Thursday, April 27 at 11:00am-2:00pm
Lillian and Larry Goodman Conference Center, 30 S. Wells Street, Chicago
Tuesday, July 20 at 12:00-2:00pm
Am Shalom, 840 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe
JWF's Annual Meeting takes place every summer. Join us as we review the progress of our previous year and set the agenda for the next one. This event is open to all JWF Trustees and anyone interested in learning more about our work. The event is generously supported by a grant from the Joseph L. and Emily K. Gidwitz Memorial Foundation.
Our 2019 Annual Meeting featured Shira Berkovits, Founder and Executive Director of JWF Frame the Future Grantee Sacred Spaces.
The JWF Power Lunch is a roundtable luncheon where participants work together with powerful women to learn how they can make a difference in the lives of Jewish women and girls, choose from a list of topics and a variety of speakers focused on women's issues, and interact with experts ready to motivate, educate, and enlighten the audience.
JWF's Leadership Luncheon is held in collaboration with JUF's Women's Division and takes place every other year. Trustees and those interested in learning more about JWF are welcome to attend. This event is generously supported by a grant from the Joseph L. and Emily K. Gidwitz Memorial Foundation.
The 2017 program featured a one-woman show entitled "Legal Tender: Women & The Secret Life of Money" performed by actress Laura T. Fisher. Playwright Christian McEwen based the show on personal interviews with more than 50 women. The play is designed to be a creative catalyst for conversations on the subject of women and money, creating opportunities for inspiration and empowerment about philanthropy.
Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 5:45pm – cocktails, dinner, and concert at Ravinia Festival
CSO with guest soloist Yitzhak Perlman
During a milestone year spent reflecting on our past and planning for the future, this special night was a festive opportunity for the JWF community to re-connect and celebrate.
On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, over 200 women gathered at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center to view the first retrospective exhibition on Ruth Bader Ginsburg which was supported in part by a 2019 grant from JWF. Guest speaker Linda Hirshman, author of Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World, shared behind-the-scenes insights and analysis of RBG's historic legal and judicial career.
Return to Chicago with a fresh perspective on the lives of women and girls in Israel and use this information in our work at JWF. Visit grantees, conduct site visits, and meet with feminist leaders and government officials. This trip provides trustees with a unique experience to learn from community leaders, ask questions directly to Knesset officials, and broaden our understanding of Israeli culture and society as a whole.
An event to honor and engage JWF's Multigenerational families. The 2015 Multigeneratonal Event, Values, Voices, & Vision: Connecting Generations of Women to Enhance a Vibrant Jewish Present, explored the values that guide us, the voices that define us, and the vision that unites us as Jewish multigenerational female philanthropists.
Over the course of one dynamic evening, women who contribute to this "pop-up" giving circle hear live presentations about a select group of proposals and vote for the project they feel will make the biggest positive impact in the community. At the end of the night, one local Jewish organization is awarded JWF's Frame the Future Grant.
View photos from this momentous 20 hour event!
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