First Lady of the US Eleanor Roosevelt, supporter of NA’AMAT
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at one of NA’AMAT’s conventions in the 1930s.
Following Franklin D. Roosevelt’s strong support, Eleanor continued in her role as First Lady of the United States. In an era when few women had careers, she was the first to hold weekly press conferences and started writing a widely syndicated newspaper column, “My Day”, which included social, political and women’s issues. Below find a wonderful sample of her stance on Women’s Issues (courtesy of PBS) by CLICKING HERE.
Golda Meir, “NA'AMAT was the first & last woman's organization for which I ever worked!”
In 1928, Golda Meir was elected National Secretary of Moetzet HaPoalot (Working Women’s Council), which required her to spend two years (1932–34) as an emissary in the United States.
As one of the early great pioneer of NA’AMAT’s beginnings, we owe great grattitude towards her and other powerful American and Israeli women who helped form our great nation of ISRAEL. We also owe great gratitude for Golda’s leadership paving the way for Jewish women around the world. READ MORE
Welcome to NA'AMAT USA
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.”
A Voice for Women
We are united in belief and in action around issues ranging from religious pluralism to an improvement in the status of women at home and in the workplace, from child well-being to peace in the Middle East, from the ability of single parents and new immigrants to build a life for themselves to the end of domestic violence. We help women, and we help women help themselves.
Raised $375,000 for Project: Felllowship Playground
“Fellowship playgrounds”
A joint project of the International Fellowship of
Christians and Jews and NA’AMAT
New facilities have recently been installed in 52 NA’AMAT Israel day care centers. $ 375,000 were allocated to this project called “Fellowship playground”, funded by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), headed by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, in order to renew and upgrade the playgrounds in day care centers for the benefit of Israeli children. {READ MORE}
