Open letter to the Jewish community
When I accepted the position as Campaign Chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland 2010 Annual Campaign, I wanted the position to be about more than raising money. read more »
Sign up now for BB's family camp
Once a year entire families can experience the joys of overnight camp at B’nai B’rith Camp’s Family Camp read more »
Singles groups merge
A group of singles who met during last fall’s 40+ bowling league for singles and couples have started Jewish 40+ Singles PDX. read more »
Pacifica Forum speaker Marr soft-pedals Holocaust rhetoric
While a handful of individuals in swastika-decorated T-shirts sat quietly in the back of the room in a building on the University of Oregon campus Feb. 12, Springfield resident Jimmy Marr spoke in a subdued voice, apologizing for any discomfort caused by his past remarks. read more »
Portland one of the largest American Jewish communities
“Portland is now one of the big boys” among American Jewish communities. read more »
Summary report of the Jewish Education Task Force
History demonstrates that a large Jewish population is not essential to create a vibrant center of Jewish culture and learning. What is required is a dedication to scholarship and learning as a community priority. read more »
Institute explores contentious Supreme Court nominations
The often-contentious United States Supreme Court confirmation process took on historic perspective on Feb. 22 when Robert Klonoff, dean of Lewis and Clark Law School, addressed the Institute for Judaic Studies annual meeting read more »
Task force identifies local education priorities
After more than a year of intense work, the Jewish Education Task Force has developed four proposals that it hopes will excite the community and motivate it to develop an ever-improving system of Jewish education. read more »
Rose Schnitzer Manor Hires Elliott
Rose Schnitzer Manor at Cedar Sinai Park has hired Deborah Elliott as its new marketing director. Elliott will assume the role of Marcia Thom, who is retiring read more »
Ruben, Liz Menashe receive Stampfer Award March 18
Ruben and Elizabeth Menashe will receive the Rabbi Joshua Stampfer Community Enrichment Award March 18 at the Benson Hotel. read more »
Congo, Darfur victims gain voices at Portland event
With her house party Feb. 21, Dale Oller illustrated one of the concrete steps her 30-some guests were told they could take to help the refugees of the Darfur genocide and the long-running conflicts in the Congo. read more »
How do I find my great-grandfather’s ancestral town?
The Americanized names of my paternal grandparents were Abram and Rose Doctor. They immigrated to New York from “Russia” sometime before my father was born in 1907. read more »
Beth Israel resumes Tot Shabbats
Beginning last October the Early Childhood Education Department at Congregation Beth Israel expanded their Judaic programming by offering once monthly Tot Shabbat services on Saturday mornings. read more »
PSU gets Judaic studies grant
Portland State University will be one of the beneficiaries of the Jewish Studies Expansion Program announced last month by the The Foundation for Jewish Culture. read more »
Toddlers sell trees for Israel
The Vancouver Shalom chapter of Vancouver’s toddlers are doing a service learning project of Tikkun Olam in honor of Hadassah’s groundbreaking research and the environment. read more »
