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From Jewish Federations of North America: Background on Israel Government Decision Regarding the Kotel & Proposed Israeli Conversion Law
June 26, 2017 Background: Israel Government Decision Regarding the Kotel It is 50 years since June 1967, when Jerusalem was unified and the Jewish People regained access to the Old City and the Kotel (the Western Wall). Until 1948, when Jews were expelled from the Old City, the Kotel was…
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Degradation and Dehumanization of Jews During the Holocaust
Memphis Jewish Federation’s 8th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition drew an unprecedented 87 essay entries and 85 art entries from students in Tennessee and the Mid-South. This year’s theme was Degradation and Dehumanization: The Nazi Assault on Human Dignity. The contest was sponsored by the Memphis Commissioners of the…
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I Didn’t Realize How Connected to Judaism I Was Until I Wasn’t Surrounded By It
By Justin Waldrip, pictured above (right) with Jacob Klaven, Executive Director of BBYO Memphis (left) and Rachel Mullaney, Hillel of Memphis Vice President Elect (center). Photos by Barry Markowitz Justin Waldrip read an abridged version of this speech at Jewish Community Partner’s Pillars of the Community event this week, honoring the…
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Now Accepting Applications to the Kay Usdan Saslawsky Institute for Ethical Leadership
Jewish Community Partners President and CEO Laura Linder announced that applications are now being accepted for participation in a new 7-part leadership seminar created to honor the memory of long-time Jewish communal leader Kay Usdan Saslawsky. The Kay Usdan Saslawsky Institute for Ethical Leadership grew out of a desire to…
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Grief Before the Celebration
-by Noa Siskind This past May, I went to Israel for the first time through March of the Living with the BBYO delegation. The trip was scheduled during the week of Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut. Yom HaZikaron is Memorial Day in Israel, and it is a day of great…