Tag: Memphis Jewish Community
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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…
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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…
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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…
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B’nai Tzedek Teens Donate Locally and Overseas
Jewish Foundation of Memphis B’nai Tzedek students gathered on March 21, 2222 to award grants to six local Jewish organizations, funding 9 programs with a total of $10,000. In May, the teens made gifts from their individual tzedakah funds. When it comes to individual tzedakah money, B’nai Tzedek students have…
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Micah Unowsky: My Teen Israel Experience
Micah Unowsky, son of Keri and Dr. Daniel Unowsky, just graduated from Memphis University School (pictured left posing with friends during a visit to the Western Wall). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of his NFTY Jacobs…
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Upcoming Jewish Community Partners 7th Annual Meeting
Jewish Community Partners (JCP) will hold its 2022 Annual Meeting in-person on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. in the Belz Social Hall of the Memphis Jewish Community Center. Framed with the theme of Our Global Responsibility and Securing Our Future, the program will celebrate the ways Memphis Jewish…
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Jacob Shapiro: My Teen Israel Experience
Jacob Shapiro, son of Virginia Palacio and Todd Shapiro, just graduated Lausanne Collegiate School (and is pictured [right] enjoying food in Jerusalem with friends Jack Benjamin, Connor Rubin, and Anders Kennedy). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost…
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Rhodes Hillel Student Samuel Cross Elected to Serve on Hillel International Student Cabinet
“While interviewing for the Hillel International Student Cabinet, I was asked about what my specific individual project would be upon acceptance into the group, and I responded by stating that I intended to work on outreach towards Jewish communities outside of the traditional Hillel network,” said Samuel Cross, a rising…
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Federation Supports 340 New Olim from Ethiopia as Ethiopian Aliyah Resumes
Memphis Jewish Federation joins with Israel and world Jewry to welcome the 340 Ethiopian Jews who recently arrived in Israel as new immigrants. The two flights this week mark the resumption of Operation Zur Israel or Rock of Israel, an initiative approved by the Israeli government enabling 3,000 members of…
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Evan Schrier: My Teen Israel Experience
Evan Schrier, son of Carolyn and Adam Schrier, just graduated from Memphis University School (Pictured from left to right while on an early-morning hike to the top of Masada: Joe Hochberg, Evan Schrier, Alex Weinstein, Ryan Kertzner). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience…