Category: People
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Ethan VanderWalde : My Teen Israel Experience
With the generous support of Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund, I was able to spend the summer of 2023 in Israel. I am lucky to have been to Israel with my family, but I missed my Bornblum 8th grade school Israel trip due to Covid. I wanted to travel…
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Ari Taub: My Teen Israel Experience
Israel was always a special place to me, even though I had never visited. I thought about it as my second home away from home. The summer of 2023 proved to me that I was right; Israel is my second home. I felt so welcomed and everyone treated me like…
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Brooke Sanderson: My Teen Israel Experience
Brooke Sanderson, daughter of Stacy and Josh Sanderson is a junior at the Goldie Margolin School for Girls. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of her NCSY JOLT program. All rising juniors and seniors are eligible for grants…
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Dahlia Siegel: My Teen Israel Experience
Dahlia Siegel, daughter of Rachel and Dr. Joel Siegel is a rising senior at the Goldie Margolin School for Girls. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of her Yad B’Yad Israel program. All rising juniors and seniors are…
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Amalia Shapiro: My Teen Israel Experience
I thought going to Israel was just another year of summer activities alongside my camp friends, the only difference being that we were in Israel and not at camp. I never expected I would learn so much about myself and what I enjoyed. Typically, my camp summers consist of the…
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Emma O’Leary: My Teen Israel Experience
Israel is an experience I had been hearing about for my entire life while growing up and going to my Jewish summer camp, Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI), for almost a decade. It was said to be the experience of a lifetime and the best experience we would ever have…
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Calla Coonin: My Teen Israel Experience
This past summer, with the help of the Lemsky Endowment Fund, I enrolled in a summer high school program with Alexander Muss High School in Israel. It was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before. I learned about the amazing country of Israel while making long-lasting friendships. I swam to the…
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Abe Friedman: My Teen Israel Experience
The three weeks I spent this summer in Israel with BBYO Israel Journey were truly unforgettable. I made so many new friends and experienced many new things. We began our journey in Jerusalem where we said the Shehecheyanu prayer at the Haas Promenade and wrote a letter to ourselves of…
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Federation Taps Sarah Besser to Serve as PJ Library Coordinator
The Memphis Jewish Federation is delighted to announce Sarah Besser will be serving as PJ Library Coordinator. Building on her passion and dedication as Federation’s Campaign Associate, Besser is well prepared to build and grow the PJ Library program for the Memphis Jewish community. Sarah Besser began working at the…
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Federation Remembers Past and Present Surivors at 2024 Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Memphis Jewish Federation’s 62nd Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration was marked with hope and sorrow. Guests experienced the joy of gathering in community and holding out hope for better days to come, while also acknowledging the heartbreak of the attack on Israel, the hostages still in captivity and the atrocities committed…
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