WHISC

WHISC is a think tank based in Menashe, Israel working on science & research, gender equality, education +1 more.

WHISC is an academic, interdisciplinary study centre based at Givat Haviva, Israel, focused solely on the fate and experiences of women during the Holocaust, whether as victims, survivors, resisters, rescuers, bystanders or perpetrators. It seeks to bring together Holocaust Studies and Gender Studies through interdisciplinary, intersectional and multicultural research. Its activities include research workshops, academic conferences, fellowships, an online database of women's biographies, and a virtual lecture archive, serving Israeli and international researchers and educators from academia to high school. WHISC is part of the History Division of the Havatzelet Group of Hashomer Hatzair and operates as a non-profit funded by donations, grants and volunteering.