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Miriam Ben-Porat

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WIZO in Israel: 1970-2005

The Women’s International Zionist Organization works to improve the status of women in all areas—family, work, society, political life, and legal matters.

Miriam Ben-Porat

Although Miriam Ben-Porat is perhaps best known as the first woman to be appointed an Israeli Supreme Court Justice, she also held many positions throughout her life, from state comptroller to professor and author. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1976, where she made rulings characterized by both legal and non-legal elements and grounded in the principles of equality and good faith.

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