Children's Home Dedicates New Campus
After four months, young residents and devoted staff had settled into their brand-new state-of-the-art facility, and the new campus of the Jerusalem Hills Children's Home was officially dedicated in early July. More
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Work, Family & JWI - According to the Modern Jewish Mom
Meredith Jacobs identified a need among the young Jewish mothers of her generation and created multi-media powerhouse, ModernJewishMom.com. Meet the author, TV & radio host, Web maven - and now member of the JWI board. More
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Meet our 2009 Women to Watch!
JWI's tradition of honoring contemporary Jewish heroines continues with the 12th class of Women to Watch honorees - exceptional leaders from across the U.S. who will receive this prestigious national leadership award in 2009. More
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JWI and SDT Expand
a Rewarding Partnership
JWI's partnership with SDT, which now reaches far beyond the Mother's Day Flower Project, has grown to support the National Library Initiative and financial literacy training for young women. More
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Acquainting Summer Interns with Young Women's Issues
Students from around the country spend the summer as interns in the nation's capital. JWI brings them together to discuss key issues of safety and well-being for young women. More
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Coming Up in
Jewish Woman
Magazine
Don't miss the fall issue of Jewish Woman magazine, due out in late August. Here's what to expect on the pages and online. More
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July 2009
"Yes, women bring a different life experience to the table. All of our differences make the conference better. That I'm a woman, that's part of it, that I'm Jewish, that's part of it, that I grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and I went to summer camp in the Adirondacks, all these things are part of me."
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg*
Read the compelling story of Vernetta Cockerham, a domestic violence survivor from Jonesville, N.C., who successfully won a wrongful death suit against the system that failed her.**
*Bazelon, Emily. The Place of Women on the Court. The New York Times, July 07, 2009
**Zerwick, Phoebe. "Why Didn't They Stop Him?" O, The Oprah Magazine, August 2009.
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