JWI's Women to Watch 2015 Program Book by Jewish Women International

The 15th annual celebration of extraordinary Jewish women and their achievements Monday, December 7, 2015 Washington Marriott Wardman Park

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The 15th Annual Celebration of the Women to Watch awards December 7, 2015 • Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC

PROGRAM Welcome Event Chairs: Bonnie Feld and Nicole Feld Strauss • Opening Remarks Kim Oster-Holstein, Chair, Board of Trustees • Awards Presentation & Honorees’ “Pearls of Wisdom” Ellen Stone, Emcee • Sondra D. Bender Community Leadership Award Presentation Julie Bender Silver • Lunch • Lori Weinstein, CEO/Executive Director • Awards Presentation & Honorees’ “Pearls of Wisdom” Ellen Stone, Emcee • Closing Kim Oster-Holstein, Chair, Board of Trustees

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JWI LEADERSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES Kim Oster-Holstein, Chair • Wilmette, IL Vivian Bass, Chair-Elect • Bethesda, MD Lori Weinstein • CEO Susan W. Turnbull, Immediate Past Chair Tami Ackerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robyn Altman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miri Cypers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Feld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Feldman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meryl Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toby Graff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erica Leatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane Radin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbi Susan Shankman . . . . . . . . . . Deena Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellen Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Unger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzi Weiss-Fischmann . . . . . . . . . . .

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. . . . . . Bethesda, Md. . . . . Long Beach, N.Y. . . . . Chevy Chase, Md. . . . . Washington, D.C. . . . . . . New York, N.Y. . West Bloomﬁeld, Mich. . . . Highland Park, N.J. . . . . . . New York, N.Y. . . . . . . Potomac, Md. . . . . . . .Austin, Texas . . . . Washington, D.C. . . . . . . .Oldsmar, Fla. . . . . . . Potomac, Md. . . . . . . New York, N.Y. . . . . . . . Eagan, Minn. . . . .Los Angeles, Calif.

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Deena Silver, Oldsmar, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair Vivian Bass, Bethesda, Md. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair-Elect, Board of Trustees Sharyn Bilenker, Hoboken, N.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial Literacy Lyn Chasen, Chevy Chase, Md. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mother’s Day Flower Project Paula Eichberg, Stevensville, Md. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At-Large Ellen Fawer, New York, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At-Large Nicole Feld, New York, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At-Large Lisa Friedman, Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Library Initiative Kim Oster-Holstein, Wilmette, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair, Board of Trustees Rabbi Marla Hornsten, West Bloomﬁeld, Mich. . . . . . . . . . . .Clergy Task Force Linda Janush, Morton Grove, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At-Large Rabbi Ari Lorge, New York, N.Y.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clergy Task Force Laurie Moskowitz, Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advocacy Toby Myers, Houston, Texas . . . . . . . National Alliance to End Domestic Abuse Diane Radin, Austin, Texas . . . . Council of Jewish Domestic Violence Coalitions Gail Ross, Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Library Initiative Millie Sernovitz, Bonita Springs, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At-Large Caren Silverman, Philadelphia, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At-Large Rochelle Sufrin, Pittsburgh, Pa. . Council of Jewish Domestic Violence Coalitions Debby Tucker, Austin, Texas . . . . . . . National Alliance to End Domestic Abuse Susan W. Turnbull, Bethesda, Md. . . . . Immediate Past Chair, Board of Trustees Sandy Unger, Eagan, Minn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerusalem Hills Children’s Home Noha Waibsnaider, Brooklyn, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At-Large Sharon Zissman, Bethesda, Md.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women to Watch 2

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WOMEN TO WATCH EVENT CHAIRS Bonnie Feld Nicole Feld Strauss

JWI STAFF Sasha Altschuler . . . . . Coordinator, Young Women's Leadership Network and National Library Initiative Debbie Ash-Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance & Office Manager Danielle Cantor . . . . . . . . . Design & Communications Director; Creative Director, JW magazine Dinah Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communications Manager Dana Fleitman . . Senior Manager, Prevention & Training Programs Ilana Flemming . . . . .Manager, Advocacy & Leadership Programs Meredith Jacobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Marketing & Communications Deborah Rosenbloom . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Programs & New Initiatives Diana Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contributions Manager Eileen Sherman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Database Coordinator Sue Tomchin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor, JW Magazine Lori Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CEO

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Dear Friends, Welcome to JWI’s 2015 Women to Watch celebration! Our honorees for this year – 10 outstanding, dynamic Jewish women from communities across the United States – exemplify the achievement, passion and inspiration at the heart of this award. Although they work in a diversity of ﬁelds – physics; philanthropy; psychology; technology; law; advocacy; culinary arts; spirituality – all are working in ways that will better our world for years to come. This has been a remarkable year for all who work to end violence against women. We hope that, during this luncheon, you'll learn not only about our extraordinary honorees, but also about JWI's critical work to protect and empower and girls – work that is funded by this event. Yesterday, we held JWI’s third annual national mentoring conference as part of our Sondra D. Bender Leadership Institute and our Young Women’s Leadership Network. More than 100 young Jewish women joined former Women to Watch to draw strength from the honorees’ wisdom, discussing Jewish values in life and work, turning challenges into opportunities, tackling global women's issues, and much more. It was a unique opportunity for young women to connect with mentors as they become the next generation of Women to Watch. Thank you for joining us today to honor such remarkable women, and for supporting JWI’s work to empower women and girls and break the cycle of domestic violence, in the U.S. and around the world. B’Shalom,

Kim Oster Holstein Chair, Board of Trustees

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JWI JWI brings vision, voice and leadership to issues that impact all women and girls. Our innovative programs, advocacy and philanthropic initiatives are at work every day to end violence, promote economic security and spotlight leadership for women and girls. We use every tool we have to help at-risk women take control of their lives; to put girls in control of their futures; and to break the cycle of abuse. THE WOMEN TO WATCH CELEBRATION This marks the 15th annual celebration of JWI and its award-winning JW magazine honoring extraordinary Women to Watch, selected for outstanding accomplishments and contributions to our society and the American Jewish experience. These women inspire others to achieve with their strength and intelligence. Individually and collectively, they add to the incredible legacy of Women to Watch leadership. THE YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE This is the culmination of a year's worth of Young Women’s Leadership Network programming. The day before JWI's annual Women to Watch gala, current and past honorees provide guidance and inspiration to young women who are building their careers. The conference is funded by the Sondra D. Bender Leadership Institute at JWI. JWI’S PHILANTHROPY JWI is deeply committed to supporting initiatives and programs that help women and children build more secure and healthy lives. Our philanthropic initiatives bolster the ﬁnancial literacy and security of women and girls across the economic spectrum, while the National Library Initiative establishes new children’s libraries in battered women’s shelters nationwide. THE SONDRA D. BENDER LEADERSHIP AWARD Named to honor the late philanthropist and generous supporter of JWI’s work to empower women and girls, this will be our 11th year honoring one woman for her work to galvanize the Washington, DC community, mentor new leaders and make the D.C. area a better place to live, work and thrive. JW MAGAZINE JWI’s lifestyle publication covers topics of interest to Jewish women from every walk of life. Widely read in print and online, the magazine inspires a broad spectrum of readers to weave a Jewish context into their lives in uniquely creative, personal and spiritually fulﬁlling ways. Through an award-winning blend of in-depth articles, book reviews, short features, recipes and much more, JW speaks to the diversity, accomplishments and passions of women all over the world. To learn more about JWI’s work to bring vision, voice and leadership to issues that impact all women and girls, visit jwi.org or call 800.343.2823. To read and subscribe to JW, visit jwmag.org or call 800.343.2823. 15th Annual Women to Watch Gala • #WTW15

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Many thanks to lead sponsor The Bender Foundation, Inc. for their support of the

EMERALD CIRCLE The Bender Foundation, Inc.

DIAMOND CIRCLE Bonnie Feld & Nicole Feld Strauss Verizon Foundation

RUBY CIRCLE Vivian & Raymond Bass The Fischmann Family Foundation Craig Newmark, craigslist and craigconnects Sprout Pharmaceuticals

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PEARL CIRCLE Pauline Fox & David Alexander and Family

Lynn, Randy, Natalie, Daniel and Kate Morgan

American Association for Justice

www.morganlanguages.com

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

Laurie Moskowitz & Steve Rabinowitz

Beth & Lee Herman, Palace Florist

NFL Foundation

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Sanford and Doris Slavin Family Foundation

David & Suzanne Hillman

The Shoyer Family

Sherre Z. Hirsch & Dr. Jeffrey Hirsch

Lori Weinstein & Charles Bethel

Kim & Scott Holstein Karp Randel LLC

PLATINUM CIRCLE Robyn Altman & Brendan Doherty

Deena & Larry Silver

Ballard Spahr

Beth & Leonard Sloan

Adrienne Donato

Smoot Tewes Group

Meryl Frank

Ellen Stone

Toby Graff

Amy Taylor, Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Nancy & John Harris Michael Bennett Kress Photography

Diane Radin

Bruce & Susan Turnbull

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GOLD CIRCLE Adas Israel Congregation

Daniel & Sunita Leeds

Canyon Ranch

Alison & Erik Levy; Karen & Howard Jatlow

Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

Rema Manousakis

Simona & Jerome A. Chazen

Melanie & Larry Nussdorf

Joy Weiss Cohen Lisa & Nelson Cohen

Regan Zambri Long PLLC Brenda B. Rever

Esther Coopersmith Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca

Marti & Greg Rosenbaum Katie Rost

Faith Diamond

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky

Lisa Eisen

The "Shower Girls"

Ellen Sloame Fawer

Alison Starling & Peter Alexander, Ava & Emma

The Frost Group Diane Goldberg The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

Congressman Chris Van Hollen Sharon & Bert Weidberg

Mimi Brodsky Kress

SILVER CIRCLE

Wendi Abramowitz

Flanagan, Fulkerson & Company

Mr. & Mrs. Jerald D. Adair

The Flesh and Rosenberg Families

Dr. & Mrs. Michael Alexander & Family

Melvin & Estelle Gelman Foundation

Pamela Auerbach

Susan Glickman

Gabriela & Leonard Bebchick

Sharna Goldseker & Simon Greer

Mel Berger

Lisa Halperin & Jonathan Coopersmith

Nanci Bramson & Mindy Sosland

David A. Harris & Megan Draheim

Lisa Beth Carroll

Rachelle D. Hirsch

Surita Coplan

Kimberly Kauffman

Yvonne Scarfstein Distenfeld & Jeffrey Distenfeld

Suzanne Weidberg Klein & Elizabeth Weidberg Maciag

Amy K. Eckert

Kris Kornemann

Irwin & Ginny Edlavitch

Mardi Swartz Kunik

EMILY's List

League of Conservation Voters

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SILVER CIRCLE (continued) Elena Neuman Lefkowitz

Jessica Piecek

Fran Lent

Bonnie Roskes

The Levine Family - Wendy, Eric, Alexis and Tyler

Gail Rubinson Lorraine Schapiro & Dara Schnee

Molly Levinson & Josh Wachs

Rabbi Susan N. Shankman

Nancy & Paul Levy

Caren & Erwin Sokol

Sharon and Steven Lieberman

Mitchell Stoller, Group SJR

Karen & Bob Meister

Temple Sinai, Oakland CA

Sheryl Rosensky Miller

Sandy Unger & Barbara Bakal

Elizabeth & Howard Morgan

Fran Katz Watson

NVG, LLC

Ellen Winston

Debra Reiter Panitch

BRONZE CIRCLE Monica Abrams

Shirley Hackel

Michele Sackheim & Joe Wen

Claudia Ades / Eventfully

Lisa Hackner

AIPAC & Deborah Adler

Deborah Horwitz

Faye Alexander

Jolie Hunt-Potter

Terry Pink Alexander

Annie P. Kaplan

Lillian Shoyer

Nan Aron

Steve Katze

Ellen Schifrin, Michelle Schifrin, Jaimee Steerman

Marion Ballard

Phyllis Lavine

Lynn Shapiro Snyder & Jeffrey Snyder

Meredith Berkman

Jean Milbauer

Lauren & Marc Solomon

Ellie Burrows

Gail Daumit Minsk

Tom Sporkin

Gilly Cannon

The National Consumers League

Cheryl Troy

National Partnership for Women & Families

The Usher Syndrome Coalition

Bashi Packer

Debra Vodenos

Anna & Todd Cassidy Christy Chandler Jillian Cooney Eliot & Debbie Cosgrove Joanne Doroshow Deborah Epstein Millicent Fortunoff Julie Gadinsky Catherine Zacks Gildenhorn

Tina Stoll

Joshua Mann Pailet

Ethelind Weiner

Michael Palgon

Tina B. West, M.D.

Alan Pinto

Robin K. Wiener

Naomi H. Rosenblatt

Judith Wolstan

Marilyn Rosenthal

Rivka Yerushalmi

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WOMEN to WATCH 2015 REBECCA ALEXANDER of New York, N.Y. is a successful psychotherapist living with Usher syndrome, an inherited disease that causes deaf-blindness. She specializes in treating mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, addictions, disability and trauma. Alexander works with various charities in New York and has volunteered in doctors’ offices to help deaf patients. She was selected to run with the Olympic Torch for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, in honor of her volunteer work for Project Open Hand. While facilitating group seminars for the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Alexander is also launching the Usher III Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure for Usher Type III. Alexander teaches indoor cycling/spin classes with a strong following in New York. She has been featured in Marie Claire magazine and on the Today Show, most recently to discuss her 2014 book, Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found. DEBORAH BEREBICHEZ of New York, N.Y. is a physicist, educator and entrepreneur who dedicates her career to promoting education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. She was the first Mexican woman to graduate with a Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University, and currently serves as vice president of risk analysis at MSCI on Wall Street. Berebichez is an expert in wave propagation in inhomogeneous media, and inventor of a new technique to localize wireless signals in specific locations in buildings. She is the co-host of two TV shows with National Geographic and Discovery International. She measures success by seeing how young women gain economic independence and improve their self-esteem after participating in science and technology programs. Berebichez has experience in professional theater and on camera. She is an avid writer, part-time model and newspaper columnist, and mentors girls all over the world. RABBI SHERRE HIRSCH of Los Angeles, Calif. inspires people to lead meaningful lives with a blend of ancient tradition and modern-day applications. After serving for eight years as the first female rabbi of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, she left the traditional pulpit to bring her voice to a larger, more diverse “congregation.” In her first book, We Plan, God Laughs: What to Do When Life Hits You Over the Head, Rabbi Hirsch expertly guides readers through a spiritual and introspective journey toward reaching their divine potential. As spiritual consultant to Canyon Ranch properties, she has become a nationally recognized personality, speaking across the country and frequently appearing in the national media as an expert in her field. Her newest book is Thresholds: How to Thrive Through Life’s Transitions.

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WOMEN to WATCH 2015 ALLYSON KAPIN of Washington, D.C. has been named one of "Top Tech Titans" by Washingtonian, one of the Most Influential Women in Tech by Fast Company and one of the top 30 women entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter by Forbes for her leadership in technology and social media. She is the co-author of Social Change Anytime Everywhere, and a founding partner of Rad Campaign, a firm that helps non-profits and political campaigns develop online strategic communication plans, Web sites and marketing and recruitment campaigns. Kapin is part of the first generation of online advocacy experts and is an expert in the latest trends in social networking, blogging, online video and other online tools and strategies. Kapin has spearheaded campaigns for organizations ranging from American Rights at Work to National Breast Cancer Coalition and Save Darfur Coalition. ROBERTA KAPLAN of New York, N.Y. is a litigator and partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and an adjunct professor of law at Columbia University Law School. She represented Edie Windsor in the landmark case United States v. Windsor, which struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013. Kaplan was named one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in the U.S., as well as a 2013 Litigator of the Year, by The American Lawyer; the 2013 Lawyer of the Year by Above The Law and the 2014 Most Innovative Lawyer of The Year by The Financial Times. She has extensive experience representing a diverse group of clients – such as Citigroup, The Minnesota Vikings and Airbnb – in complex, high-profile matters. Kaplan is co-chair of the board of directors of the Gay Men's Health Crisis and a board member of the New York County Lawyers' Association. She is the author of Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of Doma. LINDA LIPSEN of Washington, D.C. is CEO of the American Association for Justice, formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA). She has directed countless legislative campaigns on behalf of a host of issues including patient, worker, and investor protections. Lipsen has been recognized for her advocacy on behalf of injured Americans with the Senator Paul Wellstone Award from U.S. Action and other prestigious awards, and is regularly recognized in Capitol Hill and legal publications such as The National Law Journal and Roll Call. After September 11th , she led the fight to enact The September 11th Victims Compensation Fund, which compensated thousands of families for the loss of their loved ones. Lipsen’s leadership helped ATLA establish Trial Lawyers Care, the nation’s largest-ever pro-bono legal representation program. Previously she directed the legislative advocacy program for Consumers Union. 15th Annual Women to Watch Gala • #WTW15

WOMEN to WATCH 2015 LYNN MORGAN (Sondra D. Bender Community Leadership Honoree) of Washington, D.C. is the co-founder and president of Morgan Language Services Corporation, a women-owned business that provides written translation, conference and phone interpretation, and cultural training in more than 100 languages. She serves on the board of directors of the Jewish Federation, and is the co-chair of synagogue outreach for AIPAC’s Greater Washington, DC Council/Cabinet. Morgan was previously vice president of women’s philanthropy for the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Executive Committee, has served on the boards of directors of the Jewish Social Services Agency and the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. She has received the Avodah Award from Washington Hebrew Congregation, and the Jerome J. Dick Young Leadership Award from JFGW. LAURIE MOSKOWITZ of Washington, D.C., is currently the senior director of U.S. Campaigns for ONE.org, an international advocacy group – co-founded by Bono – working to eradicate extreme poverty, particularly in subSaharan Africa. Moskowitz manages ONE's public facing campaigns in the U.S., helping to set strategy, develop creative tactics, and execute operations on the ground. Previously she founded and ran FieldWorks, a grassroots consulting firm working with Democratic candidates, progressive organizations and ballot initiatives. As the first woman in her field, Moskowitz helped to elevate the importance of grassroots organizing in the political arena and created a new discipline within the political consulting establishment. She has worked at the Democratic National Committee, for Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign, and for candidates, state parties, issue-based organizations and ballot initiatives in over 30 states. JANE RANDEL of New York, N.Y. is currently the social impact consultant and co-founder of Karp Randel, a social change consulting firm. Randel is a co-founder of NO MORE, the national initiative to raise the profile of and normalize the conversation about domestic violence and sexual assault. She is also a senior advisor to the National Football League and NASCAR, consulting on domestic violence/sexual assault policy, protocol and programs. Randel is a board member for Break the Cycle, a member of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, an honorary board member of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, and the immediate past president of the board of the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence. Her previous titles include board chair of Kate Spade & Company Foundation and senior vice president of corporate communications and brand services at Liz Claiborne Inc. 12

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WOMEN to WATCH 2015 PAULA SHOYER of Washington, D.C. is a French-trained pastry chef who teaches classes in French pastry and Jewish cooking in the D.C. area and around the world. Her recipes have been featured in newspapers, magazines, websites, blogs and on radio and TV shows all over the United States. The author of The Holiday Kosher Baker and The Kosher Baker: 160 Dairy-Free Desserts from Traditional to Trendy, Shoyer does demonstrations as fundraisers for Jewish organizations and institutions. Appearances include Food Network’s Sweet Genius, WGN’s Lunchbreak, and news shows on WUSA9 Washington, San Diego Living, NBC Washington and Baltimore, the Kojo Nnamdi Show and the Martha Stewart Morning Living radio show on XM Sirius. Shoyer develops dessert recipes that are dairy-free, sugarfree, gluten-free and vegan. She does freelance writing for kosherscoop. com, Whisk magazine, Joy of Kosher, jewishfoodexperience.com, Washington Post and Hadassah Magazine, and develops dessert recipes for companies.

Luncheon Emcee: ELLEN STONE is executive vicepresident of marketing, Bravo & Oxygen Media, where she oversees the development of all brand strategy, consumer, ad sales, license/merchandising, and digital marketing. She was honored as a Woman to Watch in 2011 and now serves as a member of JWI's board of trustees.

Symposium Moderator: MEREDITH JACOBS, JWI's vice president of marketing and communications, is an award-winning journalist and author of The Modern Jewish Mom’s Guide to Shabbat and co-author, with her daughter Soﬁe, of Just Between Us: A No-Stress, No-Rules Journal for Girls and Their Moms. Before joining JWI, Jacobs was editor-in-chief of Washington Jewish Week. She stars in Beliefnet.com’s online series "Faith in the Family," co-hosts DC101’s annual “Jew Rock Marathon,” and has hosted the radio and television shows "Connecting Family" and “Modern Jewish Mom.” 15th Annual Women to Watch Gala • #WTW15

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Boy to Mentsch (a healthy masculinity campaign for Baltimore's Orthodox boys and men)

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Dating Abuse: Tools for Talking to Teens

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Girls Achieve Grapeness! Campaign to Empower Girls and End Violence Against Women

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Good Guys! Partnership & Positive Masculinity

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Green Light: Go!

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Interfaith Domestic Violence Coalition

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JWI Advocacy Network

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Jerusalem Hills Children's Home in Israel

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Know Your Worth: Financial Education for Women in Transition (a joint initiative of Hadassah and JWI)

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Life$avings® Financial Literacy for Young Women

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Mother's Day Flower Project

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National Alliance to End Domestic Abuse

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National Library Initiative

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"Rethinking" Holiday Guides: Women, Relationships & Jewish Texts

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SafeSmartDating: Campus Partnership for Healthy Relationships

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Strong Girls! Friendships, Relationships & Self-Esteem

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Strong Girls, Healthy Relationships: A Conversation on Dating, Friendship & Self-Esteem

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Summer Series for Interns & Young Professionals

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When Push Comes to Shove... It's No Longer Love!® Healthy Relationship Curriculum for Young Adults

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When the Vow Breaks: Building a Response to Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community

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We tell them not to drink and drive. We tell them to stay away from drugs. What do we tell them about dating? This year, one in three teens in the U.S. will be a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner. If you know a teen, you can make a difference. Email dﬂeitman@jwi.org to learn how to bring this free, easy-to-use program to your workplace, PTA meeting, coaches’ association session or any place adults gather. JWI developed Dating Abuse: Tools for Talking to Teens as one of three organizations selected by the Avon Foundation for Women to create bystander programs.

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Every Mother's Day, JWI delivers fresh ďŹ&#x201A;owers to 200 battered women's shelters across the U.S. while we raise money for philanthropic initiatives that empower women, heal families and break the cycle of domestic abuse. Remember the Flower Project this spring and send your Mother's Day cards through JWI!

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Make a planned gift to insure JWI’s future... and leave a legacy for generations to come. No matter how successful our own lives, we all want our children to inherit an even safer and more secure existence.

JWI’S LEGACY CIRCLE is an opportunity for Jewish women to invest their individual and collective economic power in a safe future for themselves, their children, and their grandchildren. Your legacy gift to JWI ensures the future of our life-affirming work to end domestic violence, build economic security for women and girls, and empower the next generation to carry the torch of women’s leadership. To learn more about creating a permanent gift for JWI, contact Lori Weinstein, loriweinstein@jwi.org / 800.343.2823.

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to our

wonderful wife and mother

LAURIE MOSKOWITZ your commitment to social justice continues to be an inspiration to each of us – making our lives better at home and improving the world at the same time.

you rock! and to all the jwi women to watch 2015

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PAULA SHOYER we are so proud of your accomplishments and congratulate you on receiving the 2015 Women to Watch Award. You have given and continue to give so much to the Jewish community around the world and inspire all of us with your hard work and your dedication. But you have always put us first. With love always, Emily, Sam, Jake, Joey and Andy Shoyer

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The NFL Foundation Salutes

Jane Randel and the 2015 Women to Watch Honorees

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The American Association for Justice proudly supports and congratulates

LINDA LIPSEN 2015 JWI Women to Watch Award Recipient

a consummate consumer advocate who leads with intelligence and conviction

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Roberta Kaplan: Thanks for your efforts in changing the world

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many thanks and congratulations to

lori weinstein and the jwi sta, whose hard work and dedication to their mission brings women to watch together year ater year.

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From your friends at

We offer our warmest congratulations to

Laurie Moskowitz Thanks for lending us your head and heart, labor and laughs, inspiration and innovation, And for helping millions of people in faraway places.

Mazel tov to all the

2015 Women to Watch honorees.

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congratulations,

linda!

from your everlovin' shower girls to our fearless funny fascinating formidable frank fabulous friend. 38

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Kilamanjaro) Ain't No Swim Tough Enough (Alcatraz to SF) Ain't No Person More Inspiring Than You (Inspiring All Because Each Person Has His/Her Challenges) Breathe In Peace, Breathe Out Fear "Kindness is a Language That The Deaf Can Hear and The Blind Can See" ~ Mark Twain

LOVE OUR REBECCA Fox-Alexander-Starling-Kaczor-Pinto Families and Friends and Temple Sinai, Oakland, California

"If I Am Not For Myself, Then who Will Be For Me. If I Am Only For Myself, Then What Am I. If Not Now, When." ~ Rabbi Hillel 15th Annual Women to Watch Gala â&#x20AC;¢ #WTW15

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TO THE

STAFF:

Together, we are making a difference for women and girls. THANK YOU for your spectacular commitment! LORI

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Yasher Koach to Lynn Morgan, Laurie Moskowitz, Paula Shoyer and all of the extraordinary 2015 Women to Watch! We are inspired by your dedicated leadership and tireless efforts to strengthen our community and the broader world. Thank you for being such incredible role models and champions of a better tomorrow.

From your friends at the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

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thanks

for their superb partnership and leadership. From our Girls Achieve Grapeness! campaign to the Safe Smart Dating campus healthy relationship program, we're proud to be your "sister." 44

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Many thanks to the

Bender Foundation for more than a decade of generous support, and for establishing the

supporting JWI's Young Women's Leadership Network and the annual Community Leadership Award at Women to Watch.

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Many thanks to

vivian bass and

sunflower bakery

for their generous donation of the delectable brownie treats on your table today!

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Remembering

Sondra D. Bender and

Howard Bender Loved by their family and cherished by their community. FROM THE JWI STAFF & BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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thanks Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, esteemed JWI board member, 2008 Woman to Watch and the "First Lady of Nails," and everyone at , for their generosity, creativity and partnership â&#x20AC;&#x201C; particularly in continuing our exciting Girls Achieve Grapeness! campaign.

To Julie Bender Silver and Beth Sloan For their leadership in an organization that allows all women and girls to thrive. May you go from strength to strength. Love, Judy R. Cohen 50

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So proud of you, Laurie. We love you. MAUI, HAWAII. DECEMBER 31, 2014 Front: Taylor, Parker, Jake, Sammy, Daniel Back row: Dad, Mom, Nina, Laurie, Steve, Jennifer, Jay and Azura

The Officers of The American Association for Justice

Congratulate

LINDA LIPSEN On this well-deserved recognition You are a Force for Good for All American Consumers

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Congratulations to the amazing staff of jwi for your unparalleled efforts and your dedication to empowering women. you are the women we watch! Beth & Leonard Sloan

THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON

EXTENDS OUR WARMEST

Congratulations to LYNN MORGAN AND PAULA SHOYER

And all of the 2015 Women to Watch honorees

We thank you for your vision, your voice and your leadership. You inspire us all.

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Ballard Spahr is proud to support Jewish Women International’s Women to Watch. We salute this year’s honorees and their extraordinary accomplishments.

Dear Rebecca, You will ”Not Fade Away” from anyone who has met you. You are truly an inspiration to all. We are so excited that you are receiving this well deserved honor. Much love, The Harris/Geifman Family 54

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Saluting JWI and the 2015 Women to Watch for empowering and inspiring women & girls in communities across the country and the world Toby Graff and Ellen Stone Mazel Tov to WHC’s “Women to Watch”

Bonnie Feld Nicole Feld Strauss Event Chairs

Lynn Morgan

Sondra D. Bender Community Leadership Honoree From the Clergy and Membership of

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Mazel tov to all the 2015 Women to Watch Diane Radin

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Thank you

LINDA

for being such an inspiration!

Mazel Tov to Laurie Moskowitz and all the Women to Watch of 2015 From Deena & Larry Silver 15th Annual Women to Watch Gala â&#x20AC;˘ #WTW15

We are proud to support JWI, helping all women to succeed not just today, but every day. Susan & Bruce Turnbull

Everyone has inside her a piece of good news. î &#x2030;e good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is! ~Anne Frank

congratulations to all of this year's inspiring honorees! Meryl Frank 2010 women to watch honoree 58

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Congratulations to the Women to Watch event chairs,

BONNIE FELD & NICOLE FELD STRAUSS, on a beautiful and successful 2015 gala! ~ Faith Diamond

Mazel Tov

Lynn and

Paula!

You are both inspirations to women in our community. Mimi Brodsky Kress & Michael Kress 15th Annual Women to Watch Gala â&#x20AC;¢ #WTW15

To our amazing daughter,

Lynn Morgan

Congratulations to the 2015 Women to Watch!

We are so proud of you and your many mitzvoth. Your grandmothers and great-grandmothers would join in saying Yasher Koach. With love and great admiration for all of your accomplishments,

Mom & Dad Sharon & Bert Weidberg

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Mazel Tov to all of

JWIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WOMEN TO WATCH Rebecca Alexander

Linda Lipsen

Deborah Berebichez

Lynn Morgan

Rabbi Sherre Hirsch

Laurie Moskowitz

Allyson Kapin

Jane Randel

Roberta Kaplan

Paula Shoyer Y

Keshet is honored to be your partner in creating a more just and equal world.

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Congratulations to all of the 2015 Women To Watch Honorees! Welcome to the Women to Watch Family! Best, Lisa Reiner Cohen

Best of luck to

VIVIAN BASSâ&#x20AC;Ś We know you are going to be a Rock Star for JWI!

Mazel Tov to my dear friend,

Linda Lipsen, and the entire 2015 class of Women to Watch. Thank you to JWI for all it does to help so many causes. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky

Your devotion to the entire community is a model for all of us. With love and admiration,

Joy and Bob

Paid for and authorized by Schakowsky for Congress.

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to our very special

A salute to the amazing, inspiring

Kimberly Oster Holstein Chair, JWI Board of Trustees, 2013-2016

aunt rebecca you are the best! go you and go blue!

love peter, alison, ava & emma

Love you, Kim! Ellen (Nana) Rabbi Sherre Hirsch’s Torah Study Group is proud to call Rabbi Hirsch “our teacher” and acknowledge her many accomplishments in addition to this wonderful honor! All our love and support, Francie, Sandra, Ellen, Patricia, Karen, Debbie, Cindy, Linda J, Sandy, Rikki, Donna, Jane, Melissa, Dorit, Sheryl, Natalie, Sue, Deborah, Linda W and Cindee! 62

Dear Paula – Congratulations! Your extraordinary energy and creativity in bringing delicious modern kosher cuisine to so many of us has deepened our experience and connection to Judaism, tradition, and family. I am truly blessed to count you as a close and dear friend. May you continue to live life to the fullest with family and friends.

Love, Lisa Weitzman

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Congratulations

Paula Shoyer! We are so proud of you. You are truly and inspiration to all of us. Love and Mazel Tov,

Regan Zambri Long congratulates Linda Lipsen and all of the extraordinary Jewish Women to Watch.

Your sweetest sisters from Cohort Bet Faith Angela Julie Michelle Andee Randi Sue-Ann

Mazel Tov to JWI’s 2015 Women to Watch! You are an inspiration.

Congratulations Linda Lipsen and all of today’s honorees

With admiration, Sunita & Dan Leeds

DEMOCRAT ★ US SENATE

Paid for by Van Hollen for Senate

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The Board of Directors and Staff of the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes congratulate

Vivian Bass on all of her future successes as chair of the JWI Board. They are lucky to have your energy, passion and commitment to which we have grown accustomed.

Congratulations to Lynn, you have worked so hard to build community. You are always thinking outside the box and coming up with great and fun ideas. I am so happy you are being recognized today‼! It is great to be here and see you receive your recognition‼ Xoxo, Wendi

REBECCA ALEXANDER,

Congratulations to the outstanding honorees!

our niece and cousin, we celebrate your beauty, courage and inspirational life. Uncle Dr. Michael Alexander, Aunt Toby Alexander, Cousins Jonathan Alexander, Jane Alexander and Shawn Halbert, the Cousins Jacob, Nathaniel and Cooper Vegher, Cousins Lily Rose and Maizie Acorn Alexander

Ellen Sloame Fawer

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Lynn Morgan You were always a ‘Women to Watch’. You’ve been an inspiration to us for over 20 years!

The Erbes Family

Congratulations to JWI, board members, honorees, staff, and supporters. We're proud to stand with you. Ellen & Bruce Winston and family

e true definition of excellence: our extraordinary daughter-in-law, Lynn Morgan! Congratulations and much love always, Mom & Dad Adair

Congratulations and best wishes to Chair-Elect

Proud of my wonderful niece Linda for being honored in such a nice way. Her mother would be very proud of her.

Mazel Tov and Todah Rabah to our friend, LYNN MORGAN, on receiving the muchdeserved 2015 Sondra D. Bender Community Leadership Award! May JWI continue to go from strength to strength.

Love, Aunt Surita

Vivian Bass as she moves to greater heights.

- Gabriela & Leonard Bebchick

Yvonne & Jeff Distenfeld

We applaud all of the exceptional women honored for their accomplishments.

Mazel Tov to all the 2015 Women to Watch honorees.

Well done and well deserved!

Amy Doberman and Joe Griminger

Ginny & Irwin Edlavitch

Your accomplishments inspire all of us.

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Congratulations

SHERRE! With Love, Tamara & Gerry

LINDA – YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION AND MENTOR TO SO MANY YOUNG WOMEN. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. – YOUR FAN CLUB AT THE FROST GROUP

LYNN MORGAN, We are so proud of you and we love you! Your sisters, Elizabeth & Suzanne Congratulations,

LYNN!

We are so proud of you.

Love, Nancy & Paul Levy 66

MAZEL TOV,

PAULA! ~ FRAN We are proud to support all the Women to Watch honorees, especially our friend

RABBI SHERRE HIRSCH. You all make the most of yourselves every day and make us all beer for it. Wendy, Eric, Alexis and Tyler Levine

Mazol Tov to Lynn, Paula and all of the distinguished honorees. May you continue to go from strength to strength. Sharon & Steven Lieberman

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Mazel tov to

REBECCA ALEXANDER from your Temple Sinai community in Oakland

Congratulations to Lynn Morgan & Paula Shoyer for your contributions and accomplishments in our community and beyond. You are extraordinary role models for us all. Karen & Bob Meister NVG congratulates

Linda Lipsen for her tenacious advocacy for safety, corporate transparency, and access to the civil justice system. www.nvgllc.com

Congratulations on this well deserved honor! With love, e Flesh and Rosenberg Families

RABBI HIRSCH – Congratulations to a wonderful woman, leader and friend. Lorraine Schapiro Dara Schnee

Congratulations Lynn Morgan, Paula Shoyer, and Laurie Moskowitz! Warmest Wishes, Sheryl Rosensky Miller

Congratulations, Sherre! With love and admiration, Caren & Erwin Sokol

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Kol hakavod to our dear friend Laurie!

LAURIE

You really are an inspiration to women.

on this deserved recognition;we're so proud of you today and every day!

With love, Mindy and Nanci

- David Harris & Megan Draheim

Congratulations,

Linda!

From your friends at Flanagan, Fulkerson & Company Congratulations to this year's exceptional women leaders! "Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." -William Faulkner

Yasher Koach to the 2015 Women to Watch. from Gail & Gene Rubinson Kris Kornemann, CFP® congratulates JWI for its role inspiring confidence in young women and their ability to lead financially secure futures.

Sandy Unger, JWI board of trustees

Kornemann & Colleagues Financial Advantage Associates, Rockville, MD

Mazel Tov to Washington Hebrew Congregation’s

Lynn,

Lynn Morgan Sondra D. Bender Community Leadership Honoree

We have shared so many special life events together. I’m honored to share another common bond with you.

Rabbi Susan N. Shankman 68

Kol Hakovod

Yasher Koach – your dedication and service to our Greater Washington Jewish Community is inspiring. Mazel Tov and may you continue to go from strength to strength. Debra (& Gerson) Panitch

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On behalf of all of us at Verizon, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to congratulate

Jane Randel,

our partner and friend, on being honored as one of Jewish Women Internationalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 Women to Watch Honorees. Your commitment and drive motivate and inspire everyone you work with. Congratulations on this incredible honor and congratulations to all of the 2015 Women to Watch Honorees.

Congratulations to all of this year's amazing Women to Watch! The Sondra D. Bender Leadership Institute is so proud of the Young Women's Leadership Network in Washington â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the newlylaunched Network in New York! The Bender Foundation, Inc. Julie and David Silver Nan and David Bender Barbara Bender Eileen and Richard Greenberg Jason Belinkie Jena Belinkie Riley Josh Greenberg