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  • JCP Staff Spotlight: Aaron Canales

    JCP Staff Spotlight: Aaron Canales

    Many readers know the Jewish Community Partners staff through our work. Each Friday, you’ll hear from a different member of the team in our own words, sharing more of the story of who we are. Aaron Canales Data Entry Specialist Birthplace: Memphis, TN. College/Graduate school: I’m a current undergrad at the University of…

  • Zachary Woronoff- Walking in the Footsteps of Kings and Prophets

    Each year, Memphis Jewish Federation provides a travel subsidy from the Lemsky Endowment Fund for students making the Bornblum Jewish Community School 8th Grade Trip to Israel. About ten students make the journey each year and return to Memphis with tangible personal connections to Israel. In this series, we’ll publish…

  • Shoham, Memphis’ Partner City in Israel, Sends Delegation to Visit Memphis

    Shoham, Memphis’ Partner City in Israel, Sends Delegation to Visit Memphis

    Photo above: Laura Linder, center, President and CEO of Jewish Community Partners, visited Shoham in February 2017 and met with Shoham youth and adults. Orly Lahat, right, is the chair of Shoham’s steering committee for the Memphis-Shoham partnership. By Gila Golder As part of a new partnership forged between the Memphis…

  • Degradation and Dehumanization of Jews During the Holocaust

    Degradation and Dehumanization of Jews During the Holocaust

    Memphis Jewish Federation’s 8th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition drew an unprecedented 87 essay entries and 85 art entries from students in Tennessee and the Mid-South. This year’s theme was Degradation and Dehumanization: The Nazi Assault on Human Dignity. The contest was sponsored by the Memphis Commissioners of the…

  • Subhuman

    Subhuman

    Memphis Jewish Federation’s 8th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition drew an unprecedented 87 essay entries and 85 art entries from students in Tennessee and the Mid-South. This year’s theme was Degradation and Dehumanization: The Nazi Assault on Human Dignity. The contest was sponsored by the Memphis Commissioners of the…

  • JCP Staff Spotlight: Abbey Cowens

    JCP Staff Spotlight: Abbey Cowens

    Many readers know the Jewish Community Partners staff through our work. Each Friday, you’ll hear from a different member of the team in our own words, sharing more of the story of who we are.    Abbey Cowens Fundraising & Data Analyst   Birthplace: Cincinnati, OH College/Graduate school: University of Cincinnati…

  • The Holocaust and Its Horrors

    The Holocaust and Its Horrors

    Memphis Jewish Federation’s 8th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition drew an unprecedented 87 essay entries and 85 art entries from students in Tennessee and the Mid-South. This year’s theme was Degradation and Dehumanization: The Nazi Assault on Human Dignity. The contest was sponsored by the Memphis Commissioners of the…

  • How is Genocide Justified?

    How is Genocide Justified?

    Memphis Jewish Federation’s 8th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition drew an unprecedented 87 essay entries and 85 art entries from students in Tennessee and the Mid-South. This year’s theme was Degradation and Dehumanization: The Nazi Assault on Human Dignity. The contest was sponsored by the Memphis Commissioners of the…

  • Memphis Lions of Judah Celebrate Judaism in New York

    Memphis Lions of Judah Celebrate Judaism in New York

    Last week, a pride of Memphis Lions of Judah traveled to New York City at their own expense, on a mission of sisterhood and Jewish discovery. The trip brought Memphis Lions from different walks of life together in the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple, where they were able…

  • Kay Usdan Saslawsky Institute of Ethical Leadership: Representing All Areas of the Memphis Jewish Community

    Kay Usdan Saslawsky Institute of Ethical Leadership: Representing All Areas of the Memphis Jewish Community

    By Jason D. Salomon (Pictured above, second from left) The Kay Usdan Saslawsky Institute of Ethical Leadership was named in memory of Kay Usdan Saslawsky, an ethical leader who was instrumental in creating the vision for Jewish Community Partners – the bringing together of  Jewish Foundation of Memphis and Memphis…