About the Jewish Women's Foundation of Southern New Jersey (JWF of SNJ)
JWF of SNJ is a committee of the Funds Development Board of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey (JFSNJ). JWF of SNJ partners with Jewish Community Foundation, Inc. (JCF) to bring positive change to the lives of Jewish women and children in South Jersey and around the world by funding programs in education, self-esteem and empowerment, health, leadership and Jewish identity.

Since 2012, JWF grants and special initiatives have raised awareness of pressing issues and made a sustainable difference in women’s and children’s lives at all levels:

Local: Shelter for Sarah & Friends, Grieving the Loss of a Child Support Group, Tween/Teen Suicide Prevention, Project Rainbow, EmpowHERment - a Brighter Future is Within Reach, Special Needs Mom's Support Group, Women's Connections Counseling Groups

Israel: Victim or Victimizer: Helping Battered Women, LOTEM: Mother Nature, Women's Economic Empowerment Project, Women's Israel Mission/Jewish Women's Renaissance Project (JWRP), Teen Girls Empowerment Program, At-Risk to At-Chance Program, Safe House Economic Empowerment for Mothers

Our vision is for Jewish women philanthropists in South Jersey to pool their resources and raise awareness on issues often unmet in the Jewish community. Learn more here. 

Alison Bell Keim, Chair
I am grateful to have the opportunity to be part of JWF. As past membership, grants, and overall chair, I have been involved in donating over $170,000 dollars to 35 organizations since I joined 5 years ago. I love working with smart and charitable women of all ages to create a positive impact for Jewish women and children all across the world. 

Sara-ellen Greenberg, Grants Chair
I have been interested in women's philanthropy for many years so when a group of us decided to form a Jewish women's foundation I was all in. I love working together with like minded women pooling our resources and making decisions on funding needs that speak to us. Later, hearing from our grant recipients about the outcome of the projects we have funded, I feel so proud to have made a difference.

Jewish Women's Foundation
Current Membership

LEADERSHIP

Alison Bell Keim
Chair

Heather Kramer
Chair Elect

Sara-ellen Greenberg
Grants Chair

Anat Cohen
Grants Chair Elect

Nancy Toll Perilstein
Membership Chair 

Joyce Lynn Branfman
Past Chair

Janine M. Sobel, M.D.
Founding Chair

LIFETIME MEMBERS

Members who make an 

endowed gift with a 

minimum of $10,000 to JWF

Helene Blumenfeld
Valerie Gladfelter

Sydria Schaffer, M.D.

Janine M. Sobel, M.D.
Marjorie Sobel *
Cindy Yellin