Category: Arts & Culture

  • A Day in the Desert

    A Day in the Desert

    The Memphis group traveled over the weekend from Poland to Israel, where they will visit many historic sites and diverse communities, including the city of Shoham, Memphis’ newly-named Israeli partner city. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past.…

  • Shabbat in Jerusalem

    Shabbat in Jerusalem

    The Memphis group traveled over the weekend from Poland to Israel, where they will visit many historic sites and diverse communities, including the city of Shoham, Memphis’ newly-named Israeli partner city. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past.…

  • Auschwitz: How Do You View Cruelty, Death and Destruction from Behind a Museum Case?

    Auschwitz: How Do You View Cruelty, Death and Destruction from Behind a Museum Case?

    A large group departed from Memphis International Airport Sunday, traveling to Poland to begin their journey from Warsaw to Israel. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community impact, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, shares her thoughts from…

  • The Best Preserved Jewish Quarter in All of Europe

    The Best Preserved Jewish Quarter in All of Europe

    A large group departed from Memphis International Airport Sunday, traveling to Poland to begin their journey from Warsaw to Israel. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community impact, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, shares her thoughts from…

  • The Revival of Jewish Life in Poland

    The Revival of Jewish Life in Poland

    A large group departed from Memphis International Airport Sunday, traveling to Poland to begin their journey from Warsaw to Israel. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community impact, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, shares her thoughts from…

  • Majdanek Death Camp: “We lit a Yizkor candle and recited the El Maleh Rachamim prayer.”

    Majdanek Death Camp: “We lit a Yizkor candle and recited the El Maleh Rachamim prayer.”

    A large group departed from Memphis International Airport Sunday, traveling to Poland to begin their journey from Warsaw to Israel. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community impact, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, shares her thoughts from…

  • The Warsaw Jewish Ghetto 2016: “There are monuments, memorials and plaques, but no buildings.”

    The Warsaw Jewish Ghetto 2016: “There are monuments, memorials and plaques, but no buildings.”

    A large group departed from Memphis International Airport Sunday, traveling to Poland to begin their journey from Warsaw to Israel. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community impact, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, shares her thoughts and…

  • A Jewish Exodus to a New Nation

    A Jewish Exodus to a New Nation

    Reprinted from the New York Times. Photo above by Mark Kauzlarich for The New York Times. -By Joseph Berger IF such events can be said to have an upside, the Inquisition had one for Spanish and Portuguese Jews: It propelled them to the Americas, where they largely found the tolerance and…

  • Memphis Travelers Visit Warsaw Jewish Cemetery During JCP/MJCC-Sponsored Journey

    Memphis Travelers Visit Warsaw Jewish Cemetery During JCP/MJCC-Sponsored Journey

    A large group departed from Memphis International Airport Sunday, traveling to Poland to begin their journey from Warsaw to Israel. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community impact, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, shares her thoughts and…

  • Show Off Your Sukkah

    Show Off Your Sukkah

    Have you built your family sukkah this year? Snap a photo and share it with us. We want to see how your family celebrates the holiday, eating or even sleeping outside in the wilds of your Mid-South backyard. We’ll compile a pictorial of all submissions and share it with the community…