National Council of Jewish Women is a civil rights and social advocacy organisation founded in 1893, working on reproductive rights, voting rights, courts, and Israel programs through 46 local sections.
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a civil rights and social advocacy organisation founded in Chicago in 1893 at the Parliament of Religions during the World's Columbian Exposition. It describes itself as the oldest Jewish feminist civil rights organisation in the United States, working to advance social change for women, children, and families through education, direct service, and advocacy from a Jewish and intersectional justice perspective.
NCJW operates as a grassroots movement, with over 250,000 advocates organised through 46 local sections across all 50 U.S. states. Its stated mission is to engage one million changemakers nationwide. Core focus areas include expanding abortion access, protecting and promoting voting rights, ensuring that federal courts uphold civil liberties, and mobilising women and girls in Israel through direct service and advocacy supporting women, children, and families there. The organisation combines education, direct service, and advocacy in its approach to social change.
NCJW works across civil rights, faith-based, and governmental spaces and centers those most impacted by systemic inequities. Its stated values draw on the principle "Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue" and are applied through a gender, economic, and racial justice lens. The organisation's geographic presence spans the United States and Israel.
