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thanks to YOU
i now have reams
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Jewish Women’s Week
4-11 May 2014
central@wizouk.org
020 7319 9169
wizouk.org/donate
Caring for the people of Israel
Spring/Summer 2014
Living in an Israeli
border town...
...Amy, 4, suffered from emotional and
psychological trauma following repeated
rocket attacks.
A donation to Jewish Women’s Week will
ensure that vulnerable children like Amy are
supported and kept secure at WIZO day care
centres throughout Israel.
Jewish Women’s Week Quiz@home Goes International - £30k
4-11 May 2014 - Target £250k
Joanna Wulwik, Chair of Jewish
Women’s Week, would like to thank all
our volunteers who helped raise this
outstanding amount and to ask you to
welcome your collector when she calls
this year.
Jewish Women’s Week
thanks to YOU
i now have reams
not nightmares
Barry Cohen, Manchester.
WIZO.uk A company limited by guarantee registered in England No: 6634748 registered charity in England
and Wales No: 1125012 Registered Address: Charles House, 108 - 110 Finchley Road, London, NW3 5JJ
Our Jewish Women’s Week campaign
aims to raise funds to support vulnerable
children and families who live in border
towns which have been subject to
constant rocket attacks. WIZO provides
a safe and secure environment. Last
year JWW raised over £240k - an
outstanding amount.
“We had such a fun evening. The questions
were really challenging, yet enjoyable. It is
such a great event. We are already looking
forward to next year. “
Thank you to the 133 households across the
UK and as far afield as Israel, USA and Mexico
who enjoyed a challenging quiz this year. The
1600 participants raised in excess of £30k
which will go towards our vocational projects
in Israel.
Caring for the people of Israel
Living in an Israeli border town...
...Amy, 4, suffered from emotional and psychological trauma
following repeated rocket attacks.
A donation to Jewish Women’s Week will ensure that
vulnerable children like Amy are supported and kept secure at
all WIZO day care centres.
Thank You
Jewish Women’s Week 4-11 May 2014
central@wizouk.org
020 7319 9169
wizouk.org/donate
To participate next year in the quiz@home on
7 February 2015 please contact
nicky@wizouk.org or call 020 7319 9169.
Birmingham University Students, Natalia
Galkoff, Deborah Lubinsky and Ollie Collins.
Please note this newsletter is not an appeal for JWW.
Greg Running
for WIZ Please support Greg in his second
marathon by donating
Robert Harris addressed a capacity crowd at
our Literary Lunch held at St John’s Wood
Synagogue, London in December. His latest
book, “An Officer and A Spy” retells the
story of the Dreyfus affair, one of the great
miscarriages of French justice. This true story
resonates today with many modern parallels.
The event raised in excess of £20k.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/
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Literary Lunch Committee 2013 with Robert Harris
To ensure your place at our annual
Literary Lunch contact stephanie@wizouk.org or call 020 7319 9169
Target £3.5k
Greg Brandon is training hard for
this year’s Virgin London Marathon
which takes place on April 14th.
EVENTS
& FUNDRAISING
WIZO’s five outstanding secondary schools
enable students to jump for joy
A Thrilling Lunch - £20k
To view photos from our events visit WIZOUK.ORG/events
“Inspiring, humbling, moving,
nourishing for the soul”
These are just a few of the words
that the Commitment Award
winners expressed on their
recent visit to Israel. Visits to
WIZO projects included Rainbow
House, a beauty training school,
Ahuzat Yeladim, a boarding
school for children with extreme
psychological
difficulties,
Rebecca Sieff Centre, Jerusalem
and Neve WIZO, a foster home
located in Herzliya.
Karen Mattison MBE said, “Firstly
we felt the passion of the
WIZO staff, lay leadership and
volunteers. This is humbling to
witness. Second, wherever we
went we were told. “To give is to
receive”. This powerful message
is at the heart of the drive to do
good and is what we need to
convey”. Her sentiments were
echoed by the group and prize
PROJECTS
IN ISRAEL
Commitment Award Winners at
The Peres Centre for Peace, Israel.
L-r Chas Newkey-Burden - Commitment to Israel, David
Altschuler - Entrepreneur, Alex Gold & Joel Minksy
- Corporate Social Responsibility, Maureen Fisher WIZOUK Project Manager, Karen Mattison - Women In
The Workplace & Loraine Warren, President WIZOUK.
winner David Altschuler added,
”I was impressed by the amazing
work of WIZO as part of the fabric
of Israel and safety net for the
social needs of its children”
Projects in Israel Safe playgrounds for fun and adventures
Thanks to our generous donors &
using part of the sale proceeds from
WIZO House, WIZOUK has funded
large-scale playground renovations
at day care centres. These include
the Lily and Marcus Sieff Multipurpose Day Care Centre in Afula,
Kiryat Nordau in Netanya and The
Irene Kreitman & Shirley Porter
Centre in Eilat.
population where many of the
children
are
from
deprived
backgrounds. The families are
often from low socio-economic
backgrounds with a high proportion
unemployed and relying on benefits.
Some of the children in Afula are
referred to the centre under a
court order. The parenting courses
provided aim to equip the parents
with key skills to stop the children
All these centres share a common from being removed and placed in
theme
supporting
the
local foster care or from being adopted.
After
The group was present at the
Knesset for David Cameron’s
speech. They also visited the i24
news channel, Peres Centre for
Peace, El Al Control Centre and
Independence Hall.
More photos can be seen on our website
www.wizouk.org/events
WIZO leads the way in coping with domestic violence
A team of Dutch social workers from the social welfare organisation Fier recently travelled
to Israel to see how WIZO works with victims of domestic violence. The mission equipped
the Dutch team with new ideas on how to tackle the growing concern of domestic violence.
A key difference in Israel is that the children who reside with their mothers maintain contact
with their fathers. The mothers are taught communication strategies for the future when they
leave the shelter and will inevitably have contact with the fathers. These coping strategies
are taught in the shelter. The team felt that WIZO’s high standards and levels of excellence
were something that the Dutch should aspire to in their country.
Before
“If I had the power I would make it mandatory for
every child to be taught Holocaust education“
WIll you help secure
the future of Israel?
Leeds WIZO was privileged to host Dame Helen Hyde at the United Hebrew
Congregation.
We know that your first priority when making
a Will is to provide for your loved ones, but
many people want to leave something to a
charity close to their heart.
Dame Helen, who is a trustee of the Holocaust Education Trust and was
recently appointed to David Cameron’s Holocaust Commission, said to the
100 Leeds WIZOUK supporters, “If I had the power I would make it mandatory
for every child in this country to be taught Holocaust education properly –
and not just for an hour a week“. She added, “ young people have to be
taught to study the roots of racial hatred, to fight any form of hatred and
intolerance and to stand up and be brave to refute Holocaust denial.”
By leaving a legacy to WIZO you can:
secure the future of Israel’s most
» Help
vulnerable citizens
Israel’s disadvantaged of today become
» Help
successful contributing citizens of tomorrow.
We rely on legacy income to be able to plan
For information contact
our services for the future. There are also
Linda@wizouk.org
significant tax benefits for individuals who
or call 020 7319 9169
choose to leave a legacy. Please consider
leaving a legacy to WIZOUK .
Diamonds are forever
North Cheshire WIZO held a
lunch at the South Manchester
Synagogue, Bowdon with guest
speaker David Warren from
Christie’s Auction House, telling
the story of Elizabeth Taylor’s life
through her jewellery. It raised the
outstanding sum of £6,000.
LOTS OF WAYS
YOU CAN SUPPORT WIZOUK
Safe playgrounds for fun and games
Buy online at wizou
Greeting Cards
Ways of giving for a special occasion& g
L-r Arek Hersh, Dame Helen Hyde, Or Nehushtan, Susie Gordon
Our cards, certificates and gift therapy for children at risk attending
tokens are ideal for any occasion WIZO schools and day care centres
and are priced to suit all budgets. in Israel.
Why not celebrate a special event To find out more call 020 7319 9169
by donating a silver or gold leaf to
add to WIZOUK’s Tree of Life? Funds
Champagne
Champagne
It’s a girl
raised from ourBirthday
Tree of Life sponsor
Glasses
Bottle
WIZO . . .
Nurturing Caring Educating Empowering . . .
Changing lives every day.
L-r Ruth Fink, Jane Blood, David Warren from
Christie’s Auction House, Lady Steinberg, Rae Ingleby
L-greeting cards
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& gift cards
Caring for the people of Israel
Charles House, 108-110 Finchley Road, London, NW3 5JJ
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Registered Charity Number 1125012 Registered Company Number 6634748
Baby’s Feet
Egg Yolks
Chicken Soup
Bird Boxes
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London - Charles House, WIZOUK
108-110 Finchley Road London NW3 5JJ
T 020 7319 9169 - central@wizouk.org
Manchester - Suite 7 Sulaw House
1 Chapel Street, Prestwich
Manchester M25 1AE
T: 0161 425 5018 - manchester@wizouk.org
WIZO.uk A company limited by guarantee registered in England No: 6634748 registered charity no 1125012
Ivrit Lessons
Are you interested in learning or improving your Ivrit?
If so please contact nicky@wizouk.org or 020 7319 9169
Special Birthdays
Rica Afek
Gloria Besser
Jesmond Blumenfeld
Zara Brickman
Muriel Carvis
June Cass
Myra Cohen
Susan Cresswell
David Davies
Barbara Dombey
Eileen & Peter Jacobs
Ruth Jacobs
Harry Karkar
Frances Kirsh
Werner Mattes
Bryan Miller
Sylvia & Mike Morris
Hugh Ogus
Mavis Press
Ura Saklow
Marcel Schajer
Esmee Shapiro
Ella Silverman
Peta Simmons
Susan Spencer
Linda Tanner
Diane Vellins
Wedding
Anniversaries
Stephanie & John Cooper
Sylvia & John Donne
Sue & Robert Goldschmidt
Marlene & Ian Morrison
Lily & Rufus Ross
Weddings
Margot Rubin & Sagi Bazar
Naomi Heaton & Jonathan Waxman
Bat Mitzvah
Olivia Fletcher
Bar Mitzvah
Aylon Aisman
Ethan Frieze
Thank you for making WIZOUK the charity of choice for your celebrations
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Leeds - 2nd Floor
The Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Community Centre
311 Stonegate Road, Moortown, Leeds LS17 6AZ
T: 0113 268 4773 - leeds@wizouk.org
Glasgow
T: 0141 639 2902 E: glasgow@wizouk.org
T: 0131 447 2947
T: 0779 971 7974