WIZO around the world
Hanukkah Market
Shortly before Hanukkah, WIZO Lausanne chaverot came
together to host their annual Hanukkah market, where they
enjoyed lunching on a variety of culinary delights prepared
by WIZO members and sold for the benefit of the federation’s
schools. Different stalls displayed a variety of items, from
suitcases and jewellery to wine, sweets, toys and books.
WIZOUK Annual Quiz@home Goes
International
Over 130 teams – including one from Mexico and the USA –
participated in WIZOUK’s annual online quiz@home fundraiser.
Participating teams were challenged to answer rounds of
brain teasers, music trivia and general knowledge. The
initiative proved to be both an educational and financial
success, raising significant funds for WIZO’s vocational schools
in Israel.
USA
Atlanta
Bridge and Games Day
WIZO Atlanta hosted their Annual Bridge and Games Day
at the Bridge Club of Atlanta. Over 100 duplicate and social
bridge players as well as mah-jongg and scrabble players
enjoyed a wonderful gourmet brunch and high tea, cooked
and provided by WIZO members, followed by several hours
of playing. The Games Day proved to be the group’s largest
fundraiser of the year, beating out even last year’s highly
successful event, due not only to an entrance fee but also
to a very lucrative raffle. Everyone had a great time playing
their game-of-choice and supporting Israel.
Florida
Tu Bishvat
WIZO Florida teamed up with Million Trees Miami and Bio
Planet to celebrate Tu Bishvat at Haulover Park in Miami
Beach. Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez
attended the event, which was chaired by Mavi Haime and
Mindy Hardoon.
WIZO Florida plants trees in honour of Tu Bishvat
Kosher Food and Wine Festival
Anne (l) & Marion Argi at their gift stand
UNITED KINGDOM
Literary Lunch
A capacity crowd of 170 guests enjoyed WIZOUK’s annual
literary lunch with author Robert Harris who spoke about
his latest book, An Officer and a Spy, which deals with the
Dreyfus affair. In addition to being a fun and engaging
event, significant funds were raised for WIZO’s welfare work
in Israel.
Quiz@home winners in Edinburgh (l-r) Hilary and Arnold
Rifkind, Elaine Samuel, Stan Raffel, Lesley John and Jonathan
Danzig, Galadriel, Elaine Claire and Ed Levy, Susie and
Jonathan Adler, Susie and Dan Kelpie, Joyce and Jonny
Sperber, Micheline Brannan, Betsy Dorfman, Benjamin Griffin,
Carol Levstein and Tom Griffin
WIZO Atlanta Committee
Over 900 people attended WIZO Florida’s first-ever Kosher
Food and Wine Festival at Gulf Stream. The event included
a special presentation by Israeli Chef Moshe Segev, as well
as the delicacies of over 20 local kosher caterers, restaurants
and pastry shops. Guests were also treated to delectable
wines from 40 kosher wineries from around the world. The
successful event was held under the leadership of Jana Falic,
Sandra Dunn, Stephanie Esquenazi, George Temel, Ruthy
Benoliel, Judit Groisman and Evelyn Faigenblat.
URUGUAY
New Federation President
Although the new president of WIZO Uruguay Sara Laks
Trachtenberg was born in Uruguay, she immigrated to Brazil
with her family when she was 12 years old. There she lived
for the next 45 years, graduating as a teacher of general and
Brazilian history. Sara has two daughters and (so far!) one
grandson.
Sara was a WIZO volunteer in Brazil’s Porto Alegre branch
for 25 years, and now she has returned to her roots – her
home country Uruguay, where she has found a new home
and many new friends, thanks in part to WIZO Uruguay Past
President Raquel Lapchik, whom Sara met at a conference
in Porto Alegre.
(l to r) Linda Boxer, Elizabeth Parlons, Linda Glancy, Angela
Landau, Michele Pollock, Robert Harris, Jill Shaw, Miriam
Borchard, Roger Katz, Loraine Warren
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Sara worked as secretary to Laura Rozenbaum during her
second term as WIZO Uruguay president, and today she is
president!
Food and Wine festival (l-r) Evelyn Faigenblat, Gloria Sterenthal, Shoshana Levin, Keila Stiberman, Stephanie Esquenazi, Lillian
Tabacinic, Jana Falic, Ruthy Benoliel, Judit Groisman, Sandra Dunn, Janou Perczek, Raquel Eisen
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