Author: JCPConnect
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Memphis Jewish Federation and Secure Community Network Work in Partnership to Protect Jewish Memphis
Memphis Jewish Federation Vice-Chair of Security Craig Weiss, Regional Security Advisor Amanda Braswell, and Secure Community Network (SCN) National Training & Exercise Advisor Stuart Frisch are part of the team behind the SCN/Federation partnership working around the clock to keep the people and places of Jewish Memphis safe. Jewish communities…
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Ava Jalenak: My Teen Israel Experience
Ava Jalenak, daughter of Monique and Charles Jalenak, is a junior at St. Mary’s Episcopal School (pictured left). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of her NFTY program in Israel. All rising high school juniors and seniors…
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Jonas Kannady: My Teen Israel Experience
Jonas Kannady, son of Rachel and Geoff Kannady, is a senior at White Station High School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of his BBYO program in Israel. All rising juniors and seniors are eligible for grants of…
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The Importance of Allies and Questions for Tragedy
By Chana Rovner10th Grade, Goldie Margolin School for GirlsFirst Place, Memphis Jewish Federation’s 12th Annual Holocaust Essay Contest During the Second World War, a great tragedy happened to us and others like us in Nazi Germany. The Nazis put people they thought were lesser in concentration camps in an attempt to…
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Memphis Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Memphis Announce Grant Opportunities
Torah MiTzion’s Rabbi Yisrael Wende and Torah MiTzion students bring Israeli culture to Hillels of Memphis graduate students and alumni at a Hanukkah event at the Morris S. Fogelman Jewish Student Center at the University of Memphis. Torah MiTzion is funded in part by a Federation Lemsky Endowment Fund grant.…
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Michael Hirsch: My Teen Israel Experience
Michael Hirsch, son of Marci and Geoffrey Hirsch, is a senior at Lausanne Collegiate School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of his NFTY program in Israel. All rising high school juniors and seniors in the Memphis Jewish…
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Yael Cooper: My Teen Israel Experience
Yael Cooper, daughter of Aileen and Pace Cooper, is a senior at the Goldie Margolin School for Girls. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of her NCSY/GIVE (Girls Israel Volunteer Experience) program in Israel. All rising juniors and…
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Memphis Jewish Federation’s Antisemitism Initiative Casts A Wide Net in Memphis
The week of Hanukkah saw Memphis Jewish Federation’s Shine A Light on Antisemitism initiative soar through digital channels throughout the greater Memphis community. After securing the support of all Memphis Jewish schools, agencies, congregations and youth groups and receiving a grant from Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) to help…
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Mandy Cassius: My Teen Israel Experience
Mandy Cassius, daughter of Melinda and Lyn Cassius, is a senior at White Station High School, and is pictured riding a donkey at Kfar Kedem. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of her NCSY/ JSU/The Jewish Journey program…
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Abby Cassius: My Teen Israel Experience
Abby Cassius, pictured right, daughter of Melinda and Lyn Cassius, is a senior at White Station High School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of her NCSY/ JSU/The Jewish Journey program in Israel. All rising high school juniors…