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JWI’s Fifth International Conference on Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community


JWI’s International Conference on Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community is back! 

You are invited to join us this Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) for three days of virtual learning, networking, and community-building opportunities.

We hope you and your colleagues will join us to take part in interactive sessions, build connections, and together move the needle forward to support Jewish survivors and change the culture in the Jewish community.  Learn more!

Conference sessions will explore: 

  • Supporting Jewish Survivors - International Perspectives 

  • Get Abuse 

  • Reproductive Coercion 

  • Guns & Domestic Violence

  • Wellness 

  • Economic Security 


Keynote Presenter: Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

Known as a pioneer in the field of trauma exposure, Laura is founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others. She has worked directly with trauma survivors for more than three decades.

For questions, email Ariella at [email protected].


This conference is intended for professional and volunteer staff of programs and organizations doing prevention and response work serving Jewish domestic violence survivors and the Jewish community. We also welcome clergy, community advocates, philanthropists, and Jewish communal professionals to attend. 

JWI welcomes, embraces, affirms, and invests in women of every race, culture, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ability