Category: People

  • My Israel Story #5: The Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells

    My Israel Story #5: The Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells

    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?…

  • My Israel Story #4: Lizie Ann Fry

    My Israel Story #4: Lizie Ann Fry

    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? …

  • My Israel Story #3: Darren Shwer

    My Israel Story #3: Darren Shwer

    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? …

  • My Israel Story #2: Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein

    My Israel Story #2: Bluma Zuckerbrot-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…

  • My Israel Story #1: Kate Basar

    My Israel Story #1: Kate Basar

    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…

  • Becoming a Memphian

    Becoming a Memphian

    Jewish Community Partners’ annual Newcomers Brunch is happening Sunday, September 17, and JCP is looking for any and all Jewish newcomers to join the fun, enjoying kosher food, socializing with other newcomers and meeting established Memphians, and finding meaningful connections to their new community. If you or someone you know…

  • Facing Our History and Each Other After Charlottesville

    Facing Our History and Each Other After Charlottesville

    Originally published in the Commercial Appeal. Facing History and Ourselves is an international educational non-profit dedicated to erasing bigotry and racism around the globe. They are funded in part by your gifts to Memphis Jewish Federation’s Annual Community Campaign.  By Michele Becton and Efraim Wiener Michele Becton is a 2017 graduate of St.…

  • Community Conquers Hate

      About the authors: Richard Sandler is chair of the Board of Trustees and Jerry Silverman is president and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America   Throughout history, we’ve had to respond to those bent on destruction. When the Second Temple was destroyed and Jerusalem was burning, and…

  • Moms with kids under 18: Visit Israel for the cost of airfare!

    Moms with kids under 18: Visit Israel for the cost of airfare!

    Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project’s MOMentum Women’s Trip to Israel is coming up, and we only have FOUR slots left for travelers! If your children are currently in high school or younger and you live within 30 minutes of Memphis, you may qualify for this amazing opportunity. JWRP and JCP cover…

  • Israeli Scouts End Summer in Memphis On High Note

    Israeli Scouts End Summer in Memphis On High Note

    By Gila Golder Israeli teenagers Roni Gamzon and Ofek Segal knew they were in for a memorable summer when they landed in the Bluff City in early June. What they didn’t know was that, as the Memphis delegates from the Israel Scout (Tzofim) youth movement in Israel, they would quickly…