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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...
Jamie Allen Black: The Loneliness of the Trust-Based Funder (PhilanthropyWomen.org)
Published: June 8, 2022 Editor’s Note: The following opinion piece is from Jamie Allen Black, CEO of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York, in response to a recent opinion piece from Jeannie Infante Sager. As Jeannie Infante Sager, director of the Women’s...
TEN JEWISH WOMEN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS ARE NAMED TO FOURTH COHORT OF JWFNY COLLECTIVE
For Immediate ReleasePhotos AvailableContact: Glenn Rosenkrantz646.245.8975, [email protected] Long-Term Funding, Mentorship, and a Support Network to Grow, Deepen and Elevate Their Impact and Leadership New York – April 27, 2022 – Ten Jewish women social...
RACHEL WEINSTEIN IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF NEW YORK
For Immediate Release Contact: Glenn Rosenkrantz646.245.8975, [email protected] Weinstein is Elected President of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York JWFNY Elects New Officers and Announces New Board MembersNew York, NY – July 12, 2021 – Rachel...
THE JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF NEW YORK NAMES TEN JEWISH WOMEN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO ITS 2021 COLLECTIVE
For Immediate Release Photos Available Contact: Glenn Rosenkrantz 646.245.8975, [email protected] Receives Long-Term Funding, Mentorship, and a Support Network to Grow and Deepen Impact and Leadership New York – April 29, 2021 – Ten Jewish women social...
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 from Africa and the United States. One speaker was Tamar Manasseh, an outspoken...
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 floor condemning Rep. Ted...
26 Jewish organizations speak out on the death of George Floyd
June 1, 2020 Virginia JeffriesIn 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 statements condemning Floyd’s death and reaffirming their stance...
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 Jewish Community Center for 12 years when, at a JCC executives’...
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...