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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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With the global rise in antisemitism and hate, it’s vital that people in the public eye send a clear message against Jewish discrimination. That is exactly what one young woman did while all eyes were on her. Sydney Caen, a contestant in this year’s Miss Tennessee pageant held in Memphis in June used her platform…
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Memphis-born Judy Lansky joined the Memphis Jewish Federation team earlier this summer as the organization’s Director of Development, returning to the community after over a decade away. She left Memphis after high school to attend the University of Maryland before starting her career as a non-profit professional in Michigan. “After being gone for so long,…
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Ronna and Hal Newburger are pictured holding The Book of Life. At Jewish Community Partners’ Annual Meeting, President and CEO Laura Linder paid tribute to past Jewish Foundation of Memphis President, Ronna Newburger, of blessed memory. “On April 14, 2008, Ronna Newburger was elected president of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis,” said Laura. “When Ronna…
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Jewish Community Partners (JCP) and its managed organizations Memphis Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Memphis celebrated meeting the needs of the Jewish community at its recent Annual Meeting. Framed with the themes of Our Global Responsibility and Securing Our Future, the program featured the myriad ways Federation and Foundation collaborated with donors and lay leaders…
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Photo by Paige Miller, from left to right: Jill Steinberg, Jill Menuskin, Debra Saharovich, Beni Dragutsky, Jolie Kisber, Molly Wexler, Judy Felsenthal, Rhonda Saslawsky, Myrna Halperin, Beverly Buchalter, Diane Wruble, Lisa Kaufman, and Janice Ringel are seen enjoying this year’s annual Lion of Judah Spring Reception. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lion of Judah celebrated 50 Years…
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Jewish Foundation of Memphis B’nai Tzedek students gathered on March 21, 2222 to award grants to six local Jewish organizations, funding 9 programs with a total of $10,000. In May, the teens made gifts from their individual tzedakah funds. When it comes to individual tzedakah money, B’nai Tzedek students have a history of giving to…
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Micah Unowsky, son of Keri and Dr. Daniel Unowsky, just graduated from Memphis University School (pictured left posing with friends during a visit to the Western Wall). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of his NFTY Jacobs Camp Israel trip last summer.…
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Jewish Community Partners (JCP) will hold its 2022 Annual Meeting in-person on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. in the Belz Social Hall of the Memphis Jewish Community Center. Framed with the theme of Our Global Responsibility and Securing Our Future, the program will celebrate the ways Memphis Jewish Federation and the Jewish Foundation…
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Jacob Shapiro, son of Virginia Palacio and Todd Shapiro, just graduated Lausanne Collegiate School (and is pictured [right] enjoying food in Jerusalem with friends Jack Benjamin, Connor Rubin, and Anders Kennedy). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of his NFTY program in…
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“While interviewing for the Hillel International Student Cabinet, I was asked about what my specific individual project would be upon acceptance into the group, and I responded by stating that I intended to work on outreach towards Jewish communities outside of the traditional Hillel network,” said Samuel Cross, a rising junior and Hillels of Memphis…