On today’s episode, Julia sits down with Halie Soifer, the CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, former national security advisor for then-Senator Kamala Harris, and Senior Policy Advisor for the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. The two discuss the importance of female leadership and mentorship.

On this week's episode of Nice Jewish Girls, Julia sits down with Representative Alma Hernandez, a state representative from Arizona, and an impassioned Jewish advocate. Alma unpacks her unique and inspiring Jewish background, and the two discusss the importance of education in the fight against antisemitism.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and this week, on Nice Jewish Girls, Julia talks to Elana Silber, the powerhouse CEO of Sharsheret. Sharsheret is a national organization supporting Jewish women and families facing breast and ovarian cancer. They talk about the impact of Sharsheret, the resilience and hope of women, and tools for women to make the best decisions for themselves.

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Learn about Sharsheret and their amazing, life-saving work, here: https://sharsheret.org/

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Learn about Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt: http://www.avitalchizhik.com.

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Learn about Fleur Hassan Nahoum: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/experts/fleur-hassan-nahoum

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Dani Goldblatt is a Kosher Barbecue chef and teacher of Jewish subjects. Her career centers around making the implicit relationship between food and Judaism explicit. In a field that has historically lacked both female and Jewish representation, Dani shows us the impact our work can have—on one family at a time.

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Learn about Dani Goldblatt:  https://www.holysmokeskosherbbq.com/about.html 

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Carly Rothenberg Friedman is an entreprenuer and founder of My Tzedakah Fund, a tech platform dedicated to bridging the gap between next generation philanthropists and worthy Jewish charities all over the world. In this conversation, we dive into her experience beginnning her own business with an all-female team, and we ask the question: Why Tzedakah?

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