We learned through our 2021 “Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community: A Needs Assessment” that while the short-term needs of survivors (emergency housing, financial assistance, restraining orders) are often being met, communities are struggling to address long-term needs of survivors. In response, Jewish Women International has established the National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence in the Jewish Community housing initiatives that drive concrete long-term solutions to address domestic violence in the Jewish community. The National Center is the hub for trauma-informed training, education, resources, peer support, research, policy development, and community collaboration.
Our Vision:
A Jewish community that meets the systemic needs of survivors and supports the local Jewish programs and advocates that serve them.
The National Collaborative
of Jewish Domestic Violence Programs
Clergy Task Force
to end Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Community
Jewish Organizational Training
Jewish Community Coordinated Response Teams
2021 National Needs Assessment
JWI’s in-depth 2021 analysis of survivors’ needs found U.S. Jewish communities substantially lacking in safe shelter, legal services, acknowledgement, support, and much more. Our report on this groundbreaking research – the National Needs Assessment of Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Community, completed with the generous support of Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies – offers recommendations for new programs, collaborations, and funding priorities to ensure that Jewish survivors can safely remain and thrive in their communities.
Watch the Research Release Event
A panel of experts discusses the findings of this year-long needs assessment and explores JWI’s recommendations for new systems, collaborations, and funding priorities.
Read about this project in the Times of Israel: Report finds US Jewish communities ill-equipped to aid domestic abuse victims (August 19, 2021)
Press
‘We can change the air that abusers breathe’: How faith communities are addressing domestic violence
Nov 28, 2021, Deseret News
JWI creates collective to combat domestic violence with $750,000 Schusterman grant
October 13, 2021, eJewish Philanthropy
Jewish Women International to train JCC staff to help children exposed to domestic violence
August 26, 2021, eJewish Philanthropy
Domestic abuse surged under COVID-19. Clergy need better tools to help survivors.
May 6, 2021, Religion News Service
May 4, 2021, Arizona Jewish News
For Far Too Many Women, Surviving Domestic Violence Means Losing their Community
May 4, 2021, Thrive Global
How Jewish Communities Are Failing Victims of Domestic Violence
May 3, 2021, The New York Jewish Week
New report finds American Jewish community underserves domestic violence survivors
April 26, 2021, The Forward
JWI initiates new conversation on domestic violence
April 26, 2021, eJewish Philanthropy
On Chanukah, Domestic Violence, and Combat in the Streets
December 14, 2020, eJewish Philanthropy
A New Mi sh’Beirach for those Suffering from Domestic Abuse
October 27, 2020, eJewish Philanthropy
The Fragility and Isolation of Home
October 1, 2020, eJewish Philanthropy
Addressing Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community at this time of Covid-19
May 8, 2020, eJewish Philanthropy
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies generously provided funding for this work.
