Tag: Memphis Jews

  • Memphis Jewish Federation Invests in Israel Experiences for Local Youth

    Memphis Jewish Federation Invests in Israel Experiences for Local Youth

    By Gila Golder Exciting. Meaningful. Spiritual. Special. Amazing. Outstanding. These are just some of the adjectives student participants used to describe their Spring 2019 Israel experiences, led by Bornblum Jewish Community School and Margolin Hebrew Academy/Feinstone Yeshiva of the South and made possible by significant grants from Memphis Jewish Federation’s…

  • Charles Jalenak Passes Jewish Foundation of Memphis Torch to New Leader

    Charles Jalenak Passes Jewish Foundation of Memphis Torch to New Leader

    By Susan Nieman Above: L.R. Jalenak, Jr. and son Charles Jalenak, two generations of Jewish Foundation of Memphis Chairs. On June 18, 2019, at the joint annual meeting of Jewish Community Partners (JCP), Memphis Jewish Federation (MJF) and Jewish Foundation of Memphis (JFOM), Charles Jalenak will pass the torch as…

  • Memphis Jewish Community Welcomes Teen Scouts from Israel

    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…

  • Our Annual Meeting Celebrates Community Impact, Keeping our Jewish Community Cared For, Connected, and Engaged

    Our Annual Meeting Celebrates Community Impact, Keeping our Jewish Community Cared For, Connected, and Engaged

    By Susan Nieman Above: The 2018 Annual Meeting featured a panel discussion by representatives from innovative programming supported by the Federation’s Annual Campaign. The 2019 Annual Meeting will focus on the impact made by the efforts of Jewish Community Partners, Memphis Jewish Federation, and Jewish Foundation of Memphis during the…

  • Faces of Memphis and Shoham: David Bearman

    Faces of Memphis and Shoham: David Bearman

    Part of Memphis Jewish Federation’s ongoing efforts to connect Memphis and Israel, the 70 Faces of Memphis and Shoham project was designed to form real connections between the people of Jewish Memphis and the people of Shoham, Israel, Memphis’s partner city through the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership 2Gether program.…

  • Kandy Gallery Opening and Olymbec, USA  Team Up to Benefit Memphis Jewish Federation

    Kandy Gallery Opening and Olymbec, USA Team Up to Benefit Memphis Jewish Federation

    By Susan Nieman Above: Jordana and Jason Berger (far left and far right) of Olymbec USA greet Memphis Jewish Federation Special Projects Coordinator Mark Wender and his wife, Sally, at the grand opening of Kandy Gallery, which features the work of fine art photography of Neil Dankoff. The gallery is…

  • Coping with Depression: Advice for Seniors

    Coping with Depression: Advice for Seniors

    By Teresa Greenhill (Photo by Nicole De Khors from Burst ) Teresa Greenhill is the co-creator of MentalHealthforSeniors.com, which is dedicated to providing seniors with information on physical and mental fitness. Being a senior herself, Teresa, with some help from her granddaughter, manages the website as a way to keep her busy and…

  • Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Daniel Snyder

    Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Daniel Snyder

    Part of Memphis Jewish Federation’s ongoing efforts to connect Memphis and Israel, the 70 Faces of Memphis and Shoham project was designed to form real connections between the people of Jewish Memphis and the people of Shoham, Israel, Memphis’s partner city through the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership 2Gether program.…

  • Despair and Depression Hang on the Guarded Gates: JCP Connects Young Poets to Memories of the Holocaust

    Despair and Depression Hang on the Guarded Gates: JCP Connects Young Poets to Memories of the Holocaust

    By Gila Golder Despair and depression hang on the guarded gates, while the beating wind often knocks the people down into the muddied waters of tears. More people should have helped fight for the Jews’ freedom. These impassioned words are taken from poems written by young students in Memphis who…

  • Working Together to Serve the Most Vulnerable

    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…