Useful Links

The LJW would like to help you get in contact with other helpful Information and Organisations. Please browse through the links provided below:

AJWO - Association of Jewish Women's Organisations - www.ajwo.org
The Association of Jewish Women's Organisations in the United Kingdom was founded in 1965 to provide a council of Jewish women's organisations, to further communal understanding and to deliberate on matters of common interest and concern.  The Association works towards promoting unity among Jewish women of differing shades of opinion, belonging to autonomous organisations with different aims, and encourages them to seek wider representation on communal bodies. It acts as a source of information, collating and circulating such information to its member organisations and, if necessary, making public statements or taking common action.  The Affiliate members are national Jewish women's organisations in the United Kingdom, or the women's national sections in the United Kingdom of international Jewish organisations.  There is also a category to allow for Observer organisations, which may be national Jewish women's organisations whose constitutions debar them from affiliating, or branches of national organisations which are not themselves affiliated.  Officers are elected from the representatives of member organisations by a method which ensures rotation among the affiliates.  AJWO is represented on the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the National Council of Women of Great Britain and the Women's National Commission.

Getting Your Get - www.gettingyourget.co.uk
The e-book, "Getting your Get" contains information for Jewish men and women about divorce according to Jewish law and articles, forms and explanations for lawyers.

ICJW - International Council of Jewish Women -  www.icjw.org
ICJW involves 52 organisations in 47 countries across the globe and it enjoys consultative status as a non-governmental organisation at the United Nations, as well as representation at the Council of Europe and the European Women’s Lobby.

Jewish Marriage Council - www.jmc-uk.org

The Jewish Marriage Council (JMC) is a not-for-profit organisation set up to provide sensitive support for Jewish individuals, couples and families.

The JMC is committed to the promotion of well-being for all members of the Jewish community in modern society. Our services include a counselling service, various advice services, courses and workshops, and a professional personalised introduction agency

Jewish Womens Aid   www.jwa.org.uk

From early beginnings in Leeds in the 1980s, where volunteers set up a national helpline for Jewish women facing domestic violence, Jewish Women's Aid expanded to become a national charity with the establishment of a London base in 1992.

The subsequent 15 years have seen a great expansion in activity, with the volunteers now supported by a dedicated professional team. Central to our current work is our refuge in London, which provides a vital haven for women starting on the path to rebuilding their lives. It is the only kosher and observant refuge in Europe, meaning it is suitable for women of all levels of religious observance. With room for 8 women and their children, it is nearly always full.

And of course this is just a tiny fraction of the Jewish women who need our help. A very important and growing area of JWA is the work we do with women in the community. In the last year, we have seen over 100 clients and this is expanding month by month. This means we can help women and their children in a huge variety of practical ways, whether it be legal, financial, emotional or practical. Our counselling service is also growing. Last year we saw 21 clients – all seen by professional therapists.

We want to stop the violence before it starts, which is why our education programmes in schools, aimed at different ages, are so important. All of our community awareness work, which includes presentations to adults too, alerts victims and children of victims to our existence and the help that is on hand.

We now offer the following FREE services are there for women who choose to stay at home and for those who feel they must leave. 

• A national confidential freephone helpline.
• The only secure refuge where Kashrut, Shabbat and festivals are fully observed.
• Advice and help on legal, housing, financial, emotional and family issues as well as caring support for children.
• Professional, confidential counselling to those experiencing domestic violence.

We help women to regain their self-respect and confidence and re-shape their lives.

My New Hair - http://www.mynewhair.org

my new hair is the pioneering new charity founded by and inspired by Trevor Sorbie MBE.

They provide public advice and support a national network of independent salons and professionals who provide a wig styling service for people suffering from cancer and medical hair loss. Importantly, each of these professionals have approached us personally. They pledge their commitment to responsible training and provide a caring and respectful  service for their clients.

We are the first UK charity to focus soley on providing responsible, nurse led education and training, giving support for those who suffer medical hair loss and requiring natural looking wigs.

National Council of Women - http://fp.ncwgb.f9.co.uk/

What NCW does: NCW monitors legislation, represents women's opinions and concerns to Parliament and systematically follows them up. How we work: We research, consult, debate and arrive at democratically agreed policies. We convey our policies to parliament in a reasoned, measured, non-strident manner.  We relentlessly pursue these policies until we get results. What is NCW? NCW is an independent educational charity open to all women. Despite all our advances fewer than 1 in 5 MPs is a woman, most women still earn much less than men, find it harder to gain promotion, and have lower level pensions.

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