On Tuesday December 24, 2011, approximately 10,000 people, religious and non-religious, gathered in Beit Shemesh for a demonstration protesting the growing demand by radical religious elements (extremists) to exclude women from public life in Israel.
The rally featured several female speakers who were victims of Haredi violence, in addition to the Opposition Chairwoman Tzipi Livni, Labor Chairwoman Shelly Yacimovich and Culture and Sports Minister Limor Livnat. NA’AMAT women were among the protesters holding banners reading:”Free Israel from religious coercion”, “Stop Israel from becoming Iran”, “Segregation is a red line”, and “No more discrimination against women!”
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As we begin our 86th year, we are pleased to announce that 
NA’AMAT USA is honored to have Mayim Bialik collaborate with us!
Mayim Bialik is a well-known actress most recently starring in the award-winning show “The Big Bang Theory”. Mayim is supporting NA’AMAT‘s contribution to serving Israel in improving the status of women, and will be supporting us in a variety of ways!
Learn more now at http://www.naamat.org/mayim/
NA’AMAT WOMAN WINS THREE FIRST-PLACE ROCKOWER AWARDS
The Rockower Awards were presented by the American Jewish Press Association at its annual conference held in Dallas in June 2011. The Simon Rockower Awards honor the best Jewish journalism published in 2010. NA’AMAT Woman competed with newspapers with more than 15,000 circulation and all magazines.
“We are extremely gratified by by these awards, as they reflect the excellent articles and illustrations published continually by the magazine,” said editor Judith Sokoloff.
NA’AMAT Woman magazine won the first-place awards in the following categories:
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At the end of June the Annual NA'AMAT Scholarship Ceremony took place with the participation of Adv. Talia Livni, President NA'AMAT Israel, Masha Lubelsky, President NA'AMAT Scholarship Fund, Ms. Liz Raider, President NA'AMAT U.S., Ms. Harriet Green, Chairperson Capital Funds – NA'AMAT U.S., & Ms. Orit Nusbaum, Vice President NA'AMAT Canada.
180 female students studying for their Bachelor and Master degree were given a scholarship of 2,000 Shekels each. This year there has been a significant rise regarding the number of female students studying technological / scientific professions who received a scholarship. There were over 100 students (twice as many as in 2010) who are studying engineering, science, computers, medicine, etc…
Almost 40 of the students who received a scholarship are studying for their master degree.
In addition, as in the last 7 years, NA'AMAT gave 4 research grants, each of 10,000 shekels, for Doctoral students, for research in the field of women’s status and gender studies.
The festive Scholarship Ceremony took place commemorating NA'AMAT 90TH Anniversary. Enclosed is an excerpt from my opening words in the ceremony concerning the history of NA'AMAT.
NA'AMAT views the day care center as a child’s second home. A warm, family atmosphere can be found in each of the 233 centers throughout Israel, the largest network of day care centers in the country. Our centers can accommodate up to 18,000 children ranging in age from infant to 4 years old. Recognizing the importance of early childhood education, NA'AMAT pioneered preschool education programs long before Project Head Start began in the United States. In fact, the Head Start program was modeled after the NA'AMAT centers in Israel.
NA‘AMAT has 18 Technological and 2 Agricultural High Schools helping over 3,500 students!
NA‘AMAT’s network of alternative high schools targets students who have been unable to succeed in traditional schools, often because of family or behavioral problems. The high schools offer small classes, individual attention, an experienced staff and a family atmosphere. Because of these factors, most students go on to become productive members of society.
The network includes 18 Technological High Schools, including 10 in the Arab sector, and two residential Agricultural Schools. More than 3,500 students attend these schools.
For 85 years, NA'AMAT USA, International Movement of Zionist Women,
has had one mission: to support the women and children of Israel. To accomplish its mission, NA'AMAT —through its sister organization in Israel— provides a broad range of social services, from day care centers to domestic violence shelters; from legal aid to alternative high schools. NA'AMAT has services and facilities in communities throughout the country, from Kiryat Shemoneh in the north, to Eilat in the south.
NA'AMAT -
“A Voice For Women & Children - - A Voice For Israel.
