WIZO

Israeli man allegedly brutally murders wife with an ax in front of their four children

Police are still investigating the incident as of press time; however, the woman was allegedly beaten with an ax in her apartment in front of her four children.

ZAKA volunteers arrive at the scene of the alleged murder in Petah Tikva on November 1, 2026.
Anat Vidor, President, World WIZO

Alternative Civil Diplomacy: Why the Jewish people owe WIZO more than they know

Anat Vidor, president of World WIZO. Her family history is etched onto Israel’s streets and institutions.

Beyond Sinai: The Clause That Turned "the Enemy" Into a Name

 (L-R): Joseph Gitler, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, and Anat Vidor

No. 44: Anat Vidor, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, and Joseph Gitler


The people’s chair

Presiding over World WIZO, a network of 800 projects serving hundreds of thousands of children, youth and women across Israel, chairperson Rivka Lazovsky is in the business of changing lives

RIVKA LAZOVSKY visits a WIZO day-care center on the first day of school

Women’s International Zionist Organization UK turns 100

A part of the celebrations, current WIZO UK vice chairwoman Ronit Ribak-Madari will be appointed chairwoman of the organization, the first Israeli native to hold the title.

WIZO's 100th Birthday event in London

Jews of Turkey fear growing antisemitism

The crisis between Israel and Turkey is not only affecting Israeli tourists seeking inexpensive all-inclusive vacations, but also a Jewish community living in a Muslim majority state.

ANTI-ISRAEL protesters hold placards and a Palestinian flag during a demonstration to mark the annual al-Quds Day in Istanbul in July 2016. The placards read, ‘Free Jerusalem, a World without Israel’ (left) and ‘Down with Israel.’

International Women's Day: Women and the local question

If 50 women candidates for leadership of local councils still sounds like “wow,” it is only because we have become accustomed to a distorted reality.

Panel of female politicians at WIZO event on International Women's Day event in Jaffa

Family Day: A salute to wonder women

No offense to Gal Gadot, but these wonder women come in all ages, sizes, and from all backgrounds.

Gal Gadot stars as the fierce Amazon warrior princess out to save the world in ‘Wonder Woman'

WIZO SA, Israeli NGO donate wheelchairs to needy children in S. Africa

Each wheelchair is adorned with a sticker that reads "To the children of South Africa with love from Israel."

Members of WIZO South Africa, Israeli NGO Wheelchairs of Hope and the Israeli Embassy pose with nurses and disabled children at Maitland Cottage Children’s Orthopaedic Hospital in Cape Town

Grapevine: Remembering Raya

Jewish outreach in some parts of the United States, especially California, includes the Hispanic community.

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman stands at the Western Wall after lighting the menorah there for the second night of Hanukkah, 2018

WIZO: Seventeen deaths to domestic violence in 2017

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with women living at a WIZO and government sponsored shelter for victims of domestic violence, during a tour marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

My Grandmother's Fur Coat, My Great Aunts and My Sisterhood Seeking

The Jerusalem Post

TV network president 'stepping aside' over sexual assault allegations

Israeli network executive Alex Gilady denies accusations of rape and harassment.

Neri Livneh