LEE APPLE, ARLINE PRITCHER AWARD WINNER Lee Apple serves as co-chair of Building Bridges with Books, and is an incoming NCJW/CLE board member. Lee originally joined NCJW after her retirement to “find new things to do and meet new people.” Since then, she has been an active volunteer for Share What You Wear and the Heart Pillow project, and a …

Thanks to our generous supporters, we’ve been doing important and impactful work  for 130 years.  Thank you! But sometimes our donors believe they’ve made an Annual Fund gift to  our local section, and they  are surprised to find out their gift went to the national office, and we may or may not receive any of the funds. Frustrating, isn’t it? Our …

YOUR DONOR ADVISED FUND CAN HELP SUPPORT NCJW/CLE Did you know your donor advised fund (DAF) is a quick and easy way to support NCJW/CLE? A DAF is like a charitable savings account. A donor creates a DAF and makes a tax-deductible contribution of cash, stock, or other assets to that account. After that, the donor can make recommendations for how …

WASHINGTON — With the Senate confirmation of Nicole Berner to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz released the following statement: “A nominee like Nicole Berner comes along once in a lifetime. She is a historic nominee for the Fourth Circuit as the first LGBTQ, Israeli-American, and labor lawyer …

PRESS CONTACT: Jody Rabhan, National Council of Jewish Women jrabhan@ncjw.org   NCJW Hails Long-Awaited Over-the-Counter Birth Control WASHINGTON — National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) applauds the release of the first over-the-counter birth control, Opill, now accessible to millions of people. NCJW CEO Sheila Katz released the following statement: “National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is proud that our long-standing advocacy …

NCJW Supports Adeel Mangi to Third Circuit Court; Rejects Baseless Attacks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Jody Rabhan, jrabhan@ncjw.org WASHINGTON — National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz released the following statement in response to baseless attacks on Adeel Mangi, who if confirmed would be the first Muslim American judge on our circuit courts: “National Council of Jewish Women …

NCJW/CLE is coordinating with Business Volunteers Unlimited for this year’s Homeless Stand Down (HSD), an event for community members experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. You must contact co-chairs by March 18 to volunteer and to receive a registration for early-access sign up. Anyone 13 years or older is eligible to volunteer at the Homeless Stand Down, making it a nice volunteer …

NCJW Calls Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF Ruling an Affront to Religious Freedom Court Decision Weaponizes Religion to Take Away Rights FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Jake Green, jgreen@ncjw.org WASHINGTON — National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz released the following statement in response to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that declared frozen embryos to be children and that the …

National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz spoke at Wednesday, February 14’s congressional roundtable hosted by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) to examine and raise awareness of this sexual and gender-based violence, and the violence since then against the hostages in Hamas captivity. We’ve shared the video and full transcript of her remarks below. We are here today to …

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: February 12, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Jake Green, National Council of Jewish Women, jgreen@ncjw.org National Council of Jewish Women to Participate in Roundtable Spotlighting Hamas’ Gender-based Violence Against Israeli Women with Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Second Gentleman Emhoff, Ambassador Herzog, Ambassador Lipstadt **FOR PLANNING PURPOSES Wednesday Feb. 14th** WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Feb. 14th, National Council of Jewish Women …