Our Summer Pritzker Event is always special since both you and a guest are invited. Bring your spouse, partner, family member, or friend for a joyful evening of music and comedy with acclaimed actress and stand-up comic Wendy Hammers and Broadway actress, voiceover artist, and cantor Rena Strober. It will be a one-of-a-kind evening filled with lots of laughs, and, most importantly, our thriving community supporting the life-changing work of JFEDLA.

Who: Sylvia Weisz Women’s Philanthropy
What: Susan S. Pritzker Summer Event: A Kibbitz Cabaret with Wendy Hammers and Rena Strober
When: Thursday, August 13th, at 6:30 PM
Where: Beverly Hills location shared with registrants
Couvert: $75 per person

 

 

Dinner will be provided with dietary laws observed. Space is limited. Please RSVP as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing you on August 13th.

Warmly,

Audrey Cohen Sherwyn and Keren Perlmutter
Pritzker Series Committee Co-Chairs

Cheryl Green, Orly Ohebsion, Bettina O'Mara, Peggy Shapiro, Lindsay Schuster, Nomi Wallace, Lisa Westermark
Pritzker Series Committee

Nancy Lushing Greenstein & Kathi Mangel
Sylvia Weisz Women's Philanthropy Co-Chairs

 

Rena Strober made her Broadway debut in Les Misérables (Cosette) and proceeded to spend over a decade on and off Broadway. Some favorites include Doctor Zhivago, Beauty and the Beast, and Fiddler on the Roof.

Rena then moved to L.A. to work extensively in animation, voicing hundreds of characters for Disney, Netflix, and Nintendo. She also found her way to small screens and made appearances in Veep, Shameless, The Big Bang Theory, and was a recurring guest star on Disney's Liv & Maddie. For the last five years, Rena has been working towards her cantorial ordination and has recently added Jewish chaplaincy to her studies. She works on bimas all over L.A. and has the honor of officiating Jewish life cycle events around the country. Rena is a voice of the modern Jewish woman who loves and reveres her history. She is working on a memoir about her year-long friendship with Sid Caesar as well as raising the strongest Jewish little girl yet...Izzy.

 

For 40 years, Wendy Hammers had the privilege of working as an actor on stage, screen, and television. She played a rattled flight attendant with Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm, was featured on Oprah as a comic, and toured the country as a stand-up for three decades. As an actress, she's played nuns, nudists, psychics, therapists, and Borscht Belt comics.

Then, when she turned 54, Wendy was handed the most challenging part of her life – the role of a pancreatic cancer patient. Eleven years later, Wendy remains cancer-free. She now tours the country with her keynote Talk — I Broke Up With Cancer, an uplifting, funny, life-affirming testament to honoring and celebrating our lives.

Special thanks to the Anthony Pritzker Family Foundation for underwriting the series as a loving tribute to Tony’s late mother, Susan S. Pritzker. The goal of the Pritzker series is to feature dynamic and educational presentations by top professionals, appealing to women of all stages of life.

Minimum Gift of $500 to JFEDLA’s Annual Campaign
is required to attend.

JFEDLA acts on shared values to create safe, joyful, and connected Jewish life in Los Angeles, Israel, and around the world. We care for the vulnerable by fighting poverty and combating antisemitism. We inspire by fostering Jewish journeys, building bridges, and developing leaders. Our dedicated partners, passionate staff, and your generosity make our work possible.

By signing up to attend this event, you agree to irrevocably grant to Jewish Federation Los Angeles — and to their employees, agents, and assigns — the right to take your photograph, record you, or use your image, silhouette, and/or other reproductions of your physical likeness, as well as your voice and/or words, for all purposes related to marketing and promotion of JFEDLA, across all media. These rights are granted in perpetuity. You hereby certify and represent that you are of at least 18 years of age and have read the foregoing and fully understand the meaning and effect thereof.