WIZO was given a seat in the Executive, and voting rights, at the 26th World Jewish Congress. WIZO assisted the Six Day War effort and built […]

WIZO worked with new immigrants, hosting families, providing educational and welfare services. The Equal Rights for Women law was passed, and the first WIZO advice bureau […]

The United Nations resolved to partition the former British mandate over Palestine, setting up a Jewish and an Arab state. WIZO’s Head Office was transferred from […]

WIZO members witnessed the annihilation of Jewish communities in Europe and the dissolution of WIZO Federations in countries under the Nazi regime. The large migration of […]

WIZO was founded in Great Britain in 1918 by Rebecca Sieff, Vera Weizmann, and Romana Goodman with a focus on caring for people and helping them […]