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Sustaining Culture and Community: The Many Faces of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto

This year’s winning entry in Memphis Jewish Federation’s 10th Annual Holocaust Essay contest was written by Nashville resident and Franklin High School 12th Grader Jake Bengelsdorf. He traveled to Memphis to read this essay at Yom HaShoah, which took place Thursday evening.There is one course of action…

by JCPConnect- May 2, 2019

People

The Power of the Collective: Memphis Lions of Judah Recognize Philanthropic Accomplishments

It was an afternoon of recognition and accomplishments, highlighted by the presence of Judy Altenberg, past national women’s philanthropy chair of Jewish Federations of North America. More than 50 Memphis Lions of Judah gathered at the home of Shelley Robbins and Reed Landau to celebrate their collective spirit of…

by JCPConnect- April 23, 2019

Arts & Culture, People

Warren Kramer: A Survivor’s Story

95-year-old Warren Kramer, pictured above in his youth with his parents and grandparents, spends the colder half of each year in Memphis with his daughter, Adina Samberg, and her family, living in New York City with his other daughter Evelyn Moskowitz for the spring and summer months. Jewish…

by JCPConnect- April 22, 2019

Arts & Culture, People

Tastes of Jewish Memphis: Gila Golder’s Homemade Matzo Balls and Seder Appetizer Plate

We’re launching this new recipe series just in time for Passover, with two dishes from JCP’s own Gila Golder, our Community Impact Associate. Do you have a beloved family dish, a creative twist on a classic, or brand new concoction you’d like to share with Jewish Memphis…

by JCPConnect- April 17, 2019

People

Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Cindi Weinstein

Interviewand photo by Lynnie MirvisPart 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…

by JCPConnect- April 12, 2019

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