LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — For Stephanie Tuzman, main Jewish Nevada is not only a job. As president and CEO of the greater than half-century-old nonprofit, she says it is a calling.
Nonetheless, regardless of the hectic schedule of main the nonprofit that helps roughly 76,000 Jewish folks within the Silver State, Tuzman tries to foster a welcoming and fascinating surroundings on the Las Vegas headquarters.
“We have a movie club, a book club,” she stated. “I’ve worked really hard to build relationships.”
Tuzman stated her mission is to ensure Jewish folks in Nevada really feel protected, linked, and engaged. The group achieves that by creating quite a few packages, together with initiatives to fight antisemitism and broaden safety providers. Tuzman performed a key position in securing the passage of a Holocaust training invoice in Nevada.
Even with that success, Tuzman acknowledged essentially the most difficult facet of her job.
“There’s never enough to go around,” Tuzman stated.
Nevertheless, regardless of the calls for of her position, Tuzman finds time for what she says issues most: her household.
“I also love that I get to teach my children,” she stated. “Even on the nights and weekends when I have to work, I know one day my kids will be really proud.”
Together with her 15 years of expertise within the nonprofit sector, Tuzman stated she stays captivated with her work and pleased with her Jewish heritage.
“You don’t need to know it all, you don’t need to know how to do it all,” she stated.
Along with Jewish Nevada’s different missions, the nonprofit offers important providers, together with a meals pantry and different emergency help.
