Women's Philanthropy Spring Outreach Event

By Sue Fishkoff (JTA)

San Francisco filmmaker Tiffany Shlain stood before 140 women
and asked how many had ever been told they ``don't look Jewish."
Nearly half raised their hands. Shlain smiled -- that's exactly her point.

"Imagine how I felt growing up, a blond, blue-eyed girl named Tiffany," she deadpanned in front of the audience at a Silicon Valley Jewish federation meeting one recent evening. ``I heard a lot of anti-Semitic things from people who didn't know I was Jewish."

It's also one of the points raised in ``The Tribe," Shlain's smart, snappy documentary that uses Barbie, and all she represents, to explore what it means to be young, Jewish and American at the dawn of the 21st century. More

Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain speaks with a woman at WP's Spring Outreach event.

Women's Philanthropy Campaign

When you join us in Women's Philanthropy, you'll find a place where you can help ensure the importance of tzedakah both to your children and those in your extended family- the family of the Jewish community. Learn more.

Contact Women's Philanthropy

For more information on Women's Philanthropy activities, or to volunteer, contact Arielle Hendel at (408) 357-7501.

Women's Philanthropy
c/o Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley
14855 Oka Road, Suite 200
Los Gatos, CA 95032-0100

"I would like to think that someday, when our dreams have been fulfilled, they will say that it was women giving of their ideas and resources that made the difference."
–Golda Meir

Mission statement

The Mission of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley is to raise and to allocate funds needed to maintain and strengthen Jewish identity, Jewish community and Jewish life, and to work toward meeting the needs and concerns of the Jewish community locally, in the United States, in Israel and throughout the Diaspora and to develop leadership. More

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