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Seizing the Moment to Secure Women’s Rights

Photo by Joan Roth When I was growing up in New York, advocacy for the federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a critical focus of the women’s movement, and was personal in my family — and to my own growth and trajectory as a social justice advocate. Now, as a New...

Elluminate Elects New Board President

STEPHANIE GARRY IS NEW PRESIDENT OF ELLUMINATE New York – Sept. 12, 2023 – Stephanie Garry, a longtime Jewish communal leader locally, nationally and globally — and a staunch advocate for the elevation of Jewish women as social change makers — has been named President...

Elluminate Announces a New CEO

MELANIE ROTH GORELICK NAMED NEW CEO OF ELLUMINATE New York – June 20, 2023 – Melanie Roth Gorelick, a visionary leader in local, national and global non-profit and advocacy organizations, and a prominent champion in the spheres of social justice and women’s rights,...

Drumroll please … JWFNY is now “Elluminate”

New York (November 3, 2022) -- You might have noticed that things look a little different around here. At our fourth annual Convening of activists, philanthropists and leaders, we were excited to announce that we have renamed ourselves, and that we are moving joyfully...

JWF Statement after Roe v. Wade Reversal

New York (June 24, 2022) -- The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (JWFNY) strongly condemns today’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, holding that there is no longer a right to abortion under the federal constitution. Access to safe, affordable, and...