Honoring the Women of Passover Many of us are observing Passover this week and celebrating the feminist heroes of the Passover story like Miriam who led the Israelites across the Red Sea, the midwives Shifra and Puah who defied Pharaoh and saved Israelite baby boys,...
The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York mourns the passing of our dear founder and board member, Arlene Wittels, on January 29, 2021.* Arlene Wittels was born in the Bronx and attended the University of Michigan Ann Arbor for her bachelor’s degree and...
Transgender Day of Rememberance 2020 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...
JWFNY’s 2020 Convening: As Challenges Mount, Accelerating Jewish Women Change Makers October 21, 2020 H. Glenn Rosenkrantz Several years ago, Ruth Messinger, Global Ambassador for American Jewish World Service, was at a conference of humanitarian and social activists...
It’s Who You Know By Rachel Siegel Have you ever heard the expression, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”? This is advice often given to job seekers, since many positions are filled using personal contacts instead of...
We are the Jewish AOCs June 29, 2020 Jamie Allen Black, Naomi Eisenberger, and Nicole Nevarez Dr. Susannah Heschel asks this critical question in her July 27th opinion piece in these pages. She celebrates Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s recent speech on the House...
