Expert Profiles
Nancy K. Kaufman
Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)
Advocate, public policy expert, and non-profit leader specializing in social justice issues in the United States and in Israel.
Contact at: (212) 870-2713 or nkaufman@ncjw.org
Expertise:
- civil rights and civil liberties
- anti-poverty work
- gender equality
- health and human services public policy
- Israel advocacy
- reproductive health and rights
- social justice
- voting rights
- workplace rights
Additional Information:
- Past executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston
- MSW in community organization and social planning — Boston College School of Social Work
- Mid-career Masters in Public Administration — John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
- Honorary Doctorate in Public Service from Northeastern University
- Award for Greatest Contribution to Social Policy from the National Association of Social Workers in 1980
- Alumni Achievement Award from Brandeis University in 2002
- Woman of Valor Award in 2007 from the Jewish Funds for Justice
- The Forward 50 recognition — 2000 and 2004
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