IWD: Honouring women in peacebuilding and leadership

Dear friend,

In honour of International Women’s Day, we warmly invite you to hear directly from leading voices of Israeli and Palestinian peacebuilding and civil society on Sunday 9th March, from 16:30 to 18:30. The event will be held in Covent Garden, a short walk from the station, in a welcoming and sophisticated setting.

We will be hosting the inaugural winners of the Vivian Silver Impact Award, A Land for All‘s May Pundak and Dr Rula Hardal, as well as Vivian’s son, Yonatan Zeigen, and NIF’s Associate Director, Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg.

May Pundak is a lawyer and activist, focusing on the seam between policy, education, and community activism.

Rula Hardal is a political science lecturer at Palestinian universities and a researcher at the Shalom Hartman Institute. 

A Land for All is a grantee of NIF,  forming one part of our strategic programme mobilising support for a diplomatic solution to the conflict. The organisation focuses on a shared homeland with power sharing, democracy, and freedom of movement, aiming to overcome negotiation obstacles and promote security and cooperation for both peoples.

Vivian’s son, Yonatan Zeigen, is an Israeli peace activist and social worker. After losing his mother in the October 7th attacks at Be’eri, the kibbutz where he grew up, he rededicated himself to peace and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.

Vivian Silver was a renowned Israeli peace activist dedicated to Palestinian rights for over 50 years, collaborating with organisations like the New Israel Fund and B’tselem. In 2000, she co-founded AJEEC—NISPED with Amal Elsana Alh’jooj, fostering connections between Bedouin and Jewish women. In her later years, she founded Women Wage Peace, an interfaith grassroots group.

Joining us will also be Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg, Associate Director of NIF in Israel, overseeing development and international relations. She spent ten years working as a grants and program officer at NIF and Shatil, focusing on the issues of Jewish pluralism and religious freedom, as well as advocating for greater rights for women within Jewish Orthodoxy.

A light reception of canapes and drinks, and a chance to talk to speakers, will follow.

With warm wishes,

 

Atira Winchester
Director of Content and Leadership, NIF UK

 


The Fight to Save Israeli Democracy

It’s not too late to join us to hear directly from NIF Global CEO Daniel Sokatch and NIF Israel Executive Director Mickey Gitzin in conversation with Dr. Ayala Panievsky (Cambridge University, Molad), on Wednesday 19th February from 18:30 – 20:00. (Grab a drink at 18:15 and head into the event).

Daniel and Mickey will discuss the ceasefire and hostage deal, NIF’s work to save democratic values and institutions in Israel, and our current priorities. Through an American and Israeli lens, and in the shadow of the second Trump administration, understand better how 2025 might unfold for Israel and what NIF is doing to make a difference.

The conversation will be chaired by Dr. Ayala Panievsky, Gates-Cambridge scholar and Molad research associate.

Click here to get your tickets.


 

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