About Us

This year at NCJW’s national convention, the Utah Section of National Council of Jewish Women was awarded a prize for membership growth among small sections.

By promoting Jewish values, the Utah Section of NCJW fosters personal growth and develops community leadership to make a real difference in the lives of women, children and families in our local, national and global communities.

Throughout the past year, we have celebrated the talents and philanthropic work of our community’s Jewish female artists, served Utah’s elderly, refugee, and low-income families with home delivery of holiday baskets and meals, provided entertainment to women and children in protective shelters, partnered with Utahns for Public Schools to defeat a school voucher measure, worked to promote progressive legislation on a statewide level, and organized senior holiday events .

Social events have included a ski day, movie club, sponsorship of a Jewish film festival and an evening with Tania Katan, a comedienne and breast cancer survivor. Our fundraiser was a concert of classical music. We will participate with other area Jewish organizations in celebrating Israel’s 60th birthday in May.

We will be working with the national office on campaigns to end domestic violence, protect reproductive choice, and promote and protect the vote. NCJW also works to improve the lives of women, children and immigrants in Israel. NCJW sponsors the first women and gender studies program in the Middle East conducts education research and provides grants through its Yad b’Yad and Women to Women programs.

To learn how you can become a member of NCJW, click here.

To read about the history of NCJW in Utah, click here.

NCJW Section membership growth award winners.
Rochelle Kaplan, UT Section Co-President, third from left.