Category: News
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Child Survivor Tova Friedman to Keynote Memphis Jewish Federation’s 61st Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Memphis Jewish Federation’s 61st annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration will be held Monday, April 17, 2023, at 6:30 P.M. in the Memphis Jewish Community Center Belz Social Hall. Open to the entire community, advance registration is required and can be found at www.jcpmemphis.org/yomhashoah. Dorothy Kelman Goldwin and Michelle Goldwin Kaufman, Co-Chairs…
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Memphis Jewish Federation Names Chairs and Featured Speaker for the 61st Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Pictured Below: Dorothy Goldwin (L) Michelle Goldwin Kaufman (R) Memphis Jewish Federation has announced that the mother-daughter team of Dorothy Goldwin and Michelle Goldwin Kaufman will chair its 61st Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration, taking place this year on Monday, April 17 at 6:30 P.M. in the Belz Social Hall of…
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Women Across the Jewish Community Come Together to Celebrate Impact and Honor Women of Strength
A sold-out crowd of 256 Memphis Jewish women (and a few men) gathered on Tuesday, January 10 to support Memphis Jewish Federation’s annual campaign and celebrate Women of Strength Ricki Krupp and Alla Olswanger Lubin. The event was a showcase of Women of Strength through a Federation lens, featuring second-generation…
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Laura Kaplan Paller Brings Talent, Experience, and a Legacy of Community Impact as VP of Finance & Operations for Jewish Community Partners
By Shoshana Cenker A native Memphian has returned to her roots in the community she loves. Laura Kaplan Paller is Jewish Community Partner’s (JCP) new VP of Finance & Operations, the role she began this past October. “I oversee the day-to-day operational and financial management of JCP,” she explained. After…
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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 submit artwork, and high…
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Women of Strength Ricki Krupp and Alla Olswanger-Lubin at the Center of Federation’s 2nd Impact Luncheon
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 the women of Jewish Memphis are invited to support Federation’s annual campaign and celebrate Women of Strength at a luncheon and VIP shopping experience. Ricki Krupp and Alla Olswanger-Lubin, two Memphis women who have each made a significant impact in our Jewish community, will be…
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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 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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American Jewish Community Unites for Emergency Campaigns
This time of year, the Jewish High Holidays inspire us to take stock of our good works over the past 12 months. By all measures this year has been extraordinary, with events that the world and we the Jewish people witnessed, some with shock and utter sadness, and others with…
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Jeri Moskovitz Joins Federation to Help Memphis Celebrate Israel at 75
Memphis Jewish Federation is excited to announce the hiring of Jeri Moskovitz as Israel@75 Coordinator to lead its upcoming, months-long celebration of the 75th anniversary of Israel’s independence. Within the September 2022 – June 2023 window, Jeri will collaborate with Memphis Jewish organizations, synagogues, schools, and the greater Memphis community…