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Federation’s 2nd Impact Luncheon to Feature stories of Empowerment and Strength
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 women from across the Memphis Jewish community will join to support Memphis Jewish Federation’s 2023 Annual Community Campaign and celebrate Women of Strength at a luncheon and VIP shopping experience. Second generation jeweler, mother of four, and entrepreneur Freida Rothman will keynote the event, which…
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Federation’s Reunion 2022 Draws Huge Crowd for Pre-Thanksgiving Young Adult Premiere Event
More than 150 young Jewish adults gathered the Wednesday before Thanksgiving for Memphis Jewish Federation’s first annual Reunion, a pre-holiday bash for locals, ex-pats, and out of town guests. The Old Dominick Distillery in downtown Memphis was the perfect setting for this rowdy bunch, who were so excited to reunite…
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Federation Announces Opening of Lemsky Fund Grant Applications for Teen & Young Adult Israel Programs
“A part of me was now in Israel, and always will be. My summer in Israel will forever hold a special place in my heart,” said Memphis Jewish Federation Teen Israel Experience grant recipient Chloe Bullard upon her return from an amazing summer adventure. “I am truly thankful that I…
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Jewish Pride Art Workshop for Teens a ‘First Step’ in Combating Antisemitism
By Rebecca (Brown) Eisenstadter, Director of Memphis NCSY/JSU Chapter In the face of rising global antisemitism, local Jewish teens will have the opportunity to celebrate their Judaism at a Jewish pride art workshop being offered by Memphis Israel Scholars on Sunday, December 4, 2022. The program, to be held at…
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The Lion Behind the Pin: Alla Olswanger-Lubin
“I trust Memphis Jewish Federation because they trusted that if they helped me become a Memphian, I would do my part to help make Jewish Memphis better and better,” said Alla Olswanger-Lubin, community activist, Federation Campaign donor, board member and volunteer, and proud Lion of Judah since 2011. Alla’s relationship…
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Daniel Snyder – My Jewish Journey
In the periodic series My Jewish Journey, community members share the story of their personal relationship with Judaism, Jewish identity, and Jewish life. Told their way and in their words, these stories are as unique and distinct from each other as the storytellers themselves, and together will begin to tell…
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Local Leaders Represent Memphis Jewish Federation at General Assembly
A coalition of staff and leadership fromMemphis Jewish Federationjoined over 1,200 Jewish communal leaders in Chicago at Jewish Federations of North America’s three-day General Assembly (GA), where they set the shared Jewish communal agenda for the year ahead and heard from a diverse array of voices on critical issues facing…
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Federation Israel Trips Come Roaring Back with Exciting Journeys for Jewish Dads and Moms
Finally, after a COVID-induced pause of almost 3 years, Memphis Jewish Federation Israel trips are back. On October 20, a delegation of dads from the community, led by staff member Larry Schaffer, embarked on the MoMENtum Dads’ Journey to Israel, where they are enjoying empowering classes and exploring the magic…
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Rhodes Jewish Community Fellowship Applications Now Open for ‘23-24 Academic Year
Jewish Community Fellow Mandy Cassius is pictured on Rhodes College’s campus during her freshman year. Memphis Jewish Federation is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Rhodes Jewish Community Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year. Once again, Rhodes College is making five renewable $10,000 fellowships available to…
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Upcoming Donor Appreciation Event a Symbol of How Fogelman JFS is Caring for Generations
On Thursday, September 29 at 5:30 P.M., the community is invited to gather in the Memphis Jewish Community Center’s Herbert and Mary Shainberg Lobby to celebrate a community-wide effort over a span of three years to support a vital agency that is Caring for Generations in Jewish Memphis. A community…