This past week ATZUM was informed that the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion wishes to recognize ATZUM with the awarding of the 2011 Roger E. Joseph Prize. The Joseph Prize was established by Roger Joseph’s siblings to honor his memory. He was a man of deep compassion who died prematurely due to polio. The Prize recognizes an individual or organization who, by virtue of religious and moral commitment, has made a distinctive contribution to humankind. Some former recipients of this prize are Victor Kugel (the man who gave refuge to Anne Frank), Raoul Wallenberg, Rosa Parks, Teddy Kollek, Father Mychal Judge (posthumously) and the City of New York Fire Department. ATZUM is deeply honored and humbled to receive this award. The Roger E. Joseph Prize, for $10,000, will support ATZUM’s work in Israel to help victims of terror rebuild their lives, to express gratitude to the Righteous Among the Nations by helping them live with dignity, and to prevent the crime of human sex trafficking. There is no better way to express our appreciation to the Joseph family than by pledging to continue ATZUM’s work to make Israel a more just and caring nation.
Archives for November 2010
‘Women for Sale’: An Israeli Campaign Against Trafficking
Ms. Magazine Blog
November 17, 2010
By Kyle Bachan
If you were in Tel Aviv a couple of weeks ago, ch
ances are you might have done a double-take as you passed by a certain shopping center storefront. Instead of using mannequins to sell clothing items, there were live models on display–perhaps a more natural way to show off the attire. But then, if you looked closer, the price tags weren’t clipped to their clothes: They were attached to the women’s wrists.
“Women to Go” is actually an Israeli activist campaign created to raise awareness about human trafficking. Its in-your-face tactic was meant to shock, and while not everybody has agreed on the method, few can dispute its effectiveness in terms of attracting attention: The campaign has been covered by media outlets worldwide, including a front page feature on CNN.com. [Read more…]
Stories: Mladen Ivanov
Stories: Survivors of Terror
The question of how best to assist families who have survived terror attacks is a priority for ATZUM. Over this past year our goal was figuring out how best to counsel these families on moving from dependence to independence. Out of the hundreds of families that we assist, we found that 26 families were ready to take this step towards independence. We began working with these families after assessing their situation based on needs, motivation and goals that they had for themselves. After varying amounts of time spent working closely and intensively with each of them we can now see the results. Many still have additional steps to take; many have really begun to reach their Keep Reading
Highlighting the Reality of Trafficking
With the aid of poignant street theatre, members of the ATZUM’s Task Force on Human Trafficking stood in Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv campaigning to criminalize the customers of the sex industry. Highlighting the reality of trafficking, real women stood like mannequins in a store window, with price tags attached announcing that they were for sale. The campaign, called “Women To Go”, was launched to promote this legislation. The campaign was a huge success. To hear more about the campaign covered by CNN click here
ATZUM Attends 98th Birthday Celebration
Galina Imshenik, age 98, saved Jewish toddler, Yelena Dolgov in Belarus. Galina and her husband took Yelena into their home and raised her as if she was their own daughter, risking their own lives and the lives of their son and other family members, anyone who was living in the same house. Yelena’s biological mother Keep Reading
