Established in Great Britain in 1920, the Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) is a nonprofit organization of members in over 50 countries working together to improve the lives of women, children and the elderly living in Israel. Next to the Israeli government, WIZO is the largest provider of social welfare services in the country.
As a powerful voice for all Jewish women, in 1959 WIZO was recognized by the United Nations as a non-governmental organization (NGO) and was the first Zionist organization granted consultative status at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
WIZO operates over 800 social welfare projects including child care centers, schools, shelters for battered women, homes for girls in distress and programs providing services for the elderly. As a non-political international movement, WIZO is dedicated to the advancement of the status of women, the betterment of family and community welfare and the encouragement of Jewish education around the world. At every age, WIZO nourishes the body, comforts the soul, educates the mind and empowers the individual.
WIZO California, established in 1985, is a membership organization whose primary focus is working to support and fund its WIZO projects in Israel.
Deborah Harris
Karla Lari
WIZO California Co-Chair
Karen Sirebrenik
WIZO California Vice Chair
Dianna Mannheim Sternberg
Secretary
Kathy Mannheim
Treasurer
Sheila Mirharooni
Rising Leaders co-Chair
Laura Stein
Legal Chair
Malka Fogel
Andie Garai
Annie Gross
Agnes Harris
July Hodara
Ellie Nankin
Hanna Rubinstein
Irene Sirebrenik
Patricia Testa
Miriam Wizman
WIZO California Trustees
Malka Fogel
Honorary Chair
Katalin Mannheim
Hanna Rubinstein
Honorary Chair
Irene Sirebrenik
Marisa Weingarten
Honorary Chair
Miriam Wizman
Honorary Chair
Lily Artenstein
WIZO California Trustee
Ruth Davidov
WIZO California Trustee
Annie Gross
WIZO California Trustee
Agnes Harris
WIZO California Trustee
Deborah Harris
WIZO California Trustee
Orly Maciborski
WIZO California Trustee
Nava Marmur
WIZO California Trustee
Ellie Nankin
WIZO California Trustee
Soraya Sarah Nazarian
WIZO California Trustee
Karen Sirebrenik
WIZO California Trustee
Laura Stein
WIZO California Trustee
Rose Wolfe
WIZO California Trustee
Shirin Yadegar
WIZO California Chaverot Circle
Beth Baeck
Hanna Bailey
Hannah Bailey
Danna Balas
Miriam Banafashe
Debra Barach
Jennifer Berman
Barbara Bernstein
Candice Beroukhim
Frances Bilak
Rebecca Bolour
Lisa Friedman Bloch
Emily Bronson
Leila Brown
Dity Brunn
Robin Carnesale
Gaby Chazanas
Susan Chodakiewitz
Lauren Cohen
Jackie Cohenca
Jill Cutler
Ziba Danielpour
Kairavi Daum
Karen David
Erica Davidovich
Tiffany Dayani
Hadassa DeBasc
Debbie Dolgin
Judika Dumontet
Georgette Dunst
Israela Elkayam
Judith Felsenthal
Elizabeth Finebaum
Harriet Finebaum
Stacey Fish
Debra J. Fletcher
Debby Fogelman
Jean Friedman
Andrea Garai
Jessa Glassman
Shana Glassman
Alyse Golden Berkley
Abigail Goldberg
Sabrina Goldfeder
Sara Goldman
Delby Golshirazian
Silvia Goldstajn
Joyce Goldstein
Michele Goodman
Jennifer Gordon
Moran Gozlan
Amy Graiwer
Randi Grant
Lolly Grossman
Karla Lari
Lauryn Harris
Joanne Helperin
Randy Hurwitz
Sarah Isaac
Kathryn Javaheri
Rebecca Jonah
Bila Kahan
Camilla Kalvaria
Ava Kashani
Effie Katz
Hannah Katzenstein
Janice Kaufler
Amy Kestenbaum
Eryn Kilstein
Camila Koenig
Pamela Kreitenberg
Nina Kubicek
Shir Langer
Karla Lari
Judy Levin
Dina Lourie
Susan Lynch
Laura Maged
Celine Mahdavi
Gena Margolis
Shirin Massachi
Jodi Meadow
Vicky Mense
Nooshin Meshkaty
Sheila Mirharooni
Lauren Monkarsh
Danielle Mor Yadegar
Jolie Moray
Kaely Moray
Marnie Nagel
Jessy Nahamani
Judit Nazar
Sharona Nazarian
Veronica Nessim
Eva Neuman
Daniella Newman
Karen Newman
Emma Paterno
Grace Pei
Jan Perry
Manijeh Pezeshki
Lillian Raffel
Shannon Rahimzadeh
Ilana Rand
Anne Reisman
Sophie Rimokh
Natalie Roberts
Sue Rogers
Brigitte Rosenberg
Danna Rosenthal
Julie Rubin
Karen Rubinstein
Juliana Saghian
Silvia Salazar
Jessica E. Samuel
Jessica L. Samuel
Lauren Sands
Gina Satnick
Tova Sarir
Amy Savetsky
Hope Shinderman
Jill Shinderman
Shana Shultz
Karen Shultz
Grabriella Schwartz
Hendel Schwartz
Nora Schwartz
Olivia Schwartz
Paulina Schwartz
Kathy Seigel
Miri Shepher
Stephanie Sherman
Naz Shooshani
Samira Soroudi
Sarita Spiwak
Ilene Stallman
Leigh Stein
Drew Steinberg
Ruth Steinberger
Dianna Mannheim Sternbeg
Tammy Stockfish
Orly Tabibi
Abigail Tananbaum
Michelle Taus
Myriam Testa
Patricia Testa
Silvia Testa
Tanya Tsikanovsky
Debbie Ullman
Genia Varsha
Tiffany Vojdani
Shonda Walkovitz
Candice Weiner
Samantha Weiner
Shari Weiner
Mary Wells
Melissa Wiczyk
Shoshi Wilchfort
Carolyn Winer
Alana Yasno
Esther Youtan
Haya Zamel
Sabrina Zamel
Rosalya Zisman
San Diego Chaverot Circle
Shanee Zamir
Chair
Leora Goldfarb
Shirley Mizan
Gina Paterno
Jamie Shifer
Shyla Slavin
Aviv Leadership
Amanda Markowitz
Samantha Moray
Jasmine Talei
Daniella Newman
Chloe Rad
Rising Leaders Co-Chair
Sara Langnas
Rising Leaders Co-Chair
WIZO ATID- The Future of WIZO
Eva Lari
Darya Newman
Moreille Newman
Alegra Taus
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WIZO USA, The Women’s International Zionist Organization, is a worldwide non-profit organization that operates over 800 social welfare projects in Israel.