Tag: JCP Memphis
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FedLED Brings Focus on Financial Planning and Charitable Giving for Young Professionals
Memphis Jewish Federation’s young adult division, FedLED, partnered with three members of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis’ Professional Advisory Group (PAG) Planning committee – Scott Bendure, Jason Salomon, and Lawson Arney. The advisors and Sarah VanderWalde presented on various topics relating to financial planning and charitable giving to an audience…
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Morgan Schrier: My Teen Israel Experience
Morgan Schrier, daughter of Carolyn and Adam Schrier, is a senior at Hutchison School (Morgan and her friends are pictured walking through Jaffa, Israel from left to right: Nicole Feltster, Hannah Schenk, Chloe Teig, Carolie Hecht, Morgan Schrier, Hadassah Sternfeld.) Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided her with a…
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Elisha Wiesel to Keynote Memphis Jewish Federation’s 60th Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Memphis Jewish Federation’s 60th annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration will be held Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 6:30 P.M. in-person in the Memphis Jewish Community Center Belz Social Hall, or via Zoom and Facebook Live. Advance registration is required for both in-person and Zoom attendance, and can be found at www.jcpmemphis.org/yomhashoah.…
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David Sabin: My Teen Israel Experience
David Sabin, son of Dr. Joanne Levine and Dr. Noah Sabin, is a senior at Memphis University School (pictured enjoying the view on top of a mountain outside of Eilat, Israel). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost…
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Federation Commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination with Memphis-Shoham Partnership Webinar Museums as Catalysts for Change
In commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, Memphis Jewish Federation’s Memphis – Shoham Partnership is presenting Museums as Catalysts for Change, Tuesday, April 5 at noon via Zoom. Featured panelists include Omer Deutsch from The Israeli Museum at the Yitzhak Rabin Center, Ryan Jones of the National Civil…
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B’nai Tzedek Teens Present $10,000 in Grant Awards
On Monday, March 21, students, parents, grandparents, and members of the greater Jewish community gathered to attend B’nai Tzedek’s Grant Reception. Sarah VanderWalde, Director of Programs at the Jewish Foundation of Memphis, facilitates this annual event, when students in the teen philanthropy program present awards directly to agency representatives. As part…
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Inspired By Family Traditions, Sydney and Jack Shanker Contribute to Federation’s Ukraine Emergency Fund
Inspired by their parents and grandparents, Memphis teens Sydney and Jack Shanker donated more than a year’s worth of contributions to their tzedakah boxes to Memphis Jewish Federation’s Ukraine Emergency Fund, held by the Jewish Foundation of Memphis. Last week, a local family’s tzedakah tradition led to a surprise visit…
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Jewish Foundation Calling Professional Advisors to be Included in New Directory
Jewish Foundation of Memphis Professional Advisory Group (PAG) Planning Committee members Patrick O’Hearn, Scott Bendure, Jason Salomon, Garrett Bizzell, and Lawson Arney joined Foundation Director of Programs Sarah VanderWalde at the most recent meeting in February. Are you an estate planning attorney? An accountant? A Financial Advisor? A life insurance…
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Hillels of Memphis Annual Yiddishe Cup Fundraiser Returns In-Person April 10
Former Hillel students are pictured enjoying Yiddishe Cup together in-person. It’s finally time to polish up your putt-putt skills for Hillels of Memphis’ 14th Annual Yiddishe Cup Mini-Golf Tournament! A fixture on the Memphis Jewish calendar for over a decade, the fun, community-wide event for Memphians of all ages returns…
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Akiva Nelson: My Teen Israel Experience
Akiva Nelson, son of Hannah and Dr. Michael Nelson, is a senior at The Frisch School in Paramus, New Jersey (pictured inside of a cave, wearing a yellow shirt, with friends he made during his trip to Israel). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel…