Tag: Jewish Community Partners staff
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Memphian One of Nine Yeshiva University Graduates Named Valedictorians for Outstanding Academic Achievements
Editor’s note: When this press release came to us, it was because Yeshiva University wanted Jewish Memphis to know that a Memphian was named as one of nine valedictorians in this year’s graduating class. This brought us great joy, as this particular valedictorian-Memphian is the son of our colleague Bluma…
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Charles Jalenak Passes Jewish Foundation of Memphis Torch to New Leader
By Susan Nieman Above: L.R. Jalenak, Jr. and son Charles Jalenak, two generations of Jewish Foundation of Memphis Chairs. On June 18, 2019, at the joint annual meeting of Jewish Community Partners (JCP), Memphis Jewish Federation (MJF) and Jewish Foundation of Memphis (JFOM), Charles Jalenak will pass the torch as…
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Our Annual Meeting Celebrates Community Impact, Keeping our Jewish Community Cared For, Connected, and Engaged
By Susan Nieman Above: The 2018 Annual Meeting featured a panel discussion by representatives from innovative programming supported by the Federation’s Annual Campaign. The 2019 Annual Meeting will focus on the impact made by the efforts of Jewish Community Partners, Memphis Jewish Federation, and Jewish Foundation of Memphis during the…
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Faces of Memphis and Shoham: David Bearman
Part of Memphis Jewish Federation’s ongoing efforts to connect Memphis and Israel, the 70 Faces of Memphis and Shoham project was designed to form real connections between the people of Jewish Memphis and the people of Shoham, Israel, Memphis’s partner city through the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership 2Gether program.…
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Kandy Gallery Opening and Olymbec, USA Team Up to Benefit Memphis Jewish Federation
By Susan Nieman Above: Jordana and Jason Berger (far left and far right) of Olymbec USA greet Memphis Jewish Federation Special Projects Coordinator Mark Wender and his wife, Sally, at the grand opening of Kandy Gallery, which features the work of fine art photography of Neil Dankoff. The gallery is…
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Coping with Depression: Advice for Seniors
By Teresa Greenhill (Photo by Nicole De Khors from Burst ) Teresa Greenhill is the co-creator of MentalHealthforSeniors.com, which is dedicated to providing seniors with information on physical and mental fitness. Being a senior herself, Teresa, with some help from her granddaughter, manages the website as a way to keep her busy and…
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Despair and Depression Hang on the Guarded Gates: JCP Connects Young Poets to Memories of the Holocaust
By Gila Golder Despair and depression hang on the guarded gates, while the beating wind often knocks the people down into the muddied waters of tears. More people should have helped fight for the Jews’ freedom. These impassioned words are taken from poems written by young students in Memphis who…
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Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Curt Ward
Part of Memphis Jewish Federation’s ongoing efforts to connect Memphis and Israel, the 70 Faces of Memphis and Shoham project was designed to form real connections between the people of Jewish Memphis and the people of Shoham, Israel, Memphis’s partner city through the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership 2Gether program.…
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Situation in Israel – Donate to Victims of Terror
Give Now. As Israel heads into Yom HaZikaron (Remembrance/Memorial Day) – a day to honor the memory of those who have fallen in sacrifice of a Jewish state – we mourn with Israel for the four Israeli civilians murdered by Hamas rocket attacks – Pinchas Menachem Prezuazman, 21; Ziad al-Hamamda,…
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Jewish Community Partners Joins Other Thought and Faith Leaders in Call to Censure Judge Jim Lammey
Criminal Court Judge Jim Lammey caused alarm when he took to Facebook to share an article by Holocaust denier David Cole, which, among other vile sentiments, included Cole’s idea that Jews should “get the f___ over the Holocaust.” Judge Lammey’s April 5 post was only one example of his…