Alice Shalvi was a renowned Israeli professor, Educator and feminist who was often regarded and
revered by many as a founding mother of modern Jewish feminism in Israel. She played a leading role in
progressive Jewish education for girls and advancing the status of women an well as advocating for
equal treatment for women in marriage, employment, education and more. Shalvi was born in Germany
and moved to England with her family in 1934 to escape the rise of Nazism. After completing her
edu... moreAlice Shalvi was a renowned Israeli professor, Educator and feminist who was often regarded and
revered by many as a founding mother of modern Jewish feminism in Israel. She played a leading role in
progressive Jewish education for girls and advancing the status of women an well as advocating for
equal treatment for women in marriage, employment, education and more. Shalvi was born in Germany
and moved to England with her family in 1934 to escape the rise of Nazism. After completing her
education in London, she immigrated to Israel in 1949, shortly after its founding. In Israel, she dedicated
her life to promoting gender equality and social justice. Shalvi served as the principal of the Pelech High
School in Jerusalem, where she introduced innovative teaching methods and promoted a feminist
curriculum. She established the Israel Women's Network, an organization that advocates for gender
equality in Israeli society. Shalvi was also a professor of English literature at the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem . Additionally, she played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Schechter Institute of
Jewish Studies, an institution that promotes pluralism and progressive Jewish education in Israel. Shalvi
Shalvi received the Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award, as founder of the Israel Women's Network and the Israel Prize for her lifetime achievement.
