it, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act has had a polarizing effect on traditionally liberal or conservative denominations
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative: Pro-choice and pro-life activists demonstrate on the steps of the United States Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2016. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images/AFP)
June 27, 2016, 11:05 pm
Jewish groups laud Supreme Court for throwing out abortion law
After court strikes down Texas law restricting access to abortions, ADL and JWI express support
By Eric Cortellessa
September 24, 2015, 10:28 pm
Jewish frat to fundraise to fight violence against women
Zeta Beta Tau will donate to Jewish Women International to help raise awareness of sexual assault
By JTA
Valentine's Day is observed on February 14 each year (Photo credit: Farroq Naeem/AFP)
February 14, 2015, 12:30 pm
A Jewish guide to healthy relationships
Jewish Women International releases ‘Shamor L’Amour,’ a work based on Jewish texts that seeks to combat domestic abuse from a positive angle
By Gabe Friedman
The Senate side of the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC (Wikimedia Commons/File)
February 15, 2013, 2:14 am
Jewish groups praise Senate on Violence Against Women Act
Past efforts to renew the measure were stymied by objections in the House of Representatives
From left to right: Hinna Zeejah, 8, Taejah Goode, 10, Julia Stokes, 11, and Grant Fritz, 8, who wrote letters to President Barack Obama about the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., watch as Obama signs executive orders outlining proposals to reduce gun violence, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at the White House (photo credit: AP/Charles Dharapak)
January 20, 2013, 3:26 am
Broad Jewish support for Obama’s gun proposals
In wake of Newtown massacre, umbrella groups from all streams of Judaism back president on proposed legislation
President Obama honors victims of Friday's school massacre at an interfaith vigil in Newtown, Conn. (Pete Souza/White House via JTA)
December 18, 2012, 10:09 pm
Jewish groups and lawmakers seeking gun control get major boost from Obama
US president supports Dianne Feinstein’s assault weapons ban after Newtown massacre; NRA pledges ‘to help make sure this never happens again’
By Ron Kampeas
In addition to highlighting President Obama's support for Israel, Aaron Keyak, right, and his Hub co-workers capitalized on US Jews' overwhelming agreement with Democrats on social issues. (Courtesy of Aaron Keyak via JTA)
December 4, 2012, 6:16 am
Outstaffed and outspent, tiny team nailed down Jewish vote for Obama
With media savvy and an insider understanding of the community’s key concerns, ‘the Hub’ helped Democratic incumbent stay in the White House
By Phil Jacobs
JWI staff member Lauren Levine reviewing the guide. (Photo credit: Courtesy)
March 6, 2012, 4:17 pm
The megilla as a relationship handbook
A new study guide uses Esther’s story to introduce the vocabulary of domestic abuse
By Debra Rubin
From the WebMarch 5, 2012, 1:20 pm
Empowering a new generation
eJewishPhilanthropy: Jewish Women International is set to launch a professional leadership network for young Jewish women
Illustrative photo of birth control pills (Public domain)
February 15, 2012, 11:39 am
US Jews’ contraception conundrums
Seeing the issue as one relating to the separation of Church and State, Jewish groups spoke out on both sides of Obama’s recent debate over contraception
By Ron Kampeas
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