Being Jewish with Jonah Platt

Jewish Values + Reproductive Rights with The Red Tent Fund CEO Allison Korman

Feb 5, 2026
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Allison Tombros Korman
Allison Tombros Korman, founder and executive director of the Red Tent Fund and a reproductive health leader with ~25 years’ experience. She recounts leaving DC Abortion Fund after facing antisemitism and building a Jewish-rooted national abortion fund. Conversation covers how the Red Tent Fund operates, Jewish values guiding the work, travel burdens post-Roe, third-trimester care realities, and the controversy around ‘Fund Abortion, Not War’.
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ANECDOTE

Ostracized After October 7th

  • Allison Tombros Korman describes being the only Jewish employee and facing escalating exclusion after October 7th at the D.C. Abortion Fund.
  • Colleagues avoided eye contact, turned off cameras, and removed meetings from her calendar until she left the job.
INSIGHT

Donor Withdrawal Harms Patients

  • Allison notes over 80% of American Jews support abortion and withdrawing Jewish donors harms abortion seekers.
  • She saw division over unrelated political issues as diverting funds from patients in need.
ADVICE

Fund Clinics Monthly For Faster Care

  • Partner clinics receive monthly funds so staff can tell patients immediately that Red Tent Fund will cover costs.
  • This reduces patient burden of calling multiple funds and speeds access to care.
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