Category: People
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Foundation Celebrates Next Generation of Community Philanthropists at B’nai Tzedek Grant Reception
Hope and excitement were in the air as Carolyn Schrier, B’nai Tzedek Coordinator, welcomed attendees to the 2024 B’nai Tzedek Grant Reception, held in early May. “We are here tonight to celebrate Jewish teen philanthropy in Memphis,” Schrier began, setting the tone for an evening dedicated to honoring the commitment…
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Dylan Speigel: My Teen Israel Experience
Dylan Speigel, son of Melinda and Michael Lejman, is a rising senior at White Station High School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of his NCSY Jewish Student Union TJJ Israel program. All rising juniors and seniors are…
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Rafael Goldkin: My Teen Israel Experience
Rafael Goldkin, son of Amy Goldkin and Alan Goldkin is a junior at Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of his NCSY Kollel Israel program. All rising juniors and seniors are eligible…
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Jacqueline Beeber: My Teen Israel Experience
Jacqueline Beeber, daughter of Mary Beth and Greg Beeber is a junior at Lausanne Collegiate School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of her BBYO Israel Journey program. All rising juniors and seniors are eligible for grants of…
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Memphis Jewish Federation Activists Travel to DC to Advocate for Israel Aid, Community Security
Alla Olswanger-Lubin, Federation Board member, and Elissa Taub, Federation Board member and Chair of Federation’s Community Relations Council Advocacy Subcommittee, joined over 400 Jewish Federation activists from 65 communities in Washington, D.C., and met with over 140 Congressional offices to advocate for legislation that would support Israel, combat antisemitism, and…
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Yosef Vanderwalde: My Teen Israel Experience
Yosef with family at the Kotel Yosef Vanderwalde, son of Drs. Lindi and Ari Vanderwalde, is a junior at the 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 Mach Hach Ba’Aretz…
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475+ Attend 61st Annual Yom HaShoah Event
2023 Yom HaShoah event chairs, Dorothy and Michelle Goldwin with keynote speaker, Tova Friedman By Shoshana Cenker On Monday, April 17, more than 475 attendees packed the Memphis Jewish Community Center’s Belz Social Hall for Memphis Jewish Federation’s 61st Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration. The Tennessee Holocaust Commission sponsored this year’s…
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David Peterson: My Israel Story
Imagine a life of wandering, and then on a 10-day trip, you find your way, and everything clicks! Picture finding and connecting with that spark! Realizing a connection to a peoplehood, a land, a nation-state, and cultivating a deep relationship with other Jewish men, all in only 10-days. If you…
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Israeli Music and Cuisine to be Highlighted at Shuk, Rattle and Roll on May 17th
As anticipation builds for Shuk, Rattle and Roll – Memphis’ community-wide celebration of Israel’s 75th anniversary – Memphis Jewish Federation continues to finalize plans for the adult-only event, to be held on May 17th at the Memphis Botanic Garden at 6:30pm. The music for this fun, casual, yet meaningful event,…
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Ellie Royal: My Teen Israel Experience
Ellie and Friends at an archeological dig. Ellie Royal, daughter of Leigh and Craig Royal is a junior at St. Mary’s Episcopal School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of her NFTY Jacobs Camp Israel trip last…
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