Tag: Jewish Federation Memphis
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Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Gabby Bray
Photo and interview by Gila Golder 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…
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Memphis Jewish Federation’s Senior Services Directory 2.0 Available in Print, Online
Launched in late 2017 under the leadership of Memphis Jewish Federation (MJF)’s Senior Services Collaborative (SSC), the Senior Services Directory quickly become a reliable resource for seniors and their caregivers in the Memphis Jewish Community. Packed with information about services, activities, and programming provided to area seniors and the important…
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Fogelman Jewish Family Service at the MJCC: Because We All Need Help Sometimes
By Audrey May Intake, Referral & Volunteer Coordinator – Wendy & Avron B. Fogelman Jewish Family Service at the Memphis Jewish Community Center Seniors and their caregivers can find it challenging to navigate through change. Someone has a serious illness. Someone stops driving. Someone has a fall and breaks a…
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Mother of Fallen Israeli Soldier Spends Emotional, Impactful Week in Memphis
Zehava Shneor is a 20-year veteran of the Israel Defense Forces; a resident of Shoham, Memphis’s partner city in Israel; an Israel tour guide; and a past participant in a MOMentum journey for Jewish mothers in Israel. She is also— like many Israeli citizens— a bereaved parent. In October 2003,…
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This Year, Hillel’s Yiddishe Cup Asks a Question: What’s Your Hillel Story?
It’s time to polish up on your putt-putt skills for Hillels of Memphis Annual Yiddishe Cup Mini Golf Tournament. Enjoyed by people of all ages, this year’s challenge will be held on Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. at Golf & Games located at 5484 Summer Avenue. Rain or shine,…
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Upcoming Deadline for Memphis Jewish Federation’s 11th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition
Above: Jennifer Shiberou (right), an art teacher at Colonial Middle School, has participated in Memphis Jewish Federation’s Holocaust Art Contest since its inception 11 years ago. Her student Kathy Lam (left) is a two-time contest winnner, as a 7th grade student in 2018 and as an 8th grade student in…
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Memphis Seniors Benefit from Generous Grant Awarded to Memphis Jewish Federation
Memphis Jewish Federation (MJF) was awarded with a generous grant from the Butler Snow Foundation to benefit vulnerable Memphis-area seniors. “We are thrilled and thankful to have been awarded this grant to address the dignity and wellness of seniors who receive services through two of our partner agencies – the…
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‘First Lady of Nails’ Suzi Weiss-Fischmann Celebrates the Power of Women with Memphis Jewish Federation
Hundreds of women made an impact on the Jewish community through gifts they pledged at Federation’s first-ever Women’s Impact Luncheon featuring OPI Nail Lacquer co-founder, author, and philanthropist Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. It was a celebration of Jewish philanthropy with women of every age represented and every segment of our Jewish community…
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Jewish Life on Memphis Campuses: Hillel Fall Semester Review
By Sophie Bloch, Director, Hillels of Memphis Above: University of Memphis students Niki Schienberg, Gila Karasik, Eli Apel, and Jessica Breining gather for an end of semester Hanukkah lunch at the Morris S. Fogelman Hillel building near the University of Memphis campus. I often joke that my job as the…
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Fedovation: How can we improve our community?
Pictured above: Participants in Baron Hirsch Congregation’s Torah Fellows program are all smiles while working with Jewish youth to make sandwiches for the hungry this past Purim. It all starts with a simple question: How can we improve our community? If you have a creative idea for a program…