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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,...
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 Jewish community was exposed...
After Steinhardt, now what?
OP-EDBy Jamie Allen Black, Naomi K. Eisenberger, and Nicole Nevarez The dark and painful side of the Jewish community was exposed again recently, when everyone awoke to a New York Times report describing more episodes of gender harassment in our...
A Year In, Combating Gender Harassment Is Just Beginning
By NAOMI K. EISENBERGER and JAMIE ALLEN BLACK Just over a year ago, we convened hundreds of Jewish community members and presented harrowing, deeply disturbing stories of some of the nameless who have endured and suffered gender harassment...
Comings and Goings: Richard Wexler; Nicole Nevarez
Nicole Nevarez, a Jewish educator, trainer and facilitator, and most recently New York Director for Moving Traditions, has been named Director of B’Kavod, a grassroots, multi-pronged initiative dedicated to ending gender abuse and harassment in the Jewish...
Contract as Covenant: Reflecting Organizational Values
by Debbie Cosgrove and Jamie Allen Black At the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (JWFNY), we view all of our activities through both a Jewish and a gender lens and ensure that our work is centered on social change. So when it came time to...
Giving Wellness A Jewish Twist
March 13, 2019 Rebecca Raphael Sarah Waxman always knows when she’ll be celebrating Rosh Chodesh, the Jewish lunar calendar’s monthly holiday marking the new moon. She also knows precisely what day it is in her menstrual cycle. In fact, she can’t imagine living a...
Activist Philanthropy: A Systems Approach to Social Change
March 13, 2019 By Joshua AvedonPhilanthropy has evolved significantly from its noblesse oblige origins, through federated giving, to the competitive venture philanthropy model which now predominates. In those approaches charities set...
Stronger Than Hate?
By Robert Goldblum …#UsToo ReckoningThe year gone by led to a #UsToo reckoning for American Jewry. While the issue of unwanted sexual advances and demands by powerful men remained a prominent topic in wider society, it assumed a position of...