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Upcoming Deadline for Memphis Jewish Federation’s 11th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition

Above: Jennifer Shiberou (right), an art teacher at Colonial Middle School, has participated in Memphis Jewish Federation’s Holocaust Art Contest since its inception 11 years ago. Her student Kathy Lam (left) is a two-time contest winnner, as a 7th grade student in 2018 and as an 8th grade…

by JCPConnect- February 14, 2020

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Memphis Jewish Federation to Host Shoham Mother of Fallen Soldier

Memphis Jewish Federation announced that the Memphis-ShohamPartnership is bringing to Memphis Zehava Shneor, mother of fallen ShohamIsraeli soldier Sarit Shneor. While in Memphis, Zehava will interact with a broad swath ofthe Memphis Jewish community, including Beth Sholom teens, Bornblum middleschool students, Margolin Hebrew Academy middle…

by JCPConnect- February 5, 2020

News

Memphis Seniors Benefit from Generous Grant Awarded to Memphis Jewish Federation

MemphisJewish Federation (MJF) was awarded with a generous grant from the Butler SnowFoundation to benefit vulnerable Memphis-area seniors.“Weare thrilled and thankful to have been awarded this grant to address thedignity and wellness of seniors who receive services through two of our partneragencies – the…

by JCPConnect- January 31, 2020

News

‘First Lady of Nails’ Suzi Weiss-Fischmann Celebrates the Power of Women with Memphis Jewish Federation

Hundreds of women made an impact on the Jewishcommunity through gifts they pledged at Federation’s first-ever Women’s ImpactLuncheon featuring OPI Nail Lacquer co-founder, author, and philanthropist SuziWeiss-Fischmann. It was a celebration of Jewish philanthropy with women ofevery age represented and every…

by JCPConnect- January 28, 2020

Arts & Culture, News

Memphis-Made Holocaust Documentary Screened for Teens at Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival

LivesRestarted, the award-winning documentary film chronicling the story ofHolocaust survivors who made their home and began rebuilding their lives inMemphis, was shown at this year’s Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival (BRJFF),which is a program of the Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge. Commissionedby…

by JCPConnect- January 23, 2020