Alice Shalvi

When the Blitz began, they moved to Aylesbury, 50 kilometres north of London, and lived in a small house in Waddesdon, which was part of the estate of James Rothschild.In 1949, after completing a degree in social work at the London School of Economics, Shalvi immigrated to Israel, settling in Jerusalem.She was the founder of Pelech, an experimental school for religious girls that unconventionally taught Talmud[7] (1975–1990), and of the Ohalim movement of neighbourhood associations (1973–1979); she was also founding director (later chairwoman) of the Israel Women's Network (1984–2000).In this position, she was one of the most prominent feminist advocates in Israel, developing a program that covers most forms of discrimination and disadvantage faced by women in Israeli society.[2] Shalvi also served as a member of the advisory board of the Remember the Women Institute[9] In 2018 she published a memoir entitled Never A Native.
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