Tag: Melinda Lejman

  • FedLED Brings Focus on Financial Planning and Charitable Giving for Young Professionals

    FedLED Brings Focus on Financial Planning and Charitable Giving for Young Professionals

    Memphis Jewish Federation’s young adult division, FedLED, partnered with three members of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis’ Professional Advisory Group (PAG) Planning committee – Scott Bendure, Jason Salomon, and Lawson Arney. The advisors and Sarah VanderWalde presented on various topics relating to financial planning and charitable giving to an audience…

  • Jewish Community Partners Strengthens Memphis Jewish Community with Promotions and New Hires

    Jewish Community Partners Strengthens Memphis Jewish Community with Promotions and New Hires

    Jewish Community Partners has recently on-boarded and promoted several professionals to further empower Memphis Jewish Federation and the Jewish Foundation of Memphis. Melinda Lejman, Steven Holman, and Lorraine Wolf have joined in key positions, while Sheri Gadberry, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, and Sarah VanderWalde have received much-deserved promotions. Guided by its recently…

  • Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Carter Rosenthal

    Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Carter Rosenthal

    Photos and interview by Melinda and Michael Lejman Part of Memphis Jewish Federation’s ongoing efforts to connect Memphis and Israel, the 70 Faces of Memphis and Shoham project was designed to form real connections between the people of Jewish Memphis and the people of Shoham, Israel, Memphis’s partner city through…

  • Celebrating Israel with 70 Faces Brings Jewish Memphis Together

    By Melinda Lejman The opening night of the “70 Faces of Memphis and Shoham” exhibit was full of energy and excitement, not just for the subjects or the volunteer photojournalists who made it possible, but for the entire Memphis Jewish community. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing the hard…

  • JCP Staff Spotlight: Melinda Lejman

    JCP Staff Spotlight: Melinda Lejman

    Many readers know the Jewish Community Partners staff through our work. In this series, you’ll hear from members of the team in their own words, sharing more of the story of who we are.  Melinda Lejman (pronounced laymen) Israel@70 Project Coordinator Birthplace: Proud Native Memphian College/Graduate school: I received my BA…