Buffalo Jewish Federation under new leadership [Video]

BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — For the first time in the 120-year history of the Jewish Federation of Buffalo a woman will be leading the organization.

7 News Senior Reporter Eileen Buckley met with Miriam Abramovich to learn about her vision for a community facing difficult challenges.

“I am the first woman to lead the agency professionally,” declared Abramovich.

Abramovich confidently tells me she is “the right person” to lead the Buffalo Jewish Federation as the new CEO.

“One of the things that women bring to professional leadership is depth in relationships, so, you know, empathy, the ability to really take time, to get to know people, to be engaged in back-and-forth conversation,” reflected Abramovich.

But Abramovich is not new to the organization. She has been working at the federation for 11 years since she moved to Buffalo with her family.

“I’ve lived and worked as a Jewish professional in cities up and down the eastern seaboard, large and small, so I have …