WIZO around the world
CHILE
DENMARK
International Women’s Day
WIZO Bazaar
WIZO Chile and the Israeli Embassy presented an award
to the editor of the El Merucrio magazine Paula Escobar
Chavarria in honour of International Women’s Day. The
award was jointly presented during a special breakfast at
the WIZO headquarters by Israeli Ambassador to Chile David
Dadonn, WIZO Chile President Agnes Mannheim, Israeli
Consul in Chile Hilly Gal-Or and the Austrian, Swiss and
Greek Ambassadors, among other officials present. Starting
in 2014, the magazine implemented Israel’s new ‘Photoshop
Law,’ which prohibits publishing photos of underweight
models and obliges publishers to state whether images
were digitally retouched or photo-shopped.
Just before Hanukkah, WIZO Denmark opened the doors of
the Oesterbro Community Centre for their annual bazaar.
Attending the bazaar has become a tradition for many
families, an occasion to catch up with relatives or former
Jewish school classmates – as well as to eat, buy Hanukkah
gifts or bet their luck at the tombola. For the past few years,
the bazaar has owed its success to the skilful management
of Yvonne Katz, who organised the venue, the stage
performers and the sales booths, earning significant funds
for WIZO Denmark’s projects. Unfortunately, Yvonne is
retiring this year, and the WIZO Denmark Bazaar Committee
will miss her special blend of hard work, dedication and
warmth.
and a delicious buffet prepared by Jewish community chef
Avi Hovav. Lottery tickets for a chance to win a number of
wonderful prizes sold out quickly. In addition to being great
fun, the event emphasized the importance of providing
bonding time for Finnish Jewish ladies of all ages.
International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, WIZO France organised an
event on ‘Women and the Sciences, a Look at France and
Israel.’ A large audience of 300 men and women filled the
amphitheatre at the French Parliament, which showcased
Israeli innovations in the sciences, as well as offered WIZO
France the opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to
women’s advancement.
Movie Première
Young WIZO members Avital and Galith Nadbornik and Ita Wolff
With everyone talking about the latest movie by
internationally-known director Claude Lelouch, Salaud, On
T’aime, WIZO France was delighted to receive an invitation
from the esteemed director to the film première. Together
with the actresses who appear in the film and Lelouch,
the chaverot enjoyed a special evening of happiness and
friendship. Agnès Soral moved everyone to laughter and
captured hearts. WIZO France especially thanks Nadine
Feingold and the Events Committee who worked so hard to
organise this activity, as well as many others.
FRANCE
Opera the WIZO France Way
(l to r) Agnes Mannheim, Paula Escobar, David Dadonn
Woman of 2014 Award
WIZO Chile honoured journalist Karen Poniachik, a Jewish
woman with an illustrious career in the public and private
sectors of Chile, having served as a consultant to various
companies and women in Chilean politics. She also served
as Minister of Mines and Energy during the first government
of President Michelle Bachelet. On the occasion of the
award, WIZO Chile President Agnes Mannheim said, “Karen
shares the vision of WIZO women who tirelessly seek to
build a better world through education and support for the
most vulnerable.” Karen received her award in the presence
of national authorities and the Chilean Jewish community.
WIZO France held a music and humour evening with David
Serero, the famous French baritone, who treated all to a
wonderful opera evening in the “WIZO France Way” – with
plenty of joy and laughter.
WIZO Denmark annual bazaar
WIZO’s Embassy Brunch
WIZO Denmark held its Embassy Brunch at the beautiful
home of the Israeli Ambassador to Denmark Baruk Binah
and his wife Shulamit. In addition to showing amazing
hospitality, Shulamit, who holds an MA and is an expert
in Iraqi-US relations, gave a fascinating talk on the history
of the Iraqi Jews in the last century. This was followed by
a performance from Israeli mezzo-soprano Ayala ZimplerHertz, who usually performs as a soloist at the Israeli Opera.
Her benefit-performance – put together in coordination
with the Ambassador Binah and Shulamit – included
accompaniment by concert pianist Semion Balschem
and music from Bizet and Tchaikovsky, as well as Israeli
composers Ze’ira and Argov. Afterwards, Shulamit invited
everybody to a delicious brunch buffet.
(l to r) Actress Agnes Soral, Suzy Sayag, Actress Sylvia Cazan,
WIZO France President Joelle Lezmi, Claude Lelouch, Nadine
Feingold, Sonia Cohen-Scali
GERMANY
WIZO Cologne’s Ball
FINLAND
International Wome