NCJW, Hadassah, The Hadassah Foundation, JWI, and 55 Organizations Call on UN...
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2024 Media Contact: Jake Green, jgreen@ncjw.org NEW YORK & WASHINGTON —Today National Council of Jewish Women, Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America; The...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Recipients of NCJW’s Israel Granting Program Emergency Appeal
In October 2023, in response to the horrific attacks by Hamas on October 7, NCJW launched its Israel Granting Program Emergency Appeal to apply a gender lens to the crisis and strengthen efforts and...
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Intern Lobby Day: Advocating for Just Access to Abortion Care
We ended 2023 strong with our intern lobby day! Our two Government Relations and Advocacy (GR&A) fall interns, Maya Sokoloff and Lily Fleischmann, went to Capitol Hill to advocate for the Abortion...
View ArticleNCJW Leads 15 Jewish Organizations in Support of Adeel Mangi to the Third...
Dear Senators, The following Jewish organizations representing more than a million people across the country write in strong support of Adeel A. Mangi to the United States Court of Appeals to the Third...
View ArticleNCJW to Participate in Congressional Roundtable Spotlighting Hamas’...
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’...
View ArticleCongressional roundtable remarks from NCJW CEO Sheila Katz
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...
View ArticleNCJW Calls Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF Ruling an Affront to Religious Freedom
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...
View ArticleNCJW Supports Adeel Mangi to Third Circuit Court; Rejects Baseless Attacks
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...
View ArticleNCJW Hails Long-Awaited Over-the-Counter Birth Control
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...
View ArticleSenate Confirms Historic Nominee Nicole Berner
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...
View ArticleNCJW Co-leads Broad Coalition of 61 National Jewish Organizations Urging...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Darcy Hirsh, National Council of Jewish Women, dhirsh@ncjw.org NCJW Co-leads Broad Coalition of 61 National Jewish Organizations Urging Swift Congressional Action...
View ArticleCourt Once Again Denies Black Voters Voting Rights, Says National Council of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Darcy Hirsh, National Council of Jewish Women, dhirsh@ncjw.org With the Supreme Court’s decision in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP...
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Intern Lobby Day: Advocating to Protect the Right to Vote
NCJW’s Spring Government Relations and Advocacy (GR&A) interns, Katie Manyin and Chana Fisher, spent a week in April lobbying their Members of Congress to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights...
View ArticleThe Latest on Medication Abortion (Updated regularly)
Another day, another decision in the ongoing court battles over the accessibility of mifepristone, used in medication abortion and miscarriage care. We know this is getting confusing, but confusion is...
View ArticleNational Council of Jewish Women Welcomes Unanimous Decision Preserving...
National Council of Jewish Women Government Relations and Advocacy Director Darcy Hirsh issued the following statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in FDA v. Alliance for...
View ArticleNational Council of Jewish Women Decries Bump Stock Ruling That Prioritizes...
With the US Supreme Court’s decision today in Garland v. Cargill, a case about whether a rifle equipped with a “bump stock” — an attachment that transforms a semiautomatic rifle into a weapon that can...
View ArticleNational Council of Jewish Women Welcomes Life-Saving Rahimi Decision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Darcy Hirsh, National Council of Jewish Women, dhirsh@ncjw.org Following the US Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Rahimi, a challenge to the...
View ArticleNational Council of Jewish Women Is Relieved That Emergency Abortion Care Is...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Darcy Hirsh, National Council of Jewish Women, dhirsh@ncjw.org With the Supreme Court’s decision turning back a challenge by Idaho to a federal law that protects...
View ArticleNational Council of Jewish Women Condemns Supreme Court Decision...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Darcy Hirsh, National Council of Jewish Women, dhirsh@ncjw.org The Supreme Court issued its decision today in Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, which upholds an...
View ArticleNCJW and AMMWEC at the Poor People’s Campaign Moral March on Washington
National Council of Jewish Women was proud to be anchor partners for the PPC. In addition to speaking about poverty, NCJW CEO Sheila Katz joined Anila Ali, American Muslim & Multifaith Women’s...
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