26 Jewish organizations speak out on the death of George Floyd June 1, 2020 Virginia Jeffries In the week since George Floyd’s death in the custody of Minneapolis police, Jewish organizations have been speaking out in solidarity with his family. Many are issuing...
At Jewish non-profits, a push for gender equality upends c-suite norms A growing number of female executives are pushing for a title change to match male peers February 20, 2020 Debra Nussbaum Cohen Ivy Harlev had been the executive director of Wilmington, Delaware’s...
June 6, 2019Debra Nussbaum Cohen Evie Litwok got emotional when she opened up a letter from The Collective, a new joint project of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York that invests in social entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders. The letter informed Litwok that her...
May 10, 2019 Ten remarkable Jewish women – all social entrepreneurs and each exemplifying the power of women to envision and make impact – have been selected for the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York’s inaugural cohort of the “Collective.”The Collective, a new...
For Immediate Release Photos Available Contact: Glenn Rosenkrantz 646.245.8975, [email protected] JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF NEW YORK NAMES TEN WOMEN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO ITS INAUGURAL “COLLECTIVE” Each Receives Long-Term Funding, Mentorship and...
After Steinhardt, Now What? The Jewish community has so far resisted embracing the systemic change needed to build a gender reality rooted in equality and respect April 24, 2019 Jamie Allen Black, Naomi Eisenberger, and Nicole Nevarez The dark and painful side of the...