“We condemn the senseless act of gun violence against three Palestinian college students who were shot and wounded in Vermont while walking to a family dinner during their Thanksgiving break. As a Jewish organization that stands firmly against hate and violence, we express our outrage and share our prayers for a full and speedy recovery for Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed …

“Despite the delays by Hamas, we are relieved 17 additional hostages were released today, including 13 Israeli women and children and 4 foreign nationals. We were disappointed that Hamas separated families who qualified to be released together, including one girl released without her mother and one sister released without her teenage brother. “195 hostages remain in Hamas captivity, including 22 …

In response to UN Women’s statement made on Saturday, November 25th —their first response to the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on October 7th, 2023 — Sheila Katz, CEO of National Council of Jewish Women, a recognized United Nations NGO, released the following: “National Council of Jewish Women has long admired UN Women for their moral voice when women around …

PRESS CONTACT: Jake Green, National Council of Jewish Women, jgreen@ncjw.org WASHINGTON — With the news of a multilateral agreement to release some hostages and pause combat in the Israel-Hamas war for four days, National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz shared the following statement: “National Council of Jewish Women is thrilled at least 50 hostages, including 30 children, will be …

Take Action House Bill 183 would require students in primary and secondary schools as well as institutions of higher education to use restrooms and other facilities that align with their sex assigned at birth. It would also prohibit them from sharing overnight accommodations with individuals of the opposite sex from their sex assigned at birth. This is yet another state-sponsored attack …

Take Action House Bill 68 would ban critical, gender-affirming healthcare for minors, while further stigmatizing the transgender and non-binary community and their needs. Important medical decisions should remain between youths, their families, and medical providers – not our politicians. This harmful legislation also negatively impacts physicians by threatening to remove the licenses of those who provide gender-affirming care and opening …

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WASHINGTON — As the United States Department of Education expands transparency in its Title VI investigations of ancestry-based discrimination, National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz released the following statement: “National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) extends deep appreciation to the Department of Education for its transparency on open Title VI cases related to ancestry-discrimination investigations, including claims of …

PROGRAM WELCOME PRESENTATION OF THE ADVOCACY IN ACTION AWARD TO WENDIE FORMAN PROGRAM INTRODUCTION PANEL PRESENTATION Q&A SPEAKER BIOS Ryan Zymler (Moderator) Ryan Clopton-Zymler (he/they) is an activist, educator, emcee and advocate from Cleveland, Ohio. They are a graduate of Case Western Reserve University, with a Master of Science in Social Administration and they received a Bachelor of Arts in …