Tag: Memphis Jewish Federation

  • 70 Faces: Humans of Memphis and Shoham

    70 Faces: Humans of Memphis and Shoham

    Strength Lies in Differences, Not in Similarities (Photo above: High school senior and volunteer photojournalist Pesya Berezin photographs her subject for 70 Faces: Humans of Memphis and Shoham while Israeli photojournalist Erez Kaganovitz coaches her.) In March, Jewish Community Partners kicked off a dynamic photojournalism project which will culminate in a…

  • 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…

  • My Israel Story #49- Alice Zalon

    My Israel Story #49- Alice Zalon

    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…

  • Speaking Out: Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein Advocates for Israel at U of M Event

    Speaking Out: Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein Advocates for Israel at U of M Event

    Jewish Community Partners’ Director of Community Impact Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein was invited to participate in a dialog at the University of Memphis’ Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, hosted by the law school’s International Law Society and focusing on the recent decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.…

  • My Israel Story #48- Cathie Jacobs

    My Israel Story #48- Cathie Jacobs

    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…

  • My Israel Story #48- Cathie Jacobs

    My Israel Story #48- Cathie Jacobs

    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…

  • A Taste Of Israel: Celebrating Israel at 70 with a Special Night

    A Taste Of Israel: Celebrating Israel at 70 with a Special Night

    Walls of stone, thousands of years old. Vendors passing steaming snacks to customers. The smell of spices, shawarma, falafel. Street musicians and performers filling the air with beautiful sound. People of all ages gathering to celebrate, to dine, to simply be together in this magical setting. With a unique upcoming…

  • My Israel Story #47- Debby Weinstein

    My Israel Story #47- Debby Weinstein

    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…

  • From the Vaults: Jewish Student Union Honors Benefactors at Dedication

    From the Vaults: Jewish Student Union Honors Benefactors at Dedication

    This article was published in The Hebrew Watchman in December, 1984. 34 years later, we’ve expanded Hillel to its second Memphis college, increasing the number of Jewish college students in Memphis who have access to meaningful Jewish connections, relationships, and experiences. We hope you enjoy this throwback story from the…

  • My Israel Story #46- Ethan Harkavy

    My Israel Story #46- Ethan Harkavy

    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…