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Meredith Jacobs

Meredith Jacobs is CEO of Jewish Women International. JWI is the leading Jewish organization working to end violence against women and girls.

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Shirel Golan survived the Nova massacre but died by suicide. Online denial may be to blame

headshot of Meredith Jacobs by Meredith Jacobs October 22, 2024October 22, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Many survivors of Oct. 7 have spent the past […]

Demonstrators outside a Dec. 4 UN special session by the Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN about sexual violence committed by Hamas during the terror attacks on Oct. 7 (Photo/JTA-Jackie Hajdenberg)
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The women’s movement has a double standard when sexual violence happens to Israelis

headshot of Meredith Jacobs by Meredith Jacobs December 5, 2023December 6, 2023
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Jewish women are on the frontlines of the fight for abortion rights. We can’t give up hope now.

headshot of Meredith Jacobs by Meredith Jacobs and Forward May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

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