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Travel to Europe, Israel Builds Lifelong Friendships, Memories for Memphis Teen

By Sarah UnowskyPrior to my BBYO trip this past summer, my knowledge of Israel was rudimentary. I had been able to learn the basics: Israel has a parliamentary form of government, Israel’s capital is Jerusalem, Israel is a world leader in technology, etc. What no one had ever…

by JCPConnect- November 8, 2018

Arts & Culture, People

Healing After Horror: Outpouring of National and International Support

Support from Around the WorldIn the wake of the horrific violence at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, community gatherings like the one in Memphis Sunday evening have taken place across the country. Many, like ours in Memphis, were attended by Jews and non-Jews…

by JCPConnect- November 1, 2018

Arts & Culture, News

Persona Non Grata: Tennessee Film Premiere Tells Untold Holocaust Story

During the chaos of the Second World War, a Japanese diplomat working in Lithuania concocted a desperate plan to save as many Jews as he could, ultimately securing the safety of some 6,000 Jewish refugees. A powerful film depicting this important but lesser-known story will have its Tennessee…

by JCPConnect- September 21, 2018

Arts & Culture, News, People

Through Jewish Community Partners, Jewish Memphis Delivers Smiles to the Most Vulnerable Memphians

When the call was sent to all corners of the Mid-South that Metropolitan Interfaith Association (MIFA) was celebrating a milestone with a campaign to bring different parts of Memphis together to do good on a massive scale, Jewish Memphis went above and beyond to deliver.Jewish Community Partners (JCP…

by JCPConnect- September 14, 2018

Arts & Culture, People

Local Jewish Blues Musician to Headline Federation’s Memphis-Shoham Partnership Projects

Laura Linder, President/CEO of Jewish Community Partners, announced this week an exciting array of projects for 2018-2019 as part of the Memphis Jewish community’s partnership with the city of Shoham, Israel. JCP launched the partnership in 2016 through the Partnership2Gether Peoplehood Platform (P2G), a program of JAFI…

by JCPConnect- August 28, 2018

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