Tag: Memphis Jewish
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JCP Summer Intern Spotlight- Aaron Salomon
Aaron Salomon Marketing Intern Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee College/Graduate school: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Do you belong to a local congregation? Temple Israel How long have you been a member of the Memphis community? Almost 21 years – my whole life. What is your job at JCP, and how long have…
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Memphis’ Pinch District: The Jewish/Irish Melting Pot
ABOVE: Residents of Memphis’s historic Pinch neighborhood, early 1900s. Jewish business men with an Irish cop. The immigrant story in many American cities almost always prominently features two groups of people- the Irish and the Jews. Both came for the promise of a new start in America, which is shared among…