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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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Inspired by their parents and grandparents, Memphis teens Sydney and Jack Shanker donated more than a year’s worth of contributions to their tzedakah boxes to Memphis Jewish Federation’s Ukraine Emergency Fund, held by the Jewish Foundation of Memphis. Last week, a local family’s tzedakah tradition led to a surprise visit from two generous students bringing…
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Jewish Foundation of Memphis Professional Advisory Group (PAG) Planning Committee members Patrick O’Hearn, Scott Bendure, Jason Salomon, Garrett Bizzell, and Lawson Arney joined Foundation Director of Programs Sarah VanderWalde at the most recent meeting in February. Are you an estate planning attorney? An accountant? A Financial Advisor? A life insurance agent? Do you interact with…
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Former Hillel students are pictured enjoying Yiddishe Cup together in-person. It’s finally time to polish up your putt-putt skills for Hillels of Memphis’ 14th Annual Yiddishe Cup Mini-Golf Tournament! A fixture on the Memphis Jewish calendar for over a decade, the fun, community-wide event for Memphians of all ages returns in-person on Sunday, April 10…
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Akiva Nelson, son of Hannah and Dr. Michael Nelson, is a senior at The Frisch School in Paramus, New Jersey (pictured inside of a cave, wearing a yellow shirt, with friends he made during his trip to Israel). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset…
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This week, Ukrainian civilians were targeted by artillery as they attempted to flee and a maternity hospital was hit by Russian rockets in what the World Health Organization reports is the 19th attack on Ukrainian health facilities. A new column of Russians of untold number is steadily advancing toward the capital city of Kyiv, while…
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Juliana Kaitibi, Camp, Youth, & Family Services Director at the Memphis Jewish Community Center, speaks about her grant application for an inclusive summer camp program in hopes that the B’nai Tzedek students will provide funding. “Will this program happen without our funding?” “How many people would benefit from our grant money?” These are the questions…
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Jewish families in Ukraine have benefited from donor gifts to Memphis Jewish Federation’s Annual Community Campaign for years, through partner agencies on the ground like JDC, JAFI and World ORT. To meet needs emerging in the wake of war every day, Memphis Jewish Federation has joined Jewish Federations of North America’s $36 million national emergency…
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Hayden Miller, daughter of Paige and Jed Miller, is a senior at Hutchison School (pictured left with her friend Sydney Shemper in Jerusalem). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of her NFTY L’Dor V’Dor (Jacobs Camp) program in Israel. All rising high…
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Barbara and Scott Klazmer, pictured here with their grandchildren Averi, 5, and Ryan, 3, partner with the Jewish Foundation of Memphis and Memphis Jewish Federation to conduct their philanthropy, giving back to the organizations in Jewish Memphis that have shaped their lives. “I can remember being on my dad’s shoulders, must have been 6, 8…
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Pictured clockwise from top left: Judge Sheryl Lipman, Dr. Sandra Arnold, Dr. Ronit Peled-Laskov, and Dr. Gili Hart. In celebration of International Women’s Day, Memphis Jewish Federation’s Memphis-Shoham Partnership is presenting Women Making a Difference, Tuesday, March 8 at noon featuring four dynamic leaders in their fields. Dr. Sandy Arnold and Judge Sheryl Lipman will…