Category: People
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Faces of Memphis and Shoham: David Ross
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.…
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Memphian One of Nine Yeshiva University Graduates Named Valedictorians for Outstanding Academic Achievements
Editor’s note: When this press release came to us, it was because Yeshiva University wanted Jewish Memphis to know that a Memphian was named as one of nine valedictorians in this year’s graduating class. This brought us great joy, as this particular valedictorian-Memphian is the son of our colleague Bluma…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Curt Ward
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.…
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Sustaining Culture and Community: The Many Faces of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto
This year’s winning entry in Memphis Jewish Federation’s 10th Annual Holocaust Essay contest was written by Nashville resident and Franklin High School 12th Grader Jake Bengelsdorf. He traveled to Memphis to read this essay at Yom HaShoah, which took place Thursday evening. There is one course of action so powerful…
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