Tag: Memphis Jewish Community Center
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Jewish Family Service Launches $7.5 Million Endowment Campaign with $2.5 Million Lead Gift
In an exciting community event in early October, Ken Steinberg, Chair of Jewish Community Partners and Jenny Herman, Chair of the Memphis Jewish Community Center announced the launch of a multi-million dollar endowment campaign for Jewish Family Service (JFS) and recognized philanthropists and major civic supporters Wendy and Avron Fogelman…
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Jewish Foundation Offering Two Planned Giving Seminars September 19
Are you an estate planning attorney? An employee at a non-profit organization? A board member of a Jewish agency in Memphis? Or someone who wants to learn more about fundraising and philanthropy? If you answered yes to one of these questions, then the Jewish Foundation of Memphis has two events…
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Ken Steinberg Elected 3rd Chair of Jewish Community Partners
Long-time Jewish communal leader Ken Steinberg was elected the 3rd chair of Jewish Community Partners at its annual meeting, Tuesday, June 18. Steinberg, a life-long Memphian, served a two-year term as Chair of Memphis Jewish Federation and a one-year term as Chair of Jewish Foundation of Memphis prior to his…
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Memphis Jewish Community Welcomes Teen Scouts from Israel
By Gila Golder School’s out, temperatures are climbing, grills are popping up in backyards— and two vivacious and energetic Israeli teens are in town, engaging with the community and serving as informal goodwill ambassadors for Israel. Must be summer in Memphis! Reut Shnitzer, 17 (on the left above), and Ella…
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Working Together to Serve the Most Vulnerable
By Laura Linder and Larry Skolnick Pictured above: Jewish Family Service staff members Mary Elizabeth Jones, Bill Monroe, Teresa Hughes, Audrey May, Rashki Osina, Miriam Cauley-Crisp, and Dale Steele pose for a photo in the JFS Kosher Food Pantry. With the MJCC managing JFS and Memphis Jewish Federation securing the…
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Omri Casspi Celebrates Hanukkah with the Memphis Jewish Community
When all 6 feet and nine inches of Israeli basketballer Omri Casspi ducked under the door and into the MJCC’s Belz Theater, the crowd gathered for this one-of-a-kind Hanukkah celebration knew they were experiencing something special. Rabbis from every Memphis congregation and agencies like the MJCC and Hillels of Memphis…
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My Israel Story #31- Mike McGee
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 series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …
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Yom HaShoah 2017- Monday April 24 in the Belz Social Hall, MJCC
(Photos from Yom HaShoah 2016, Steve Conroy- photographer) Laura Linder, President and CEO of Jewish Community Partners (JCP), announced this week that the Memphis Jewish community is invited to attend JCP’s 55th annual Yom HaShoah observance, featuring Better Together’s Names, Not Numbers program. The event will honor Holocaust survivors living…
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Donor Spotlight- Allen Iskiwitz: Confessions of a Philanthropic Animal Lover
Philanthropists who hold Donor Advised Funds through Jewish Foundation of Memphis have access to a unique set of giving tools, enabling them to give to causes that are meaningful to them, hassle-free, and backed by a team of financial, legal, and philanthropic professional volunteers. JFOM takes care of administrative tasks like…