Tag: Campaign

  • Giving Together. Impacting Jewish Lives.

    Giving Together. Impacting Jewish Lives.

    By Susan Nieman Memphis Jewish Federation’s development board chairs Cindy Finestone and Scott Vogel will lead the team in planning the 2019 Community Campaign ~ Giving Together. Impacting Jewish Lives. Every year, more than 1,000 Jewish Memphians come together to contribute to the community campaign. Funds raised are disbursed through…

  • Plough Towers Resident Robin Snyder Finds Community Among Friends

    Plough Towers Resident Robin Snyder Finds Community Among Friends

    By Vicki Woods and Robin Snyder This month’s Plough Towers spotlight article will be a bit different from my usual format. Robin Snyder in apartment 1008 came to me asking if she could do a “Why I love Plough Towers” article. Always in the mood to shake things up, we…

  • When the World is Hurting, Jewish Memphis Gives

    When the World is Hurting, Jewish Memphis Gives

    Keep an eye on your mailbox for the next JCP printed newsletter, coming soon! Here’s a preview of one of the articles.  By Laura Linder   In a ruined dance studio on the lowest floor of the Houston JCC, I felt the trauma of disaster. Touring flood damage with a…

  • Memphis Lions of Judah Celebrate New Lions and Honor Those in Perpetuity

    Memphis Lions of Judah Celebrate New Lions and Honor Those in Perpetuity

    By Susan Nieman   Memphis Lions of Judah gathered under the red stair case at Crosstown Concourse (located in the old Sears Crosstown building) to welcome new and returning Lions as well as remember those who live on as Forever Lions through their established endowments. More than 75 guests attended…

  • JFNA Hails Congress for Increasing Funding to Help Holocaust Survivors & Protect Organizations Vulnerable to Terrorist Threats

    JFNA Hails Congress for Increasing Funding to Help Holocaust Survivors & Protect Organizations Vulnerable to Terrorist Threats

    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…

  • Memphis Jewish Federation’s PJ Library and MJH&R Bring Kids and Seniors Together for Free Music

    Memphis Jewish Federation’s PJ Library and MJH&R Bring Kids and Seniors Together for Free Music

    Young families and seniors will come together to sing, dance, and celebrate Jewish music on February 4 at the Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab, for the Jewish Family Jamboree – a concert produced in partnership with Memphis Jewish Federation’s PJ Library Memphis and local synagogues, schools, and agencies. Nefesh Mountain,…

  • Answer the Call For Jewish Memphis This Sunday

    Answer the Call For Jewish Memphis This Sunday

    Before we get into the details about Super Sunday, can we just say we’re having a blast with these throwback photos from Super Sundays past? See anybody you know? Get ready to Reach Chai-er when your phone rings on Sunday, February 4, 2018. Please answer the call from the Memphis…

  • From Our Photo Archives: Super Sunday Through the Years

    From Our Photo Archives: Super Sunday Through the Years

    Text originally published in Jewish Scene Magazine.   By Susan Nieman A dedicated group of Memphis Jewish Federation campaign volunteers, board, and staff are working nonstop to make this year’s Annual Community Campaign even more successful than before. With Super Sunday coming up in early February, opportunities abound for people…

  • Grant Impact Spotlight- Jewish Children’s Regional Service

    Grant Impact Spotlight- Jewish Children’s Regional Service

    By Gila Golder Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS), based in New Orleans, is a unique Jewish agency serving children and families from seven states throughout the Mid-South, including Tennessee. Originally launched in the mid-19th century as the “Association for the Relief of Widows and Orphans,” JCRS has cared for Jewish…

  • Survey Shows Cultural Impact of PJ Library In Memphis and North America

    Survey Shows Cultural Impact of PJ Library In Memphis and North America

    In Jewish and interfaith families across the Mid-South, a Jewish children’s book program is helping to preserve the richness and vibrancy of Jewish culture, one book at a time. 81% of Mid-South PJ Library families say the books help them have conversations about Jewish traditions, values, and customs with their…