In the media
After Shifting its Strategy, a Foundation Gets Behind Jewish Women Social Entrepreneurs
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...
Jewish Women’s Foundation of NY names 10 Women Social Entrepreneurs to its Inaugural “Collective”
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...
Press Release: Jewish Women’s Foundation Of New York Names Ten Women Social Entrepreneurs To Its Inaugural “Collective”
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,...
In our words
Why I Became a Ta’amod Trainer
By Leemor EllmanAs a workplace training facilitator for over a decade, I have steered away from opportunities to train employees on topics related to harassment or respect in the workplace. While important and certainly timely in today’s world of work, I...
Somehow this year I missed Kristallnacht
When I was younger, I commemorated Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," each year. I attended programs at my family's synagogue and later at my college Hillel to observe the night Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools...
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed annually on November 20th to commemorate members of the trans community who have lost their lives to anti-transgender violence. Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a trans rights activist and a transgender woman herself, began...
On Our Calendar
The Convening 2019
THE CONVENING 2019 SEPTEMBER 17, 20198:30am-5:30pmMuseum of Jewish Heritage -A Living Memorial to the HolocaustNew York City Featured Speakers: Caryn Seidman Becker, Chairman and CEO of CLEAR Liz Elting, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Rachel Fishman...