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Some people call us Dreamers, we call ourselves Belivers

THE CIVIL COMMISSION was founded in the wake of Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. This horrific assault resulted in more than 1,200 deaths and the kidnapping of more than 250 individuals, including women, children, infants, men, the elderly, and disabled people. The heinous acts of murder, torture, rape, gender-based violence and abduction spurred the immediate formation of the Civil Commission, under the auspices of the Dvora Institute for Gender and Sustainability Studies, an independent non-profit organization. The Commission's goal is to advocate for the victims of the sexual and gender-based violence and atrocities of the October 7th attack, as well as for their loved ones and communities.

Our Team

Dr Cochav Elkayam Levy

Founder & Chair

Merav Israeli Amarant, Adv

CEO

Nirit Samocha

COO

Adv. Elinor Kroitoru

Director of Archive and Documentation Division

Adv. Irit Gazit

Director of Documentation Unit

Dr Ilya Rudyak

Head of Research

Dr. Michal Gilad

Senior Research Fellow

CPA Olga Rivkin

CFO

Oran Gazit

Partnerships & Resources Development

Miri Shenhar

Administrative and Operations Manager

Nomi Kessler-Feinstein

Resource Development

Yarden Mills

Social Media Manager

Advisory Board

Sheryl Sandberg

Founder of Lean In and Option B, ex-COO of Meta

Prof. Irwin Cotler

International Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

Caryl S. Englander

Mimi Rocah

Former fed prosecutor, legal commentator

Dorothy Tananbaum

Member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel

Dominique Levy

Prof. Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin

Board of Directors

Einat Reich

Chair - Philanthropist

Tamar Elad Appelbaum

Zion Congregation Rabbi 

Advisors

Adv. Gali Atzion

Ariella Grinberg Felder

Dr. Shlomi Balaban

Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler

Gil Avriel

Gitti Bendheim

Prof. Nienke Grossman

Our Partners

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