Tag: Jewish philanthropy

  • Hannah Siegler: My Teen Israel Experience

    Hannah Siegler: My Teen Israel Experience

    Hannah Siegler, the daughter of Stacy and Jerry Siegler, is an 11th grade student at Lausanne Collegiate School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the costs of her Summer 2019 NFTY program in Israel. All rising juniors and seniors…

  • Sophie Skolnick: My Teen Israel Experience

    Sophie Skolnick: My Teen Israel Experience

    My experience in Israel was amazing and had a major impact on my life. The trip was filled with amazing teens and staff who made me feel excited about Israel and Judaism. My time in Israel would not have been nearly the same without all of these wonderful people I…

  • Artist Carol Buchman and Memphis Jewish Federation Forge Relationships Between Memphis and Shoham

    Artist Carol Buchman and Memphis Jewish Federation Forge Relationships Between Memphis and Shoham

    Renowned local artist and arts educator Carol Buchman embarked on an amazing adventure, traveling from Memphis to Shoham, Israel in October, serving as a cultural ambassador on behalf of Memphis Jewish Federation to cultivate connections between the two communities through art. The centerpiece of her visit was a key spot…

  • Jewish Foundation of Memphis Featured Among Top Granting Organizations in Memphis, Mid-South

    Jewish Foundation of Memphis Featured Among Top Granting Organizations in Memphis, Mid-South

    The Jewish Foundation of Memphis ranked among the top granting organizations in Memphis, as reported in the Memphis Business Journal (MBJ)’s weekly feature The List in the October 18-24, 2019 publication.  Once a year, The List spotlights charitable organizations with the biggest footprints in the Mid-South. The Jewish Foundation granted…

  • Free Jewish Books Bring Families Together

    Free Jewish Books Bring Families Together

    Five Memphis families of diverse Jewish backgrounds gather around a table, little ones wiggling in their arms. Each adult is holding a blessing card and together they sing and welcome Shabbat. The dinner conversation ranges from Jewish values to parenting challenges, with intermittent pauses to clean up spilled milk and…

  • Jewish Foundation Calling All Professional Advisors to Be Included in New Directory

    Jewish Foundation Calling All Professional Advisors to Be Included in New Directory

    Above: Jason Salomon, estate attorney and Chair of the Professional Advisory Group (PAG) of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis, where he also serves on the board of directors, chats with Jewish Foundation Donor Advised Fund holder Evelyn Makowsky. The PAG is made up of professionals in various legal, financial, and…

  • Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Felicitas Sloves

    Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Felicitas Sloves

    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. The project…

  • Newly Elected Memphis Jewish Federation Chair Cindy Finestone is Passionate About Philanthropy

    Newly Elected Memphis Jewish Federation Chair Cindy Finestone is Passionate About Philanthropy

    Cindy Finestone isn’t your typical Memphis Jewish lay leader, donor, or Federation chair. Neither she nor her husband, Mark, grew up in Memphis, and neither of them have family here. So how did Cindy and Mark become so involved that she now serves as chair of Memphis Jewish Federation? “My…

  • Hillels of Memphis Welcomes Sophie Bloch

    Hillels of Memphis Welcomes Sophie Bloch

    When Jewish students begin classes at University of Memphis and Rhodes College this fall, Sophie Bloch will be at the forefront to help them navigate Jewish life throughout their college journey. As Jewish Community Partners’ new Director of Hillels of Memphis and Director of Student Life, Sophie brings enthusiasm and…

  • Our Partners Secure Community Network Recognized as Leader by DHS, FBI

    Our Partners Secure Community Network Recognized as Leader by DHS, FBI

    By Mark Wilf, Chair of Jewish Federations of North America Board of Trustees. Last summer, Jewish Community Partners partnered with the Secure Community Network (SCN), the official homeland security initiative of the organized North American Jewish community, to launch a Regional Security Director program with the hiring of Memphis resident,…