Tag Archives: Legislative and Policy Advocacy
Nearly Half the Families in Israel Are Outside of the Consensus
“Nearly half the families in Israel are outside of the consensus”, says Advocate Irit Rosenblum, Founder and Executive Director of New Family. “The state mistreats 800,000 families. Women who have civil wedding in Cyprus, for example, are not entitled to alimony.” “I began to formulate the idea of New Family in the middle of [...]
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Legal ruling will allow gay men to adopt partner’s child
By RUTH EGLASH “This is a big step for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in Israel,” commented lawyer Irit Rosenblum. A breakthrough legal ruling in the Jerusalem Family Court on Thursday will pave the way for homosexuals to officially adopt their partner’s or spouse’s child, the Tel Aviv-based New Family organization told The [...]
להמשך קריאהNew Family fills a crucial gap in the theory and practice of law and human rights
New Family fills a crucial gap in the theory and practice of law and human rights, by working for equal family rights for all residents of Israel, including the rights to marry, divorce, have children, register spouses and children, and conduct family life regardless of religion, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, or status. Since 1998, New [...]
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In my own write: A perfect love
From the Jerusalem Post By JUDY MONTAGU June 28, 2011 In Israel, 300,000 individuals are suffering through grandparents being cut off from their grandchildren. Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild – Welsh proverb ‘Savta – when are you coming again?” I heard my neighbor’s little girl call to her grandmother from [...]
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