Category: People
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David Sabin: My Teen Israel Experience
David Sabin, son of Dr. Joanne Levine and Dr. Noah Sabin, is a senior at Memphis University School (pictured enjoying the view on top of a mountain outside of Eilat, Israel). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost…
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Inspired By Family Traditions, Sydney and Jack Shanker Contribute to Federation’s Ukraine Emergency Fund
Inspired by their parents and grandparents, Memphis teens Sydney and Jack Shanker donated more than a year’s worth of contributions to their tzedakah boxes to Memphis Jewish Federation’s Ukraine Emergency Fund, held by the Jewish Foundation of Memphis. Last week, a local family’s tzedakah tradition led to a surprise visit…
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Akiva Nelson: My Teen Israel Experience
Akiva Nelson, son of Hannah and Dr. Michael Nelson, is a senior at The Frisch School in Paramus, New Jersey (pictured inside of a cave, wearing a yellow shirt, with friends he made during his trip to Israel). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel…
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Hayden Miller: My Teen Israel Experience
Hayden Miller, daughter of Paige and Jed Miller, is a senior at Hutchison School (pictured left with her friend Sydney Shemper in Jerusalem). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of her NFTY L’Dor V’Dor (Jacobs Camp) program…
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Barbara and Scott Klazmer – Supporting the Community That Shaped Their Lives
Barbara and Scott Klazmer, pictured here with their grandchildren Averi, 5, and Ryan, 3, partner with the Jewish Foundation of Memphis and Memphis Jewish Federation to conduct their philanthropy, giving back to the organizations in Jewish Memphis that have shaped their lives. “I can remember being on my dad’s shoulders,…
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Eli Lewis: My Teen Israel Experience
Eli Lewis, son of Sarah and Jeff Lewis, is a junior at Memphis University School (Eli is pictured back right). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of his NFTY Jacobs Camp program in Israel. All rising high…
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Experience Powers Insight for New Federation Senior Services Collaborative Chair Jennifer Roberts
Jennifer Roberts brings years of experience working with and for seniors to her new role as Chair of Memphis Jewish Federation’s Senior Services Collaborative. We caught up with her to get her take on the path that led her here, her hopes and concerns for the seniors of Jewish Memphis, and…
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Jordan Infeld: My Teen Israel Experience
Jordan Infeld (pictured second to the right on top of Masada with his friends Louis Reagler, Gabriel Freedman, Micah Unowsky, and Jacob Shapiro), son of Dr. Jason and Stephani Infeld, is a senior at Memphis University School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience…
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Historically Jewish Fraternity Initiates Holocaust Program with Hillels of Memphis
For years, the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at University of Memphis has partnered with Hillels of Memphis to mark International Holocaust Remembrance day by bringing meaningful educational programing into the frat house. This year ZBT tapped Hillel Director Sophie Bloch to curate a program for a group of fifteen members…
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Aidan Kahane: My Teen Israel Experience
Aidan Kahane, son of Elana and Josh Kahane, is a senior at Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of his NCSY JOLT program in Israel. All rising high school juniors and…
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