Liza Levy is an American community activist in Washington, D.C. She is a past president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, co-founder of the Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse, and co-founder of the Tikkun Olam Women's Foundation.
Liza Levy | |
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| Born | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Jewish community activist |
| Years active | Late 1980s – present |
| Known for | Past president, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Co-founder, Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse Co-founder, Tikkun Olam Women's Foundation |
| Spouse | Michael Levy |
She has been honored with the Kipnis/Wilson Friedland Award from the Jewish Federations of North America as well as the Jerome J. Dick Young Leadership Award.
Biography edit
She was born in Cape Town, South Africa, to a Jewish family.[1] She graduated from the University of Cape Town Teachers College with a degree in childhood education.[2] In 1984, she and her husband immigrated to the United States, settling in Washington, D.C.[2][3]
She taught at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington's Early Childhood Department satellite center in Silver Spring, Maryland, later becoming director of the center.[1][2] She joined the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington in the late 1980s, finding it a venue both to make friends and retain her Jewish identity.[3] In 1998, she became a Federation board member,[2] and served as president of women's philanthropy, chair of planning allocations, and chair of financial resource development.[3] In 2013, she was elected to a two-year term as president.[3]
In 2000, Levy co-founded the Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse, for which she is an executive board member.[2] In 2003, she co-founded the Tikkun Olam Women's Foundation, which invests in programs for women and girls.[1][4]
She has been a member of the board of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School since 2001, and the board of the Adat Shalom Reconstructionist synagogue from 1999 to 2003.[2]
Honors and awards edit
In 2012, she was named one of the Women to Watch in the category of Community Leadership by Jewish Women International[5][6] and received the Kipnis/Wilson Friedland award "for women demonstrating the highest ideals of leadership, philanthropy and volunteerism" from the Jewish Federations of North America.[5] In 1999, she received the Jerome J. Dick Young Leadership Award.[2]
Personal edit
She and her husband, Michael Levy, have three children.[1] They reside in Potomac, Maryland.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Josephs, Susan (Fall 2012). "Liza Levy: Serving as a Voice of Change in Community Organizations". Jewish Woman Magazine.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Liza Levy". Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d Minton, Emily (12 June 2013). "Levy to Lead Federation". Washington Jewish Week. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "How We Began". Tikkun Olam Women's Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ a b Greenberg, Anne Rose (4 September 2012). "Inspiring Jewish Women Leaders Celebrated As JWI 'Women to Watch' (press release)". Jewish Women International. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Jacobs, Emily (29 November 2012). "Building a Community of Women". Washington Jewish Week. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Levy Family Starts the New Year in Tel Aviv". Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.