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CRC Mission Statement

The Community Relations Committee (CRC) is the public affairs and education arm of Memphis Jewish Federation. The CRC educates, advocates, and mobilizes the Memphis Jewish Community on behalf of domestic issues facing Jews at home, Israel and world Jewry. It sponsors and participates in programs that unite the community in times of celebration, crisis, and commemoration. The CRC reaches out to the broader Memphis community, including elected officials, law enforcement, other ethnic and religious groups, and the media, in order to inform, foster good relations and form coalitions on issues of mutual concern.

Community Relations Committee

CRC Update

Calling all East High Alumni:
Did you graduate from East High? Under the auspices of Memphis Jewish Federation, Bridges, Indie Memphis and the City of Memphis, East High Jewish and Aftican American alumni and other Memphians passionate about education in our city are getting together on Sunday, October 10, 3:00 p.m. at East to screen and discuss the moving documentary, Heart of Stone. The film documents efforts by Jewish and African American alumni of a Newark, New Jersey high school to help their alma mater get back on its feet.
For more information about this exciting and innovative event, please contact Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein at bzuckerrot-finkelstein@memjfed.org.

Agency Spotlight

Margolin Hebrew Academy

In 1949, the founders of the Memphis Hebrew Academy (later renamed Margolin Hebrew Academy) had nothing but a dream.
To read the Agency Spotlight article, click here.

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Memphis Jewish Federation's First Annual
Holocaust Art, Poetry, and Essay Contest

All those attending the 48th Annual Yom HaShoah Holocaust Memorial Commemoration on Sunday, April 11, were able to view the powerful artwork submitted by the Memphis Jewish community's middle school students. The art was displayed on the walls of the MJCC during the program. Below you will see the First Place winning submissions.

First Place in the poetry contest went to Alexa Wender, 10th Grade, Goldie Margolin School for Girls.

First Place in the essay contest went to Maddie Tavin, 11th Grade, Goldie Margolin School for Girls.
For a PDF of both first place winning entries, please click here.

We want to congratulate all of our entrants and Memphis Jewish Federation thanks everyone who made this contest a meaningful and rewarding experience.
To read more about the Yom HaShoah program, please click here.
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CRC Update

Presbyterian Church USA

As you know, the Presbyterian Curch USA (PCUSA) recently concluded its bi-annual General Assembly in Minneapolis. One of the items on the agenda was discussion and adoption of a virulently anti-Israel report, put together by the Middle East Study Committee of PCUSA.

To continue reading this update, please click here.

Volunteer Opportunities

Opportunities in our Memphis Jewish Community!

There are many volunteer opportunities in the Memphis Jewish Community. Our agencies need you - please check our list (click here) and see where there is a good fit for you. Whether delivering meals to home-bound seniors, assisting with activities at the Memphis Jewish Home, or making sandwiches for the soup kitchen, there is a place where you are needed.

Make a difference - Volunteer today!

The Joys of Jewish Learning

Looking to learn Hebrew?
Interested in exploring topics of Jewish interest?
In our community, we are so fortunate to have a wealth of continuing Jewish educational opportunities for children, teens, and adults. Click here to access Joys of Jewish Learning, a compilation of the wide array of Jewish educational classes offered by our community's synagogues, day schools, and religious schools.


Below are the 1st Place Winners of Memphis Jewish Federation's Yom HaShoah Art Contest! Congratulations to all for their thoughtful and powerful entries.

Racheli Tsuna
8th Grade, Margolin Hebrew Academy
Alex Wells and Austin Bierman
6th Grade, Bornblum Solomon Schechter School