From left to right: Alisa Levin chair of the Women's Philanthropy Division, Klara Silverstein. Amanda Bilski, Lisa Silverstein Kerret, and Lynn Kroll president of women’s philanthropy division.

UJA-Federation of New York's Inaugural Women's Philanthropy Event

UJA-Federation of New York raised approximately half a million dollars at its Women's Philanthropy Inaugural Event, In Her Footsteps: Collective Power Making an Impact, attended by more than 700 charitable women at Manhattan’s Grand Hyatt New York on May 29th. Longtime esteemed community leaders and philanthropists Klara Silverstein and her daughter Lisa Silverstein Kerret were presented with the Philanthropy Award. Musician and songwriter Phoebe Snow, who sacrificed her career to devote herself to raising a severely disabled daughter, was honored with the Compassion Award; and Amanda Bilski, a teenager from Westchester who has been instrumental in developing the J-Teen Community Service Leadership Program, was presented with the Leadership Award.

Emily Frances, host of the CW11 Morning News, interviewing Klara and Lisa Silverstein Kerret.

Emily Frances, entertainment anchor of the CW11 Morning News, emceed the luncheon, and Cherie Blair, wife of Tony Blair who is the former British prime minister, leading human-rights lawyer, and campaigner for women's equality, addressed the crowd as the keynote speaker. Phoebe Snow also performed. To read more about this event, check out the CW11 Morning News segment, the New York Social Diary article, and The Jewish Week article.