Tag: MIFA

  • June and Bernard Garfinkel Create a Powerful Legacy with help of Jewish Foundation of Memphis

    June and Bernard Garfinkel Create a Powerful Legacy with help of Jewish Foundation of Memphis

    Creating a sound legacy plan, one that reflects your hopes and dreams, takes careful planning, and good advisors.  That’s why in 1999 Bernard Garfinkel, of blessed memory, turned to the Jewish Foundation of Memphis and Executive Director Paula Jacobson to help guide him and his wife June through the process…

  • Community Member Zev Samuels to Receive State-Wide Recognition for Social Work

    Community Member Zev Samuels to Receive State-Wide Recognition for Social Work

    Dear friends, Today in Nashville on Capitol Hill, MIFA’s Zev Samuels will receive the Tennessee Social Worker of the Year Award bestowed by the Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Zev, a professional social worker for over 27 years, is manager of MIFA’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman program…

  • JCP Convenes Broad Swath of Jewish Community for Citywide MIFA CommUNITY Days Project

    JCP Convenes Broad Swath of Jewish Community for Citywide MIFA CommUNITY Days Project

    Laura Linder, President/CEO of Jewish Community Partners (JCP) announced this week that JCP will unite 14 local Jewish organizations through CommUNITY Days, a citywide service initiative celebrating MIFA’s 50th anniversary celebration. Promoting community collaboration is a hallmark of JCP’s role in the Memphis Jewish community, and bringing together diverse organizations…

  • Volunteering Is Good For You

    Volunteering Is Good For You

    By Joel Ashner, Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab Director of Philanthropy and Community Engagement Memphis Jewish Federation supports the health and happiness of patients at Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab, our community’s kosher long-term care and rehabilitation facility, with significant funding granted annually. (Photos provided by JFNA- People in them are…