Tag: Shoham Israel

  • Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Gabby Bray

    Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Gabby Bray

    Photo and interview by Gila Golder 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…

  • Mother of Fallen Israeli Soldier Spends Emotional, Impactful Week in Memphis

    Mother of Fallen Israeli Soldier Spends Emotional, Impactful Week in Memphis

    Zehava Shneor is a 20-year veteran of the Israel Defense Forces; a resident of Shoham, Memphis’s partner city in Israel; an Israel tour guide; and a past participant in a MOMentum journey for Jewish mothers in Israel. She is also— like many Israeli citizens— a bereaved parent. In October 2003,…

  • Memphis Jewish Federation to Host Shoham Mother of Fallen Soldier

    Memphis Jewish Federation to Host Shoham Mother of Fallen Soldier

    Memphis Jewish Federation announced that the Memphis-Shoham Partnership is bringing to Memphis Zehava Shneor, mother of fallen Shoham Israeli soldier Sarit Shneor. While in Memphis, Zehava will interact with a broad swath of the Memphis Jewish community, including Beth Sholom teens, Bornblum middle school students, Margolin Hebrew Academy middle school…

  • Memphis Jewish Federation and Memphis Jewish Community Center  To Host Lunch and Learn With Local Artist Carol Buchman

    Memphis Jewish Federation and Memphis Jewish Community Center To Host Lunch and Learn With Local Artist Carol Buchman

    “Thou Shall Not Want, The 7 Species of Sukkot” is a striking mixed-media art piece created by renowned local artist and arts educator Carol Buchman and inspired, she says, by a recent visit to Memphis’ partner city of Shoham in Israel. The canvas is now hanging in Carol’s “Words Matter”…

  • Artist Carol Buchman and Memphis Jewish Federation Forge Relationships Between Memphis and Shoham

    Artist Carol Buchman and Memphis Jewish Federation Forge Relationships Between Memphis and Shoham

    Renowned local artist and arts educator Carol Buchman embarked on an amazing adventure, traveling from Memphis to Shoham, Israel in October, serving as a cultural ambassador on behalf of Memphis Jewish Federation to cultivate connections between the two communities through art. The centerpiece of her visit was a key spot…

  • Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Cindi Weinstein

    Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Cindi Weinstein

    Interview and photo by Lynnie Mirvis 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…

  • Memphis-Shoham Partnership: Celebrating Thanksgiving2Gether

    Memphis-Shoham Partnership: Celebrating Thanksgiving2Gether

    Memphis Jewish Federation’s partnership with the central Israeli city of Shoham, which is part of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI)’s Partnership2Gether program, has led to many meaningful relationships blossoming between members of the two linked communities. This item, from a recent JAFI newsletter about partnerships like ours, shows the…

  • My Israel Story #62- Kate Schaffzin

    My Israel Story #62- Kate Schaffzin

    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…

  • People-To-People Connections: Memphis Cohort Hosted By Israeli Counterparts in Shoham

    People-To-People Connections: Memphis Cohort Hosted By Israeli Counterparts in Shoham

    Members of our Memphis-Shoham Steering Committee are in Israel right now, meeting with their counterparts from our partner city, Shoham. Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, our Director of Community Impact, sent these dispatches to us, along with the photos. You can see the full album of Memphis-Shoham Winter 2018 photos on Facebook.  1…

  • Letter from Shoham: Thank you Memphis Jewish Community – You’ve Been Good To Us!

    Letter from Shoham: Thank you Memphis Jewish Community – You’ve Been Good To Us!

    At this year’s ASBEE World Kosher BBQ Competition and Festival, our community was treated to the exotic tastes of Israeli cuisine, prepared with fiery passion by Tovi and Esti Kochav, Alon Radzi, and Guy Reder. Their cooking team, dubbed Shoham? No-Ham!, traveled from Memphis’s partner city in Israel, Shoham, as…