Tag: Memphis Jewish

  • JCP Summer Intern Spotlight- Aaron Salomon

    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…

  • Memphis’ Pinch District: The Jewish/Irish Melting Pot

    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…