Shana lives with her family in Mateh Yehuda in Israel, and she is the Executive Director of Magen which is a non-profit based in Israel dedicated to helping victims of sexual abuse in the Jewish Communities in Israel and around the world.

Through her work in Magen, Shana advocates for the legal rights of survivors of sexual abuse, raises awareness around this issue, and offers therapeutic and communal support to the victims.

Shana also volunteers as a Jewish marital law coach and birth assistant for women with histories of sexual and physical abuse.

What will we talk about with Shana?

- Helping victims of sexual abuse is such an important mission, can you tell us how you discovered that this was your calling?

- I am assuming that it is hard to keep track of numbers when victims are not speaking up, but can you give us an idea in numbers of how many women, children, and maybe even men, are abused sexually every year in our Jewish Communities?

- We hear of a lot of scandals of sexual abuse in the Jewish Community - is it because there is a rise in these incidents or because there is more awareness around this issue?

- What is specific to the sexual abuse in the Jewish Communities?

- How has your work changed since October 7th?

- Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for this abuse to stop in the Jewish Community?

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#SpecialSupportIsraelSeries

Join us for a special series of Interviews on the Jewish Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders Podcast to talk about the war in Israel and its impact on the Jewish People in Israel and around the world. Our next Guest is @Shana Aaronson

I was introduced to Olga by @Sharon Altshul when we invited her to speak at our Global Leadership Conference in January 2024.

Olga is the Vice President at NGO Monitor, a research institute that ensures that decision-makers and civil society operate according to the principles of accountability, transparency, and universal human rights.

These days, Olga is being invited to speak at the Israeli President Annual Conference, and she travels the world to speak about UNWRA and other UN agencies, explaining how humanitarian aid to Palestinians need to be conditioned after the war so it doesn't end up in terror, like on October 7th

Olga is also an Executive Member of the World Zionist Organization and the Director of Global Outreach for Kol Israel.
Olga graduated from the University of Belgrade and the University of Munich with degrees in banking, insurance, and finance, and has held senior positions in the private sector.

What will we talk about with Olga?

- What made you decide to leave the corporate world of finance and work for a Research Institute?

- Why did you choose to work for NGO Monitor ?

- How has your work changed since October 7th?

- What do you say about the fact that most people working at Jewish nonprofits are women, but most CEOs of the largest Jewish nonprofits are men?

- In your bio, you also say that you are a Business and life coach, can you tell us more about that?

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Join us for a special series of Interviews on the Jewish Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders Podcast to talk about the war in Israel and its impact on the Jewish People in Israel and around the world. Our next Guest is @Olga Deutsch

This time I am not the one interviewing, I am the one being interviewed. I will be interviewed by Dalia Brunschwig.
We talked about Balance in life and at work, Community building, Leadership and many more topics that you will love.

👉 What will we talk about in this episode

• How was the Global Network born?
• How it started with monthly meetups and became a non profit organization
• Who is behind this initiative?
• What is the vision and the mission of the Global Network
• What is the Global Leadership Conference and who is it for?
• How do we find balance between the business, the non profit and life

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