Tag: Jewish Memphis
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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Second Place Winner of Memphis Jewish Federation’s 10th Annual Holocaust Essay Competition
This year’s second prize-winning entry in Memphis Jewish Federation’s 10th Annual Holocaust Essay contest was written by Christian Brothers High School 12th Grader Sloan McHugh. The first prize winner will read their eassy at this year’s Yom HaShoah, which will be held Thursday, May 2, 6:30 PM at the MJCC.…
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Middle School Students Explore ‘the Many Faces of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto’ Through Art
By Gila Golder If you stop by the Memphis Jewish Community Center anytime between now and May 5, you’ll be treated to an incredible display of artwork in the lobby, just in front of the Social Hall. The display showcases art from local middle school students who participated in Memphis…
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The Power of the Collective: Memphis Lions of Judah Recognize Philanthropic Accomplishments
It was an afternoon of recognition and accomplishments, highlighted by the presence of Judy Altenberg, past national women’s philanthropy chair of Jewish Federations of North America. More than 50 Memphis Lions of Judah gathered at the home of Shelley Robbins and Reed Landau to celebrate their collective spirit of giving.…
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Religious Hate Harms People of All Faiths
We were horrified by the news over the weekend of the attacks on Christian worshipers in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the latest global example of religiously motivated violence. The bombings, which killed almost 300 people and injured more than 500, are being attributed to the National Thowheed Jamaath, a…
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Warren Kramer: A Survivor’s Story
95-year-old Warren Kramer, pictured above in his youth with his parents and grandparents, spends the colder half of each year in Memphis with his daughter, Adina Samberg, and her family, living in New York City with his other daughter Evelyn Moskowitz for the spring and summer months. Jewish Community Partners…
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Holocaust Art & Essay Winners Announced
Memphis Jewish Federation’s 10th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition invited students to respond to the topic Sustaining Culture and Community: The Many Faces of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto. Open to all students in Tennessee and the Mid-South, the contest drew submissions from a diverse group of students from…
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Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Cindi Weinstein
Interview and photo by Lynnie Mirvis 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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Community Member Zev Samuels to Receive State-Wide Recognition for Social Work
Dear friends, Today in Nashville on Capitol Hill, MIFA’s Zev Samuels will receive the Tennessee Social Worker of the Year Award bestowed by the Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Zev, a professional social worker for over 27 years, is manager of MIFA’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman program…
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Local Educator Helps Connect Memphis Students to Their Shoham Counterparts
By Anat Kampf Over the past winter break, Anat Kampf, Margolin Hebrew Academy’s Middle School assistant principal, traveled to Shoham, Israel, to continue building the partnership with Memphis’ sister city. The trip was funded by Memphis Jewish Federation’s Memphis-Shoham Partnership2Gether Initiative. These are reflections on her journey. This past December,…
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Recognizing And Calling Out Anti-Semitism
Yesterday, the US House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry. In the wake of recent events that led to the passage of this resolution we have heard from members of our community who are distressed over the lack of public understanding/recognition of anti-Semitism. As part of our…