Category: People
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JCP’s Abbey Cowens Selected For Prestigious JTS Leadership Training Institute
Abbey Cowens, JCP’s Fundraising and Database Analyst, has been chosen to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Jewish Experiential Leadership Institute – Southeast (JELI) sponsored by The Leadership Commons of The William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). The cohort includes 20 fellows…
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Visiting Professionals from Shoham, Memphis’ Partnership City in Israel, to Speak at Memphis Israel Festival and Other Venues
Two professionals from the city of Shoham in Israel will be featured speakers at the annual Israel Festival as part of a five-day visit to Memphis that includes engagement throughout the Memphis Jewish community and the broader Memphis community, announced Laura Linder, President and CEO of Jewish Community Partners (JCP).
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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…
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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…
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Fellowship for Jewish Students Helps Rhodes College Junior Explore Jewish Identity Through Hillel
Hello Memphis Jewish Community! My name is Yanai Almalem. I am a Jewish student lucky enough to be starting my Junior year at Rhodes College this year. In 2016, I was the first student to receive the Jewish Community Fellowship at Rhodes College thanks to Jewish Community Partners (JCP), which…
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Jewish Federation of North America Allocates Funds to Help Besieged Israelis
Jerusalem, Israel — The Jewish Federation of North America allocated nearly half a million dollars to help relieve suffering in southern Israel caused by ‘kite arson’ and provide trauma counseling and support for a growing number of Israelis who have been impacted by increased strife along the Gazan border. Federations provided funding so…
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JCP Convenes Broad Swath of Jewish Community for Citywide MIFA CommUNITY Days Project
Laura Linder, President/CEO of Jewish Community Partners (JCP) announced this week that JCP will unite 14 local Jewish organizations through CommUNITY Days, a citywide service initiative celebrating MIFA’s 50th anniversary celebration. Promoting community collaboration is a hallmark of JCP’s role in the Memphis Jewish community, and bringing together diverse organizations…
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Rhodes College Invests in Jewish Life on Campus; Awards Merit-Based Scholarship to 2018 Recipient in Partnership with JCP
In a competitive process, Rhodes College has awarded the Jewish Community Fellowship, a $10,000 scholarship renewable for three years, to incoming freshman Sophie Enda. She was chosen based on the recommendation of an evaluation committee convened by Jewish Community Partners (JCP), and will enroll at Rhodes for the Fall 2018…
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Giving Together. Impacting Jewish Lives.
By Susan Nieman Memphis Jewish Federation’s development board chairs Cindy Finestone and Scott Vogel will lead the team in planning the 2019 Community Campaign ~ Giving Together. Impacting Jewish Lives. Every year, more than 1,000 Jewish Memphians come together to contribute to the community campaign. Funds raised are disbursed through…
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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…