Tag: Jewish Community Partners staff
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Jewish Foundation of Memphis Kicks Off Year-Long 25th Anniversary Celebration with Latkes & Vodka
Twenty-five years ago, the Memphis Jewish community came together to create an organization that would work to ensure that our children and grandchildren would benefit from a thriving Jewish community. This invaluable resource evolved quickly into Jewish Memphis’s trusted partner in charitable giving, the Jewish Foundation of Memphis. The Jewish…
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Memphis Jewish Federation Plans Impactful Women’s Event to Support Jewish Needs Locally and Globally
Excitement is in the air as plans are underway for Memphis Jewish Federation’s Women’s Impact Luncheon featuring OPI Nail Lacquer co-founder and brand ambassador Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. Learn more and buy tickets. This donor appreciation event comes on the heels of two recent Memphis Jewish Federation (MJF) women’s mission trips to…
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B’nai Tzedek of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis Introduces Volunteering in 2019-2020 Program
Above: Jewish Foundation of Memphis B’nai Tzedek teen volunteers Talya Mendelson, Brooke Sanderson, and Morgan Schrier supported the Girls on the Run 5k race on November 10 at the MJCC. By Sarah VanderWalde As the Jewish Foundation of Memphis gets ready to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2020, its teen…
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Memphis Jewish Federation Announces New Rhodes Fellow
Memphis was not remotely on Tess Herzog’s radar as she searched for places to attend college. “I was ready to go North East and get out of Tennessee,” said the Nashville native, Rhodes College freshman, and a recipient of a 2019-2020 Rhodes College Jewish Community Fellowship. Lucky for Tess, her…
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Charles Jalenak and Sandy Blockman to Co-Chair Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Year
The Jewish Foundation of Memphis is excited to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2020. To begin the year-long celebration, all fund holders and professional advisors and their guests are invited to “Latkes & Vodka” at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens on December 10, 2019. The Chanukah themed party is a…
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Jewish Foundation of Memphis Featured Among Top Granting Organizations in Memphis, Mid-South
The Jewish Foundation of Memphis ranked among the top granting organizations in Memphis, as reported in the Memphis Business Journal (MBJ)’s weekly feature The List in the October 18-24, 2019 publication. Once a year, The List spotlights charitable organizations with the biggest footprints in the Mid-South. The Jewish Foundation granted…
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Jewish Community Fellowship Helps Rhodes Students Make Connections with Jewish Memphis
One of the many ways we help the Memphis Jewish community thrive is by creating opportunities for community members to find meaningful involvement in Jewish experiences. In 2016, we helped launch a program designed to help engage college students, the Jewish Community Fellowship at Rhodes College. In support of…
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Jewish Family Service Launches $7.5 Million Endowment Campaign with $2.5 Million Lead Gift
In an exciting community event in early October, Ken Steinberg, Chair of Jewish Community Partners and Jenny Herman, Chair of the Memphis Jewish Community Center announced the launch of a multi-million dollar endowment campaign for Jewish Family Service (JFS) and recognized philanthropists and major civic supporters Wendy and Avron Fogelman…
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Jewish Foundation Inspires Legacy Giving to Memphis Nonprofits and Professional Advisors
You have insured your valuables, now insure your values. This was the theme of a popular early morning seminar offered by The Jewish Foundation of Memphis in partnership with the Planned Giving Council of the Mid-South and Momentum Nonprofit Partners on September 19, 2019. When someone dies, how do they…
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Jewish Foundation Calling All Professional Advisors to Be Included in New Directory
Above: Jason Salomon, estate attorney and Chair of the Professional Advisory Group (PAG) of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis, where he also serves on the board of directors, chats with Jewish Foundation Donor Advised Fund holder Evelyn Makowsky. The PAG is made up of professionals in various legal, financial, and…