MENASHE REUNION—The first family reunion of the Menashe family drew 138 family members to Portland for a gathering at Congregation Beth Israel.

Menashe family reunion draws 139 to Portland

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article created on: 2008-11-01T00:00:00

Though most live in Portland, many came from California, Washington and New York. The reunion brought together descendants of the seven Menashe brothers—Mordecai, Ruben, Simon, Albert, Joseph, Nessim and Jacob—who all came to Portland around the turn of the 20th century, settling in Portland building their businesses and families.

The Sephardic brunch with borekas, boyos, spinach quajado, pandericas, yaprakes Greek salad, salmon, roasted vegetables, biscochoes and ashuplados was a family favorite, as many family recipes were used. The program provided information about the history of each brother and how they all contributed to a rich family heritage in Portland. A memory book included those histories and all the recipes used for the brunch and a database of all the cousins including, e-mail addresses.