Women Tell War is a documentation, art, and healing initiative established by Eden Association approximately one month after the events of October 7. It was created to document the stories of women on the home front and the front lines, ensuring that their perspectives become part of the public and historical record.

The initiative combines filmed testimonies and art exhibitions, guided by the understanding that documentation itself can play a meaningful role in processing and healing.

The testimonies are collected in a safe environment based on the Eden Model, a gender-sensitive therapeutic model developed through more than 30 years of experience in trauma care for women and girls.

The Initiative Has Three Main Goals

Preserving Historical and Collective Memory

Creating a living archive of women’s testimonies from the war, in recognition of the fact that women’s voices have historically been documented less frequently. The initiative seeks to ensure that these stories are preserved and become part of our collective memory.

Deepening the Understanding of Trauma from a Women’s Perspective

Learning from the testimonies themselves to deepen our understanding of how women experience and cope with trauma, and to contribute to the development of gender-sensitive knowledge and therapeutic interventions.

Documentation as a Tool for Processing and Healing

The opportunity to tell one’s story in a safe environment makes it possible to put the experience into words, receive recognition and validation, and support the process of processing and recovery.

Women Tell War | Testimonies

The Women Tell War initiative includes approximately 100 filmed testimonies from women on the home front and the front lines, documenting in their own words the events of October 7, the war, and the life that followed.

The testimonies have been broadcast on social media, Spotify, HOT, and the Israel Plus channel, receiving millions of views and numerous responses in Israel and around the world.

The Exhibitions

Art exhibitions inspired by the testimonies collected through the initiative, bringing these stories to audiences in Israel and around the world. The exhibitions are displayed at Eden 51, Eden Association’s conference and content center, and are also hosted by organizations, companies, public institutions, and communities in Israel and worldwide.

Women Tell War: Voices from the Front

Traveling Exhibition | Currently on Display at Eden 51

An art and testimony exhibition based on the accounts of women serving in Israel’s security and emergency forces since October 7.

Combining works of art with filmed testimonies, the exhibition invites visitors to encounter the experiences of women who served on the front lines.

Curator: Nurit Tal-Tenne

Women Photograph War

Traveling Exhibition

A photography and testimony exhibition presenting the stories of women who experienced the events of October 7 and the war from different perspectives. Alongside each portrait, visitors can watch the participant’s filmed testimony and hear her story in her own voice.

The exhibition was displayed at Eden 51 and was later invited to the Knesset, as well as to organizations, companies, and local authorities throughout Israel.

Artist and Curator: Alicia Shahaf

Women Tell War

Past Exhibition

The first art exhibition created as part of the Women Tell War initiative, inspired by the initial testimonies collected following October 7.

The exhibition was first displayed at Eden 51 and was later invited to the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, at the initiative of the Hadassah Foundation.

Curator: Osnat Israeli

History is being written at this very moment, and we must ensure that women’s voices are heard and remembered forever.

Would you like to learn more about the initiative?

We would be happy to answer your questions, tell you more about Women Tell War, its testimonies and exhibitions, and explore opportunities for collaboration, hosting an exhibition, or other activities.