Celebrating Shatil’s 40th Anniversary

This year, our action arm Shatil, dedicated to the often-below-the-radar-screen-but-always-vital work of strengthening Israeli civil society, is turning 40. We couldn’t be prouder.

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Highlights from NIF’s 2021 Guardian of Democracy National Virtual Gala

On Sunday, October 24, 2021 over 1,300 NIF supporters from around the world gathered virtually to celebrate the work of equality and democracy in Israel.

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Highlights from NIF’s 2020 Guardian of Democracy National Virtual Gala

On Sunday, September 13, over 1,000 NIF supporters from around the world gathered virtually to celebrate the work of equality and democracy in Israel.

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Highlights from NIF’s 40th Anniversary Guardian of Democracy Dinner

On Sunday, September 22, 2019 we kicked off NIF’s 40th anniversary gatherings in our founding city of San Francisco with the Guardian of Democracy Dinner.

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Highlights from the 2018 Guardian of Democracy Dinner

Well over four hundred people — friends, donors, and allies — gathered in San Francisco, for NIF’s annual Guardian of Democracy Dinner, to show their support for Israelis working to promote democracy in Israel. They raised more money this year than they ever have before.

Highlights from the 2017 Guardian of Democracy Dinner

Over 450 members of our community came together for this year’s Guardian of Democracy Dinner on Saturday, September 10th at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco to support democracy and equality in Israel with the New Israel Fund.

Highlights from the 2016 Guardian of Democracy Dinner

More than 500 NIF supporters joined us in San Francisco at our annual Guardians of Democracy dinner on Monday, September 19. Check out some of the inspiring speakers here.

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Profile: Rotem Ilan of Israeli Children

Rotem Ilan waits outside the Bialik-Rogozin School in South Tel Aviv, where most of the pupils are the children of foreign workers. She greets many of them personally when they finish school, and they respond to her like she’s their sister. After all, she’s one of the reasons they’re there. NIF grantee Israeli Children, which she established in 2009 and which was merged with flagship NIF grantee the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) last summer, played a crucial role in ensuring they could stay in the country.