Leslie Shuman Kramer z”l was a transformational leader for
the Buffalo Jewish Federation. In her decades of living and leading across
Jewish Buffalo, the impact she made on individuals, our community’s culture,
and its institutions was profound. Leslie’s influence was both far reaching
& accessible and nuanced & specific. She had the ability to look at
community and issues of Jewish peoplehood from a strategic 10,000 ft perch and
in the same moment drill down to the granular level. Regardless of her purview,
Leslie was always present. Hineni, she would say, here I am: to help, to
listen, to lead, to play my part.
The Kramer and Shuman families have
established the new KOLOT Fund in Leslie’s memory. The income from this fund
will be used by the Federation to honor Leslie’s lifetime of impact and her
extraordinary leadership to continue her legacy of amplifying women’s voices.