About 40 NCJW members and friends gathered today for lunch, lots of schmoozing, and a thought provoking presentation. Thanks to Nicole Golden, Texas Gun Sense, for a very interesting and engaging discussion about the current state of gun safety legislation in Texas and what advocacy is needed. https://txgunsense.org/
NCJW Austin had a fun and festive Double Chai Anniversary Celebration tonight with over 150 in attendance. Mazel tov to Courtney Newmark for being honored with the Hannah G. Solomon Award for her decades of dedication. Mazel tov also to all the NCJW Past Presidents who were also honored. Thanks
We had a great presentation Thursday night from Vote Forward and then wrote many, many, many letters encouraging people to vote in November. To learn more, go to https://votefwd.org/ncjwtx.
NCJW Austin had a lovely installation ceremony tonight, honoring outgoing and incoming leaders and a fun time was had by all! Mazel tov and go team!
We had a full house today for lunch and an informative and inspiring virtual presentation by Andrea Gagne and Emily Griffith from HIAS National. They discussed a bit of HIAS history, what the organization does, and what they have been doing in Austin since the fall in resettling refugees. They
We had a great turnout last night for our program with Judge Denise Hernandez and Judge Kim Williams who talked about their extraordinary programs. Judge Williams has a mental health docket and Judge Hernandez runs the Transformative Youth Justice Program. They inspired us and gave us hope for the future
NCJW Austin had a very successful Mah Jongg Sunday Fun Day today with close to 100 people! We took some time from our hard work on issues and programming to enjoy ourselves and raise money for good causes at the same time! Thanks to all who volunteered and all who
About 60 NCJW members and supporters gathered for lunch today, to hear from Joy Nathan, Executive Director of the Texas Holocaust, Genocide and Antisemitism Advisory Commission. We thank Joy for educating us on what the commission does and telling us how we can all make a difference! Wonderful program, passionate
About 60 NCJW members and supporters gathered last night to celebrate Chanukah, learn about Dress For Success Austin, and collect items for Dress For Success clients. Thanks so much to Amy and Melisa for their extraordinary planning and execution of a fun and meaningful evening. Thanks to the whole programming
NCJW Austin members have been volunteering for the StoryBook Project since 2006. Last night this amazing organization celebrated its 20th anniversary!! The article below was from the Outlook (Dec. 2007). www.storybookproject.org
