Category: People
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My Israel Story #28- Tandameshia “Kensi” Hastings
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 series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …
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The Magic of Jewish Sleepaway Camp
For information about Memphis Jewish Federation camp scholarships, please contact Carolyn Pruitt at [email protected] or (901) 767-7100. Camp Scholarship applications are due by Friday, February 9, 2018. By Lauren Luskey Taube I have witnessed Jewish magic. The kind of magic where children, teens, and young adults stand together, arms around each other…
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Patchwork Perspectives: The Memphis-Israel Quilt
Story by Melinda Lejman, JCP Israel at 70 Coordinator Update: The Memphis-Israel Quilt” will be on display at the JCC between August 9th and August 23rd. We’d love for folks in the community to stop by and see it! I have a quilt that I kept on my bed as a…
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Grant Impact Spotlight- Jewish Children’s Regional Service
By Gila Golder Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS), based in New Orleans, is a unique Jewish agency serving children and families from seven states throughout the Mid-South, including Tennessee. Originally launched in the mid-19th century as the “Association for the Relief of Widows and Orphans,” JCRS has cared for Jewish…
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My Israel Story #27- Jill Notowich
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 series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …
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My Israel Story #26- Rabbi Joel Finkelstein
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 series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …
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My Israel Story #25- Gila Golder
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 series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …
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My Israel Story #24- George King
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 series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …
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My Israel Story #23- Rabbi Yosef Hauser
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 series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …
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My Israel Story #22- Rena Mashinsky
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 series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …