Ruth Messinger to Speak at WRT

Westchester Reform Temple guest speaker Ruth W. Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service (AJWS) will speak during Friday evening services on Friday, October 18 at 7:45 p.m.  Ms. Messinger will speak about "Women Empowering Women, Worldwide," exploring movements around the globe for women's rights, often led by women themselves. She will also highlight grassroots projects that AJWS supports in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Central America that empower women to take the lead.

In 1998, Ms. Messinger assumed the presidency of AJWS, the leading international Jewish human rights and development organization working to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world. Considered a national leader in the movement to end genocide in the Sudan, Ms. Messinger has been called upon several times to advise President Barack Obama regarding ways to achieve peace in that country. She has also served on the Obama administration's Task Force on Global Poverty and Development and, among her many degrees and honors, she has been named one of the Forward's "50 Most Influential Jews" for ten years.

This service is free and open to the public at Westchester Reform Temple, located at 255 Mamaroneck Road in Scarsdale, NY. For directions or more information, please call the Temple at 914-723-7727, email to office@wrtemple.org, or visit www.wrtemple.org.