Category: News
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Memphis Jewish Community Welcomes Teen Scouts from Israel
By Gila Golder School’s out, temperatures are climbing, grills are popping up in backyards— and two vivacious and energetic Israeli teens are in town, engaging with the community and serving as informal goodwill ambassadors for Israel. Must be summer in Memphis! Reut Shnitzer, 17 (on the left above), and Ella…
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Our Annual Meeting Celebrates Community Impact, Keeping our Jewish Community Cared For, Connected, and Engaged
By Susan Nieman Above: The 2018 Annual Meeting featured a panel discussion by representatives from innovative programming supported by the Federation’s Annual Campaign. The 2019 Annual Meeting will focus on the impact made by the efforts of Jewish Community Partners, Memphis Jewish Federation, and Jewish Foundation of Memphis during the…
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Kandy Gallery Opening and Olymbec, USA Team Up to Benefit Memphis Jewish Federation
By Susan Nieman Above: Jordana and Jason Berger (far left and far right) of Olymbec USA greet Memphis Jewish Federation Special Projects Coordinator Mark Wender and his wife, Sally, at the grand opening of Kandy Gallery, which features the work of fine art photography of Neil Dankoff. The gallery is…
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Working Together to Serve the Most Vulnerable
By Laura Linder and Larry Skolnick Pictured above: Jewish Family Service staff members Mary Elizabeth Jones, Bill Monroe, Teresa Hughes, Audrey May, Rashki Osina, Miriam Cauley-Crisp, and Dale Steele pose for a photo in the JFS Kosher Food Pantry. With the MJCC managing JFS and Memphis Jewish Federation securing the…
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Situation in Israel – Donate to Victims of Terror
Give Now. As Israel heads into Yom HaZikaron (Remembrance/Memorial Day) – a day to honor the memory of those who have fallen in sacrifice of a Jewish state – we mourn with Israel for the four Israeli civilians murdered by Hamas rocket attacks – Pinchas Menachem Prezuazman, 21; Ziad al-Hamamda,…
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Jewish Community Partners Joins Other Thought and Faith Leaders in Call to Censure Judge Jim Lammey
Criminal Court Judge Jim Lammey caused alarm when he took to Facebook to share an article by Holocaust denier David Cole, which, among other vile sentiments, included Cole’s idea that Jews should “get the f___ over the Holocaust.” Judge Lammey’s April 5 post was only one example of his…
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Religious Hate Harms People of All Faiths
We were horrified by the news over the weekend of the attacks on Christian worshipers in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the latest global example of religiously motivated violence. The bombings, which killed almost 300 people and injured more than 500, are being attributed to the National Thowheed Jamaath, a…
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Holocaust Art & Essay Winners Announced
Memphis Jewish Federation’s 10th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition invited students to respond to the topic Sustaining Culture and Community: The Many Faces of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto. Open to all students in Tennessee and the Mid-South, the contest drew submissions from a diverse group of students from…
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Help Combat BDS at University of Maryland
This week, a BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) resolution was submitted to the Student Government Association at the University of Maryland calling on the university “to divest from companies engaged in human rights violations in Palestine.” The full text of the resolution can be found here. This effort is part of…
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Jason D. Salomon Selected as Best Estate Planning Attorney
Jason D. Salomon is deeply involved in our work in the Memphis Jewish Community, and an all around top notch guy. He serves on the JCP board and the Jewish Foundation of Memphis board and also chairs Foundation’s Professional Advisory Group. He’s also a member of Memphis Jewish Federation’s Grants…