How the Jewish community woke up to abortion rights
Activists spent decades ringing the alarm, but it took Roe v. Wade being imperiled for many rabbis and foundations to pay attention
Activists spent decades ringing the alarm, but it took Roe v. Wade being imperiled for many rabbis and foundations to pay attention
Rabbi Robert Loewy argued banning abortion violated religious freedom in 1990, before it was a popular take on the issue
The CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women has been telling people for months that Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that legalized abortion nationally, would likely be overturned within the year. “They would say ‘that’s not going to happen,’” said Sheila Katz, whose group has long made access to abortion one of its…
(JTA) — Sheila Katz, a vice president of Hillel International, has been named as the new chief executive officer of the National Council of Jewish Women, succeeding Nancy Kaufman. Katz, 35, will join NCJW this summer after 12 years with Hillel, where she launched MitzVote, a non-partisan voter engagement campaign; co-founded “Ask Big Questions,” a national…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Russian spies sought information during the 2016 election on leaders of two major Jewish groups, the Anti-Defamation League and the National Council of Jewish Women, a report said. BuzzFeed reported Thursday that the Russian financial crimes agency sought the information under the auspices of a joint U.S.-Russia effort to track down terrorist…
Three progressive Jewish organizations have been advising the Women’s March behind the scenes on its well-publicized issues with anti-Semitism and a sometimes-fraught relationship with the Jewish community, the Forward has learned. The National Council of Jewish Women, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice and Bend the Arc: Jewish Action are working with the Women’s March…
(JTA) — Liberal Jewish groups and Jewish groups representing women slammed the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. National Council of Jewish Women CEO Nancy Kaufman called Kavanaugh’s ascension to the Supreme Court “a devastating blow to the confirmation process, and to women and all survivors of sexual assault.” “The expectation that…
The National Council of Jewish Women will relocate their headquarters from New York to DC this September. NCJW announced in a press release on Wednesday that the move will “better position the organization for its critical policy and advocacy work advancing social and economic justice for women, children, and families.” NCJW CEO Nancy Kaufman will…