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Memphis Jewish Federation Launches Israel at 75 Programming Calendar

Familiarizing Jewish Memphians to the land, people, and culture of Israel is a major priority for Memphis Jewish Federation, and anniversaries are a great opportunity to do it in a big way. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, and to mark this…

by JCPConnect- January 20, 2023

Arts & Culture, News

Memphis Jewish Federation Launches 14th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition

Memphis Jewish Federation has announced its fourteenth annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition for Mid-South and Tennessee students in grades 6-12.This year’s contest theme is Courage and Hope: The Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child. Middle school students in grades 6-8 are invited to…

by JCPConnect- January 5, 2023

Arts & Culture, People

Jewish Pride Art Workshop for Teens a ‘First Step’ in Combating Antisemitism

By Rebecca (Brown) Eisenstadter, Director of Memphis NCSY/JSU ChapterIn 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…

by JCPConnect- November 18, 2022

Arts & Culture

Maintaining Their Memory: A Remembrance of the Holocaust – Julia Zabek’s 1st Place Essay in MJF’s 13th Annual Holocaust Essay Contest

By: Julia Zabek, 11th grade, Knoxville Catholic High School. Internationally, January 27th is dedicated as a day of Holocaust remembrance to keep alive the memory of millions of lives taken heinously in this genocide. But is a singular day enough to encapsulate the grief and tragedy that plagued those directly…

by JCPConnect- April 29, 2022

Arts & Culture

A Prayer for Ukraine this Passover

By Laura LinderI came across a prayer, used by Federation in the 1980s when we were fighting for the freedom of our Jewish family in the Former Soviet Union. With just a few word changes, this prayer again is so relevant for our times. I hope these words will…

by JCPConnect- April 15, 2022

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Memphis Jewish Federation Launches Israel at 75 Programming Calendar

Memphis Jewish Federation Launches 14th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition

Jewish Pride Art Workshop for Teens a ‘First Step’ in Combating Antisemitism

Maintaining Their Memory: A Remembrance of the Holocaust – Julia Zabek’s 1st Place Essay in MJF’s 13th Annual Holocaust Essay Contest

A Prayer for Ukraine this Passover