Category: Arts & Culture

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

    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), a…

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

    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 (Jewish Agency for…

  • Israeli Scouts Build Meaningful Relationships with Memphians

    Israeli Scouts Build Meaningful Relationships with Memphians

    Two Scouts. Twelve weeks. Eleven host families. Forty-five days of camp. One incredible summer to add to the decades-long tradition of Israeli Scouts in Memphis. Tzuf Bitton and Adam Levy, both 17, had each been a part of the Israel Scout (Tzofim) youth movement in Israel since 4th grade. They…

  • Jewish Foundation of Memphis Facilitates Grant to Israel Scouts in Memory of Art Wolff, z”l

    Jewish Foundation of Memphis Facilitates Grant to Israel Scouts in Memory of Art Wolff, z”l

    By Sarah VanderWalde Those who leave legacies live on in the hearts of the people they touch. Their achievements become immortal, spreading from generation to generation. Art Wolff, of blessed memory, was an avid supporter of Tzofim, a national Zionist youth movement in Israel, known locally in Memphis as the…

  • “Patchwork Perspectives: The Memphis-Israel Quilt” Begins Traveling Tour of Jewish Memphis

    “Patchwork Perspectives: The Memphis-Israel Quilt” Begins Traveling Tour of Jewish Memphis

    Update: The quilt is on display in the lobby of the MJCC as of today (August 9). Stop by and check it out. We think it’s beautiful! The Memphis Jewish Federation is excited to announce that the community art project, “Patchwork Perspectives: The Memphis-Israel Quilt,” is slated to begin its…

  • My Israel Story #70- Congressman David Kustoff

    My Israel Story #70- Congressman David Kustoff

    We’ve reached the end of the My Israel Story series, with this 70th entry from one of our community’s members of Congress, Representative David Kustoff. 70 Memphians from all corners of the Mid-South have shared their stories for this special series celebrating Israel’s 70th birthday, showing us that there are…

  • Israel Scout Friendship Caravan Youth Tours Memphis in July

    Israel Scout Friendship Caravan Youth Tours Memphis in July

    It’s that time of year: the Israel Scouts Friendship Caravan is coming to Memphis again this summer to entertain the Jewish community as well as the broader Memphis community. July 24 and 25, the Scouts will present four public performances across Memphis during their visit, which is funded by a…

  • My Israel Story #69- Andy Groveman

    My Israel Story #69- Andy Groveman

    We’ve marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! We hope you’ve seen “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we asked Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories.    What Israel Means…

  • My Israel Story #69- Andy Groveman

    My Israel Story #69- Andy Groveman

    We’ve marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! We hope you’ve seen “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we asked Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories.    What Israel Means…

  • My Israel Story #68- Talya Tsuna

    My Israel Story #68- Talya Tsuna

    We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a…