#OTD 29 November 1947, the @UN General Assembly paved the way for the establishment of the State of Israel. The Plan to partition the British Mandate into a Jewish State & an Arab State was adopted by 33 votes to 13 with 10 abstentions. #Res181

#4🔶For 100 years now, #WIZO has been a leading advocate for women's rights & inclusion, both in Israel and around the world! It also runs programs for #women & #girls at risk, enabling them to lead independent & stable lives. 1/2 📙wizo.org/ #16Days #OrangeTheWorld

#3🔸SHE'S GONE is a powerful exhibition. Keren & Adi chose #artivism to honor the victims, break the wall of indifference and to raise awareness on #femicides. Pay attention and you can save a life! 🔊WATCH (sound on) #16Days

🔶#2 #16Days Language is power. Let's make it trully inclusive for women & girls by using egalitarian language. That's the goal of Dabru Eleynu - Talk to us, founded by Dafna Eisenrich. 🔶dabrueleynu.org/ #OrangeTheWorld

No2Violence Against Women was founded in 1977 in Israel. It operates shelters & apartments, a 24/7 hotline for women in distress, as well as a legal department. It has provided services for about 6,000 women & 8,500 children. 🔶no2violence.co.il/en/about-u… #OrangeTheWorld #16Days

#1 🔶Ruth Rasnic is the Founder of L.O.(NO) – Combat Violence Against women, Israel’s first organization to explore and address the issue of domestic violence. Ruth received the Israel Prize in 2009, for her contribution to the nation and society. 1/2 #OrangeTheWorld #16Days

Raising awareness on violence against women & promoting ways to end this global phenomenon! 📣For the #16DaysOfActivism, we will #orangetheworld and feature everyday an Israeli individual or institution that is committed to this goal. STAY TUNED. SHARE THEIR STORIES.

In Israel, 97.5% of the #elderly population (65+) live in the community! 👴👵 Yossi Heymann spoke @UNECE webinar about JDC-Eshel’s experience in reaching out to #older persons in need of care at home or in the community.

Paul Sobol ז'ל, a Holocaust survivor from Belgium, passed away yesterday. Paul shared his story @UNGeneva during last year's Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. Listen to his story and become a living witness. May his memory be a blessing. 🔊news.un.org/fr/audio/2020/02…

🔴JOIN NOW An important session organized by @pu_unece on #older persons in #emergency situations: lessons learned from #COVID19. 🇮🇱Yossi Heyman, Executive Director at JDC-Eshel, will share his experience. 📺unece.org/index.php?id=53054