Category: People
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Jewish Foundation Calling All Professional Advisors to Be Included in New Directory
Above: Jason Salomon, estate attorney and Chair of the Professional Advisory Group (PAG) of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis, where he also serves on the board of directors, chats with Jewish Foundation Donor Advised Fund holder Evelyn Makowsky. The PAG is made up of professionals in various legal, financial, and…
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Celebrate Shabbat with PJ Library
Are you looking for meaningful ways to celebrate Shabbat with your kids? Then Memphis Jewish Federation’s PJ Library has just the program for you. Shabbat Shalom Y’all Dinners were a hit last year with more than 26 families participating in home-hosted Shabbat dinners made possible through the Memphis Jewish Federation…
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Jewish Community Partners Promotes Staff Into Key Roles
Matt Timberlake and Abbey Cowens officially stepped into new key roles at Jewish Community Partners (JCP), which operates Memphis Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Memphis. Matt will serve as director of communications and Abbey as manager, campaign and corporate development. Matt will lead a team of professional writers and…
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Dr. Scott Strome Headlining Memphis Jewish Federation Maimonides Event
Memphis Jewish Federation will host a Maimonides Society networking event at the home of Scott Strome, MD, FACS on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 at 7 p.m. Dr. Strome, the Robert Kaplan Executive Dean of the College of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at the University of Tennessee Health…
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Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Felicitas Sloves
Part of Memphis Jewish Federation’s ongoing efforts to connect Memphis and Israel, the 70 Faces of Memphis and Shoham project was designed to form real connections between the people of Jewish Memphis and the people of Shoham, Israel, Memphis’s partner city through the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership 2Gether program. The project…
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Newly Elected Memphis Jewish Federation Chair Cindy Finestone is Passionate About Philanthropy
Cindy Finestone isn’t your typical Memphis Jewish lay leader, donor, or Federation chair. Neither she nor her husband, Mark, grew up in Memphis, and neither of them have family here. So how did Cindy and Mark become so involved that she now serves as chair of Memphis Jewish Federation? “My…
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Barry Israel: Ham Radio is Alive and Well
By Barry Israel Pictured above: This was taken at a friend’s “shack” here in Germantown. My name is Barry Israel and my ham radio call sign is KC4SVR. I am a proud member of several programs at Jewish Family Services including “special needs” equine therapy, a highly educational art program,…
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Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Dorothy Goldwin
Part of Memphis Jewish Federation’s ongoing efforts to connect Memphis and Israel, the 70 Faces of Memphis and Shoham project was designed to form real connections between the people of Jewish Memphis and the people of Shoham, Israel, Memphis’s partner city through the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership 2Gether program.…
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Hillels of Memphis Welcomes Sophie Bloch
When Jewish students begin classes at University of Memphis and Rhodes College this fall, Sophie Bloch will be at the forefront to help them navigate Jewish life throughout their college journey. As Jewish Community Partners’ new Director of Hillels of Memphis and Director of Student Life, Sophie brings enthusiasm and…
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Our Partners Secure Community Network Recognized as Leader by DHS, FBI
By Mark Wilf, Chair of Jewish Federations of North America Board of Trustees. Last summer, Jewish Community Partners partnered with the Secure Community Network (SCN), the official homeland security initiative of the organized North American Jewish community, to launch a Regional Security Director program with the hiring of Memphis resident,…