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The Lion of Judah is one of the most successful fundraising tools in the world, raising millions of dollars every year and connecting more than 17,500 women around the world. The Lion of Judah is a symbol of today’s Jewish Woman’s strength, a symbol of her caring about the organized Jewish world. For generations, Memphis Jewish…
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Jewish Community Partners President and CEO Laura Linder, or a special guest writer, sits down most Friday mornings to write a personal and timely letter to our beloved Memphis Jewish community. June 11- Longing for an Ordinary Day (by Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein) May 14- We Stand with Israel, Now and Forever March 25- (Above) Knowing the…
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Strength Lies in Differences, Not in Similarities (Photo above: High school senior and volunteer photojournalist Pesya Berezin photographs her subject for 70 Faces: Humans of Memphis and Shoham while Israeli photojournalist Erez Kaganovitz coaches her.) In March, Jewish Community Partners kicked off a dynamic photojournalism project which will culminate in a gallery showing later this year…
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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 My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? As…
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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 My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? Photo…
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Jewish Community Partners’ Director of Community Impact Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein was invited to participate in a dialog at the University of Memphis’ Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, hosted by the law school’s International Law Society and focusing on the recent decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. One of three panelists invited…
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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 My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? My…
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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 My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? My…
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Washington – The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) today hailed Congress for bolstering nonprofit security funding from $25 million to $60 million, and for doubling assistance for Holocaust survivors from $2.5 million to $5 million in the pending spending package for fiscal year 2018. Last night, Congress released the text of the Consolidated Appropriations…
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Walls of stone, thousands of years old. Vendors passing steaming snacks to customers. The smell of spices, shawarma, falafel. Street musicians and performers filling the air with beautiful sound. People of all ages gathering to celebrate, to dine, to simply be together in this magical setting. With a unique upcoming event celebrating the 70th anniversary…
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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 My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? It…
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This article was published in The Hebrew Watchman in December, 1984. 34 years later, we’ve expanded Hillel to its second Memphis college, increasing the number of Jewish college students in Memphis who have access to meaningful Jewish connections, relationships, and experiences. We hope you enjoy this throwback story from the vaults. By Barry Markowitz December,…