WIZOJANUARY 2008 O No. 317 O www.wizo.orgReviewUSA $3.50 NIS 14 The 24th World WIZO Enlarged General Meeting §³´¤¤µ§¨¤´«¨¤¤²´© INVESTING IN PEOPLE FOR ISRAEL’S FUTURE INVIRTAMOS EN EL POTENCIAL HUMANO PARA EL FUTURO DE ISRAEL INVESTISSONS DANS LE POTENTIEL HUMAIN POUR L'AVENIR D'ISRAËL INVESTIEREN IN DIE ZUKUNFT DER MENSCHEN IN ISRAEL INVESTINDO NO POTENCIAL HUMANO PARA O FUTURO DE ISRAEL The 2 th WORLD WIZO EGM January 13-17, 2008 Tel 4Aviv WIZOReview January 2008 l No. 317 l www.wizo.org Annual Subscription: U.S.$ 12.50, NIS 50. Single Copy: U.S.$ 3.50, NIS 14 Rebeca Sieff WIZO Center, 38 David Hamelech Blvd., Tel Aviv, Israel 12 14 Tel: 03-6923805 Fax: 03-6923801 Internet: www.wizo.org E-mail:
[email protected] 26 Cover: The 24th World WIZO Enlarged General Meeting: Investing in People for Israel’s Future Contents 22 04 President's Desk 05 Chairperson's Column 32 The Story of WIZO Tribute to WIZO by leading Israeli poet 06 Then and Now Haim Hefer An absorbing comparison between 1948 and 2008 in the approach to Early Age Childcare, 34 Rosa Ginossar: The First Female Education and the Status of Women, revealing Lawyer in Zion little-known facts A fascinating portrait of Rosa Ginossar, WIZO's 12 Indian Dreams second president and the first female lawyer in the pre-state Jewish yishuv in Palestine Welcome to our new Federation! 14 WIZO Changed My Life 37 WIZO Around the World Reports from our Federations across the globe Three personal and touching stories from a Jewish Israeli young man, an Arab Israeli If you would like to receive a