Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026
Women’s Leadership Forum Luncheon Featuring Catherine Ostler
11 AM
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About the Event
Join the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History and Jewish Book Council as we celebrate inspiring and influential women leaders in the Jewish community at our annual Women’s Leadership Forum luncheon. The luncheon will begin at 11 AM at the Weitzman Museum.
The luncheon will include a VIP tour of The Weitzman’s special exhibition, The First Salute, or the Museum’s new permanent installation, Colors of Creation, a catered lunch, and a program with author Catherine Ostler.
Catherine is a New York Times bestselling author and will speak about her recent book, The Renoir Girls. The book explores the two youngest daughters of a prominent Jewish French family, pillars of Parisian high society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who are depicted in Pink and Blue, one of Renoir’s mid-career masterpieces.
For details about the event, please contact Brittany Andrews at bandrews@theweitzman.org or call (215) 391-4634.
About the Author
Catherine Ostler is an author and journalist who has been Editor-in-Chief of Tatler, the Evening Standard magazine (London), and Editor of The Times (London) Weekend. She has also written for a wide range of publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Telegraph (London), the Financial Times, and Vogue. She studied English at Oxford University. Her first book was the critically acclaimed The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth-Century London.
About the Women’s Leadership Forum
The Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF) is a membership program in collaboration with Jewish Book Council that convenes around educational opportunities here at the Weitzman. The group supports The Weitzman and JBC’s shared mission to educate and celebrate Jewish history, heritage, and culture. We hope you will consider joining the Forum and stay up to date on all the exciting events to come! For more information about membership in the WLF, please contact Brittany Andrews at bandrews@theweitzman.org or call (215) 391-4634.
WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP FORUM
Event Chair
Jane Weitzman
Committee Members
Peggy Abrams
Bryna Berman
Sharyn Berman
Maxine Comisky
Barrie Franklin
Terri Gelberg
Gwen Goodman
Karen Greene
Debra Hollander
Alexandra Lebovits Benedon
Robin Lerner
Lysa Puma
Nancy Rein-Raphael
Nancy Roberts
Angelica Roiz Shenkar
Lyn Ross
Wendy Sardinsky
Sherrie Savett
Mimi Schneirov
Charlotte Schwartz
Rachel Shaw
Meredith Slawe
Samantha Spilkin
Dana Tadmor
Sharon Tobin Kestenbaum
Sharon Wallach Kestenbaum
Jane Weitzman
Amy Zitelman
