Category: News
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Giving Together. Impacting Jewish Lives.
By Susan Nieman Memphis Jewish Federation’s development board chairs Cindy Finestone and Scott Vogel will lead the team in planning the 2019 Community Campaign ~ Giving Together. Impacting Jewish Lives. Every year, more than 1,000 Jewish Memphians come together to contribute to the community campaign. Funds raised are disbursed through…
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News from our Partners: Chairman Herzog invites Sheikh Tarif to address Jewish Agency conference of Diaspora leaders
From the Jewish Agency for Israel, one of our overseas partners. In a tribute of respect and appreciation for the Druze community in Israel, and in the context of the community’s protest over the legislation of the Nation-State Law, Isaac Herzog, incoming Chairman of The Jewish Agency for Israel,…
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“Patchwork Perspectives: The Memphis-Israel Quilt” Begins Traveling Tour of Jewish Memphis
Update: The quilt is on display in the lobby of the MJCC as of today (August 9). Stop by and check it out. We think it’s beautiful! The Memphis Jewish Federation is excited to announce that the community art project, “Patchwork Perspectives: The Memphis-Israel Quilt,” is slated to begin its…
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Stuart Frisch: Regional Security Director to Bolster Jewish Community Safety and Security
This week, Memphis Jewish Community Partners (JCP), together with the Secure Community Network (SCN), the official homeland security initiative of the organized North American Jewish community, launched a Regional Security Director (RSD) program with the hiring of Memphis resident, security expert and law enforcement veteran Stuart Frisch. The initiation of…
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PJ Library marks a major milestone as it celebrates its 10th anniversary
Ten years ago, about 100 Jewish children across Memphis started receiving books with high-quality Jewish content. Now, more than 800 children in Memphis have received free Jewish children’s books each month through PJ Library. “For the past decade, PJ library has helped shape my family’s Jewish identity. We have seen…
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Anonymous Donor Helps Jewish Community Partners Create $2 Million Endowment to Fund Hillels of Memphis
Jewish Community Partners President and CEO Laura Linder gratefully announced the creation of a new $2 million endowment fund that will support the operating expenses of University of Memphis Hillel and Rhodes College Hillel. The fund, established by combining a new $1 million gift from an anonymous donor and an…
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JCP Celebrates Impact of Community’s Generosity at 2018 Annual Meeting
More than 100 campaign donors, lay leaders, clergy, Jewish agency representatives, and members of the public joined Jewish Community Partners for its 4th Annual Meeting Sunday, June 10, in the Belz Social Hall of the Memphis Jewish Community Center. Focusing on JCP’s role in nourishing innovation in our community, the…
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Jewish Community Partners Announces New Roles for Two Veteran Staffers
Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein and Sheri Gadberry have received much-deserved promotions and will soon grow into new and expanded roles at Jewish Community Partners, leveraging their skills, experience, and intellect for the benefit of the Memphis Jewish Community. Bluma is now JCP’s Chief Strategy Officer and Sheri is now the organization’s Director…
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Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund Awards Over $500,000 for Israel Programs
Laura Linder, President/CEO of Jewish Community Partners, announced this week that the Lemsky Endowment Fund of Memphis Jewish Federation has awarded over $500,000 in grants to programs for 2018-2019 that will meet the fund’s stated mission to “encourage the development of programs which build bridges between the Memphis Jewish community…
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My Israel Story #57- Laura Linder
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…
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