Voices of Women at Wartime

From battlefield to bomb shelter, from home front to hospital, from volunteer rosters to victims’ lists—women experience war in distinctive, gendered ways. These are their stories.

Terrorists at the Door: 20 Hours in Hiding with My Children

November 20, 2023

Atar Maor recounts a harrowing 20 hours spent hiding in the closet with her two young children. Now she wonders: can she preserve their faith in humanity?

Voices of Women at Wartime

When home is not safe: Evacuating my family

November 16, 2023

Growing up in Northern Israel in the '80s, Rina Levanon evacuated her home many times. Now, she must contend with wartime evacuation again—but this time, as a mother of three.

Voices of Women at Wartime

Women’s Bodies, Violence and the UN’s Silence

November 13, 2023

Dr. Cochav Elkayam is agitating for the international community to acknowledge and take urgent action in response to the gender-based atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th.

Voices of Women at Wartime

When massacre is personal: A mother’s loss on October 7th

November 7, 2023

Hannah Wacholder Katsman joins us to grapple with a mother’s worst nightmare: learning of the murder of her son, Hayim Katsman, by Hamas terrorists at his home in Kibbutz Holit