NCJW San Francisco

Dedicated to improving the quality of life for women, children, and families, and to ensuring individual rights and freedoms through advocacy and education.

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HBD to NCJWSF's founder, Hattie Hecht Sloss! Inspired by Hannah Solomon's movement, Sloss convened a group of 600 women on August 27, 1900 to establish an SF section of NCJW. 158 of those assembled became members & chose Sloss as the section's president. (https://t.co/4qoMr05CCF)

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Yom HaShoah gives the Jewish community and others space to reflect together on the immeasurable loss wrought by the Holocaust. Many communities observe Yom HaShoah with presentations from Holocaust survivors or their children (Living History).
#NeverAgain #YomHashoah #Holocaust

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Happy birthday, Elena Kagan! Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010, Kagan became the second Jewish woman to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and has already had a very influential career on the Court. (https://t.co/HhdIYqe0iP)

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The Seder Plate is the focal point of the first two nights of Passover. The Seder tells the story of Exodus through the senses of sight, taste, and feeling. Some families add an orange to the Seder plate to symbolize the role of women and the LGBTQ community in Jewish life.

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HBD, Justine Polier! The first woman judge appointed in NY, Polier focused on helping children by reforming foster care & school systems to give minority children access to services. (https://t.co/HhdIYqe0iP)

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HBD, Ray Frank! Frank was a journalist and a preacher-- she gave an address at the first Jewish Women’s Congress in 1893. She was the first Jewish woman to preach from a pulpit in the United States. (https://t.co/HhdIYqe0iP)

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Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, performances, and a feast. This joyous celebration commemorates how ancient Jews were spared from massacre during the Persian Empire (Teen Vogue). #Jewish

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HBD, RBG! The first Jewish woman (and second woman) on the Supreme Court, RBG became a cultural icon to countless women & social justice advocates. Before becoming a Justice, she founded the ACLU's Women's Rights Project, among numerous other achievements. (via jwa)

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HBD, Lillian Wald! Wald founded the Henry St. Settlement & America's first public nursing school. In 1908, she campaigned for the addition of the National Children’s Bureau in the Department of Labor. She dedicated herself to the causes of immigrants, working women, & children.

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Happy International Women's Day!
#InternationalWomensDay #WomensRights #WomenEmpowerment #GenderEquality #WomenInLeadership #StrongWomen #WomenSupportingWomen

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HBD, Rebecca Gratz! Gratz helped found the Philadelphia Orphan Society to shelter & educate orphans. She pioneered the model of Jewish Sunday school, creating lesson plans & raising funds for schools to teach about the Jewish religion, history, and culture. (via jwa).

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HBD, Molly Picon! Picon brought Yiddish culture to a wider American audience, acting in the first Yiddish play on Broadway & the film "Fiddler on the Roof." Filming in Poland on the eve of World War II, she captured shtetl life erased by the Holocaust. (https://t.co/HhdIYqe0iP)

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HBD, Anna Sokolow! The daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants, Anna learned to dance with the Martha Graham Company and became a leading choreographer whose works reflected her intense commitment to the social, political, & human conflicts of her times. (https://t.co/HhdIYqe0iP)

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Happy #ReproShabbat! Reproductive freedom is a Jewish value. Repro Shabbat is a nationwide event celebrating the critical importance of reproductive freedom and Judaism’s teachings about reproductive health, rights, and justice. Learn more and join us at https://t.co/0hj8cAcpj9.

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HBD to biochemist Gertrude Elion! Elion helped develop chemotherapy for childhood leukemia, the immunosuppressant that made organ transplantation possible, the first effective anti-viral medication, and AZT (a groundbreaking treatment for AIDS). (https://t.co/HhdIYqe0iP)

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HBD, Hannah G Solomon, the founder of NCJW's national chapter! Under her leadership, NCJW committed to Jewish education for women and engagement in social reform. She allied NCJW with Christian & secular groups for women, working to help children & the poor in Chicago & the US.

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WEBINAR: "(S)heroes On The Ground" | Jan 17

Israeli leaders Miriam Schler, Tamar Schwartz, & @OritSulitzeanu discuss gender-based violence programs post-war. Presented by @ShalomBayitOrg, in partnership with JCRC Bay Area and @elluminatewomen.

REGISTER: https://t.co/lfnegSzmRq

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@OritSulitzeanu @ShalomBayitOrg @elluminatewomen Co-sponsored by:
@jewishbayarea
JCRC Silicon Valley
@jfcsorg
Jewish Silicon Valley
@JewishWomenIntl
@NCJW
@NCJW_SF

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NCJW SF wishes you a happy 2024!

#happynewyear #newyear #2024

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Migrants and displaced people represent some of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in society. NCJW SF has supported the needs of migrant women and children since the early 1900's, and continues to do so today.