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Upcoming Deadline for Memphis Jewish Federation’s 11th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition

Above: Jennifer Shiberou (right), an art teacher at Colonial Middle School, has participated in Memphis Jewish Federation’s Holocaust Art Contest since its inception 11 years ago. Her student Kathy Lam (left) is a two-time contest winnner, as a 7th grade student in 2018 and as an 8th grade…

by JCPConnect- February 14, 2020

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Jewish Life on Memphis Campuses: Hillel Fall Semester Review

By Sophie Bloch, Director, Hillels of MemphisAbove: University of Memphis students Niki Schienberg, Gila Karasik, Eli Apel, and Jessica Breining gather for an end of semester Hanukkah lunch at the Morris S. Fogelman Hillel building near the University of Memphis campus. I often joke that my job as the…

by JCPConnect- January 23, 2020

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June and Bernard Garfinkel Create a Powerful Legacy with help of Jewish Foundation of Memphis

Creating a sound legacy plan, one that reflects your hopesand dreams, takes careful planning, and good advisors. That’s why in 1999 Bernard Garfinkel, of blessedmemory, turned to the Jewish Foundation of Memphis and Executive Director PaulaJacobson to help guide him and his wife June through…

by JCPConnect- January 10, 2020

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Memphis Jewish Federation and Memphis Jewish Community Center To Host Lunch and Learn With Local Artist Carol Buchman

“Thou Shall Not Want, The 7 Species of Sukkot” is a strikingmixed-media art piece created by renowned local artist and arts educator CarolBuchman and inspired, she says, by a recent visit to Memphis’ partner city ofShoham in Israel. The canvas isnow hanging in Carol’s…

by JCPConnect- January 10, 2020

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Hillels of Memphis Director Accepted to Prestigious Fellowship

Sophie Bloch, Director of Hillels of Memphis,has been accepted to participate in the 8th cohort of the Hartman Fellowshipfor Hillel Professionals during the 2020-2021 school year. The Hartman Fellowship for Hillel Professionals brings together a select group of campus professionals from across North America and Israel…

by JCPConnect- January 8, 2020

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