Jackson's Jewish ties had their highs and lows
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Michael Jackson’s life was full of contradictions, and his relationship with Jews and the Jewish community was no exception. read more »
SPECIAL SECTION: YOUNG LIVING »
BB counselors hear straight talk on drugs
At 12, Cole Richman smoked weed every day, a habit that got him kicked out of a Texas military academy at which he excelled in school and sports. By 14 and in a public school in Southern California, he’d moved on to heroin.
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Another Oregonian headed for Maccabiah in Israel
Joji Kurosaki, son of Nikki and Yoshio Kurosaki of Portland, is heading for Israel to participate in the 18th Maccabiah, expected to be the largest games ever with about 5,300 international athletes and an additional 2,000 Israeli athletes expected to compete. read more »
Arts & Letters »
Portland Piano International—July 12-19
Weathering the economic storms of the past few months, Portland Piano International continues its summer piano festival with a stellar line-up of artists and events that will dazzle even the most discerning of audiences.
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‘From Krakow to Krypton;’ The people of the comic book
In 1978, cartoonist Art Spiegelman began interviewing his father Vladek about his experiences during the Holocaust. Over the next three years, he gathered enough material to write and illustrate the story of his father’s survival and its impact on his own psyche.
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Schnitzer Baldessari prints at Legion of Honor
The Legion of Honor Museum—part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will open an exhibit this month of John Baldessari prints from the collections of Portlander Jordan Schnitzer and the Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation. read more »
