Tag: Jewish life in Memphis

  • ZBT Honors Memphis Chapter for its Partnership with Hillels of Memphis

    ZBT Honors Memphis Chapter for its Partnership with Hillels of Memphis

    The Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) fraternity chapter at the University of Memphis was recently recognized at their annual International Convention in recognition of their Jewish programming with Hillels of Memphis and Memphis Jewish Federation. While it should be no surprise that a Memphis chapter was internationally recognized for its excellence,…

  • Memphis-Based Highland Capital Management, LLC Supports Jewish Memphis Through Federation, Foundation

    Memphis-Based Highland Capital Management, LLC Supports Jewish Memphis Through Federation, Foundation

    “Highland Capital Management, LLC always wants to make sure that we give to institutions who act as careful stewards of the community’s money by consistently making a positive impact,” said Steve Wishnia (pictured above), CEO of Highland Capital, a wealth management company that has been providing investment advisory services to…

  • Jimmy Ringel – My Jewish Journey

    Jimmy Ringel – My Jewish Journey

    In the periodic series My Jewish Journey, community members share the story of their personal relationship with Judaism and Jewish identity. Told their way and in their words, these stories are as unique and distinct from each other as the storytellers themselves, and together will begin to tell the colorful…

  • Memphis Connections, Israeli-Style: Federation’s Young Adult Israel Trip

    Memphis Connections, Israeli-Style: Federation’s Young Adult Israel Trip

    “I am very excited to return to Israel as an adult. I first visited when I was 15, young and self-consumed. Now, 11 years later – years that hopefully made me wiser – I look forward to exploring the culture, history, and my own Jewish identity through new eyes,” said…

  • Kayla Klazmer – A Star On and Off the Court

    Kayla Klazmer – A Star On and Off the Court

    Among the younger donors to Memphis Jewish Federation’s Annual Community Campaign, 23-year-old Kayla Klazmer was born and raised in Jewish Memphis, and as a fifth-generation Memphian, her family ties to the community are deeply rooted. Kayla’s parents, Barbara and Scott Klazmer, encouraged her from a young age to embrace her…

  • Miss Tennessee Contestant Sydney Caen Raised Awareness about Antisemitism

    Miss Tennessee Contestant Sydney Caen Raised Awareness about Antisemitism

    With the global rise in antisemitism and hate, it’s vital that people in the public eye send a clear message against Jewish discrimination. That is exactly what one young woman did while all eyes were on her. Sydney Caen, a contestant in this year’s Miss Tennessee pageant held in Memphis…

  • Judy Lansky Brings Valuable Experience as a Jewish Professional to Memphis Jewish Federation as Director of Development

    Judy Lansky Brings Valuable Experience as a Jewish Professional to Memphis Jewish Federation as Director of Development

    Memphis-born Judy Lansky joined the Memphis Jewish Federation team earlier this summer as the organization’s Director of Development, returning to the community after over a decade away. She left Memphis after high school to attend the University of Maryland before starting her career as a non-profit professional in Michigan.  “After…

  • The Legacy of Ronna Newburger z”l

    The Legacy of Ronna Newburger z”l

    Ronna and Hal Newburger are pictured holding The Book of Life. At Jewish Community Partners’ Annual Meeting, President and CEO Laura Linder paid tribute to past Jewish Foundation of Memphis President, Ronna Newburger, of blessed memory.  “On April 14, 2008, Ronna Newburger was elected president of the Jewish Foundation of…

  • Tribute to Outgoing Foundation Board Chair Anthony Morrison was highlight of Jewish Community Partners 7th Annual Meeting

    Tribute to Outgoing Foundation Board Chair Anthony Morrison was highlight of Jewish Community Partners 7th Annual Meeting

    Jewish Community Partners (JCP) and its managed organizations Memphis Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Memphis celebrated meeting the needs of the Jewish community at its recent Annual Meeting. Framed with the themes of Our Global Responsibility and Securing Our Future, the program featured the myriad ways Federation and Foundation collaborated…

  • Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lion of Judah Spring Reception Honored 50 Years of Jewish Women in Philanthropy

    Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lion of Judah Spring Reception Honored 50 Years of Jewish Women in Philanthropy

    Photo by Paige Miller, from left to right: Jill Steinberg, Jill Menuskin, Debra Saharovich, Beni Dragutsky, Jolie Kisber, Molly Wexler, Judy Felsenthal, Rhonda Saslawsky, Myrna Halperin, Beverly Buchalter, Diane Wruble, Lisa Kaufman, and Janice Ringel are seen enjoying this year’s annual Lion of Judah Spring Reception. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lion…