Tag: Jewish community

  • Kandy Gallery Opening and Olymbec, USA  Team Up to Benefit Memphis Jewish Federation

    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…

  • Despair and Depression Hang on the Guarded Gates: JCP Connects Young Poets to Memories of the Holocaust

    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…

  • Tastes of Jewish Memphis: Gila Golder’s Homemade Matzo Balls and Seder Appetizer Plate

    Tastes of Jewish Memphis: Gila Golder’s Homemade Matzo Balls and Seder Appetizer Plate

    We’re launching this new recipe series just in time for Passover, with two dishes from JCP’s own Gila Golder, our Community Impact Associate. Do you have a beloved family dish, a creative twist on a classic, or brand new concoction you’d like to share with Jewish Memphis? Pitch your idea…

  • My Jewish Connections on the Rhodes College Campus

    My Jewish Connections on the Rhodes College Campus

    By Marisa Moore There are currently five Jewish Community Fellows at Rhodes College. As part of their fellowship, they periodically share their experiences as Jewish college students with the larger community.  Being Jewish has always been a huge part of my life. When I was younger, I attended Hebrew school…

  • New Semester, New Hillel at Rhodes

    New Semester, New Hillel at Rhodes

    June 30, 2016 – (Memphis, TENNESSEE) – In partnership with our friends and colleagues at Rhodes College, Jewish Community Partners is proud to announce the formation of a Hillel at Rhodes College, which will launch with the fall 2016 semester. Around 70 Jewish students are enrolled at Rhodes, and while…

  • B’Nai Tzedek: Foundations in Philanthropy

    B’Nai Tzedek: Foundations in Philanthropy

    -by Joshua Katz Around ten kids my age were sitting at the table, and the only other person I knew was my brother. As my first B’Nai Tzedek meeting started, we got a little background on what exactly it was that we were doing. They told us we had $10,000…