In 1991, when discourse around sexual violence was still taboo in Israel, Miriam began volunteering with The Tel Aviv Sexual Assault Crisis Center – fielding calls on the crisis hotline, facilitating a variety of programs, and serving on the Center’s board of directors for multiple terms. Simultaneously, she pursued other areas of feminist activism, including helping establish Itach Ma'aki – Women Lawyers for Social Justice – where she served on the board of directors for many years. 

When the Center needed an Executive Director in 2004, Miriam decided to channel her passion for social justice into her full-time, life’s mission – stepping up to manage the Center and leaving behind the private sector for non-profit work.

Under Miriam’s nearly two decades of stewardship, the Center has transformed from a tiny NGO for a marginalized cause into a powerhouse that facilitates 40 targeted projects, fields 12,400 hotline crisis interventions for survivors of sexual violence, and has 250 volunteers. She has pushed forward groundbreaking programming not only for women, but also for male survivors and survivors across the spectrum of Israeli society - including underserved, underrecognized or isolated sectors. A key factor enabling this expansion was Miriam’s ambitious plan and successful fundraising to build a permanent home for the Center, thus creating a crucial nurturing space vital to combating sexual violence. 

Miriam’s strategic vision and unrelenting commitment has been critical in transitioning the Center, as well as the subject of sexual violence, into the mainstream. Her hard work has played a central role in developing dynamic macro level programming - to raise awareness through educational outreach and spark social change – along with micro level projects focused on supporting each survivor in the way that she/he needs.