Wilma “Billie” Tisch was a philanthropist, matriarch of one of New York’s most prominent Jewish families and the first woman elected president of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York (now UJA-Federation of New York.) May her memory be a blessing.
When Louise Greilsheimer thinks about Wilma “Billie” Tisch, she thinks about the way a room felt after she left it. “When you walked in a room, she didn’t strike you,” Greilsheimer told eJewishPhilanthropy, “but when you left, you knew that she was probably the smartest and nicest person in the room.” Tisch — a billionaire... Read More
