Dr. Ilana Kwartin advocates for women’s rights in Israel and is fighting to change the legal system.

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A champion of women’s rights, Dr. Ilana Kwartin believes many Israeli women suffer in solitude extremely controlling behaviors on the part of their families, a type of abuse not accounted for by the legal system. As an attorney, she has met women who suffered confinement, restrictions and prohibitions that ruined their lives.

In advance of International Women's Day, join Dr. Kwartin to learn about this phenomenon, how it has accelerated during the pandemic, and about Dr. Kwartin’s journey to promoting a law to protect women at risk.

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BIO

Ilana Kwartin is the Regional Director, Western United States, for the Jewish Agency for Israel, overseeing departments including shlichim (emissaries), Aliyah (immigration), partnerships and strategy. Before moving to Los Angeles with her family, Ilana was Vice President and Head of Resource Development at Eretz-Ir, an organization that develops urban communities in Israel’s periphery via entrepreneurship and employment centers.

Ilana was born in the Former Soviet Union and made Aliyah in 1987. She grew up in Jerusalem and studied Law and Psychology at the Hebrew University, before completing an M.A. in Conflict Resolution at Ben Gurion University. Ilana has a Ph.D. in Gender Studies from Bar-Ilan University, where she researched “Honor-based Confinement” among married women in Israel. Ilana’s professional career began in corporate law, but upon moving to Israel’s south in 2009, she became an activist, working specifically toward women’s rights.