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The Lion of Judah is one of the most successful fundraising tools in the world, raising millions of dollars every year and connecting more than 17,500 women around the world. The Lion of Judah is a symbol of today’s Jewish Woman’s strength, a symbol of her caring about the organized Jewish world. For generations, Memphis Jewish…
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Jewish Community Partners President and CEO Laura Linder, or a special guest writer, sits down most Friday mornings to write a personal and timely letter to our beloved Memphis Jewish community. June 11- Longing for an Ordinary Day (by Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein) May 14- We Stand with Israel, Now and Forever March 25- (Above) Knowing the…
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We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? I…
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May 15, 2018 Israeli television was in “split screen” mode for most of yesterday. During the late afternoon, Israelis viewed the festive opening of the new United States’ Embassy in Jerusalem on one side of the screen, with protests and violence at the Israel-Gaza border on the other half. By the evening, while riots in…
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We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? July…
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By Susan Nieman Memphis Lions of Judah gathered under the red stair case at Crosstown Concourse (located in the old Sears Crosstown building) to welcome new and returning Lions as well as remember those who live on as Forever Lions through their established endowments. More than 75 guests attended the annual spring gathering, which…
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We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? I…
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We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? “The…
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By Sarah VanderWalde The worlds of philanthropy and investing are converging. On Thursday morning April 26, the Jewish Foundation of Memphis, in partnership with BNY Mellon, Village Capital, and the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, hosted a panel discussion on the inequities in the venture capital process and how to fund ideas that create…
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We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? During the…
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We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? Our…
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By Batya Bosin, 12th grade, Goldie Margolin School for Girls (pictured above, reading her essay at our 56th Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration, held April 12 at the MJCC) We used to run, play and laugh. We used to wear our yarmulkes with pride, our tzitzit showing from underneath our shirts, and walking with our…