In April of 2022, newly appointed APF CEO Miriam Isserow z”l died suddenly following injuries from a kitchen fire. Miriam’s life was dedicated to justice. With a bachelor’s from Barnard College, Columbia University in New York City and a law degree from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, she set out to change the world. Her early career as a lawyer included working at the Israel Women’s Network. Returning to the US, she pivoted to fundraising and development work, bringing her deeply analytical and community-building skills to helping organizations become stronger and more effective.

In her years at APF Miriam accomplished much, including pointing the Foundation in new directions by implementing several grants related to the study of COVID-19 that were turned around in a mere six weeks. Miriam also raised the funds for the EnVision Racial Equity project – a limited series of APF Visionary Grants to study the effects of racism in this country.