Tag: Memphis Holocaust remembrance

  • 475+ Attend 61st Annual Yom HaShoah Event

    475+ Attend 61st Annual Yom HaShoah Event

    2023 Yom HaShoah event chairs, Dorothy and Michelle Goldwin with keynote speaker, Tova Friedman By Shoshana Cenker On Monday, April 17, more than 475 attendees packed the Memphis Jewish Community Center’s Belz Social Hall for Memphis Jewish Federation’s 61st Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration. The Tennessee Holocaust Commission sponsored this year’s…

  • Memphis Jewish Federation Launches 14th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition

    Memphis Jewish Federation Launches 14th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition

    Memphis Jewish Federation has announced its fourteenth annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition for Mid-South and Tennessee students in grades 6-12. This year’s contest theme is Courage and Hope: The Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child. Middle school students in grades 6-8 are invited to submit artwork, and high…

  • Historically Jewish Fraternity Initiates Holocaust Program with Hillels of Memphis

    Historically Jewish Fraternity Initiates Holocaust Program with Hillels of Memphis

    For years, the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at University of Memphis has partnered with Hillels of Memphis to mark International Holocaust Remembrance day by bringing meaningful educational programing into the frat house. This year ZBT tapped Hillel Director Sophie Bloch to curate a program for a group of fifteen members…

  • JCP-commissioned Holocaust Film ‘Lives Restarted’ Now Available on Amazon Prime

    JCP-commissioned Holocaust Film ‘Lives Restarted’ Now Available on Amazon Prime

    Lives Restarted, a compelling documentary, shares the stories, faces and voices of Holocaust survivors reflecting on their journeys from liberation to freedom in America. The 38-minute documentary is now available in the United States for viewing and digital download through Amazon Prime Video. Unlike previous Holocaust films, Lives Restarted focuses…

  • The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Second Place Winner of Memphis Jewish Federation’s 10th Annual Holocaust Essay Competition

    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.…

  • Warren Kramer: A Survivor’s Story

    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…

  • Persona Non Grata: Tennessee Film Premiere Tells Untold Holocaust Story

    Persona Non Grata: Tennessee Film Premiere Tells Untold Holocaust Story

    During the chaos of the Second World War, a Japanese diplomat working in Lithuania concocted a desperate plan to save as many Jews as he could, ultimately securing the safety of some 6,000 Jewish refugees. A powerful film depicting this important but lesser-known story will have its Tennessee premiere at…

  • Memphis Jewish Federation’s 56th Annual Yom HaShoah Observance to Feature Renowned National Educator

    Memphis Jewish Federation’s 56th Annual Yom HaShoah Observance to Feature Renowned National Educator

    By Gila Golder Laura Linder, President and CEO of Jewish Community Partners (JCP), announced this week that the Memphis Jewish community is invited to attend Memphis Jewish Federation’s 56th annual Yom HaShoah observance, featuring Roger Brooks, President and CEO of Facing History and Ourselves. The program will take place on…

  • My Israel Story #50- Dani Chaum

    My Israel Story #50- Dani Chaum

    We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a…

  • Federation Events in March and April Honor Holocaust Survivors and Victims

    Federation Events in March and April Honor Holocaust Survivors and Victims

    While Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70 this spring, Memphis Jewish Federation is offering programs that honor an earlier, darker chapter of Jewish history- the Holocaust.   2018 Holocaust Art & Essay Contest Memphis middle and high school students have submitted their entries for this year’s Holocaust Art & Essay Contest, competing…