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June and Bernard Garfinkel Create a Powerful Legacy with help of Jewish Foundation of Memphis

Creating a sound legacy plan, one that reflects your hopesand dreams, takes careful planning, and good advisors. That’s why in 1999 Bernard Garfinkel, of blessedmemory, turned to the Jewish Foundation of Memphis and Executive Director PaulaJacobson to help guide him and his wife June through…

by JCPConnect- January 10, 2020

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Jason D. Salomon Selected as Best Estate Planning Attorney

Jason D. Salomon is deeply involved in our work in the Memphis Jewish Community, and an all around top notch guy. He serves on the JCP board and the Jewish Foundation of Memphis board and also chairs Foundation’s Professional Advisory Group. He’s also a member of Memphis Jewish…

by JCPConnect- April 8, 2019

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Persona Non Grata: Tennessee Film Premiere Tells Untold Holocaust Story

During the chaos of the Second World War, a Japanese diplomat working in Lithuania concocted a desperate plan to save as many Jews as he could, ultimately securing the safety of some 6,000 Jewish refugees. A powerful film depicting this important but lesser-known story will have its Tennessee…

by JCPConnect- September 21, 2018

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Through Jewish Community Partners, Jewish Memphis Delivers Smiles to the Most Vulnerable Memphians

When the call was sent to all corners of the Mid-South that Metropolitan Interfaith Association (MIFA) was celebrating a milestone with a campaign to bring different parts of Memphis together to do good on a massive scale, Jewish Memphis went above and beyond to deliver.Jewish Community Partners (JCP…

by JCPConnect- March 1, 2019

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My Israel Story #60- Rabbi Feivel Strauss

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…

by JCPConnect- May 16, 2018

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June and Bernard Garfinkel Create a Powerful Legacy with help of Jewish Foundation of Memphis

Jason D. Salomon Selected as Best Estate Planning Attorney

Persona Non Grata: Tennessee Film Premiere Tells Untold Holocaust Story

Through Jewish Community Partners, Jewish Memphis Delivers Smiles to the Most Vulnerable Memphians

My Israel Story #60- Rabbi Feivel Strauss