Issue Number 18 Volume 48
Olmert snubs Russians
JERUSALEM (JTA)—By failing to include a single Russian immigrant in his Cabinet, Ehud Olmert has made a major blunder that could shorten his term in office, undermine his Kadima party and hurt read more »
Jewish community prominent at Portland Save Darfur Rally
"We cannot call ourselves religious or worthy devotees of some humanitarian organization without doing something individually and collectively to end this ongoing tragedy." read more »
FBI resurrects 'Supersnoop' in AIPAC case
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The FBI is casting its net at least as far back as the 1980s in its attempt to prove a pattern in the government's classified information case against two former Jewish lob read more »
Jewish groups downplay Jewish angle on Iran
NEW YORK (JTA)—With concern mounting over Iran's atomic ambitions, the American Jewish community is lobbying intensively to ensure that the threat is taken seriously by the United States, t read more »
Policy czar blends humor, gift for details
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Joel Kaplan, President Bush's new policy czar, brings to his job a disciplined adherence to the White House message. read more »
105-years-smart
Mark Saul, likely Portland's oldest Jewish resident, recently celebrated his 105th birthday at Robison Jewish Health Center. read more »
Fete Rosenfelds' rich volunteer lives May 24
Eve and Alan Rosenfeld both grew up in Portland.
Eve—then Eve Overback—graduated from Lincoln High School, Alan from Grant. read more »
Middle school great time for students to enter PJA
While parents seeking the academic excellence of a Blue Ribbon School, small class size or a Jewish environment enroll their children in all grade levels at Portland Jewish Academy, middle-schoolers read more »
Foundation School bids adieu to Leah Rubin
People who know Leah Rubin well—her sons, friends, colleagues—say very little has changed about her since 1974, when she became The Foundation School Director. read more »
Auction doubles revenue for Jewish museum
The Oregon Jewish Museum fifth annual art auction May 7 grossed more than $150,000 and attracted 360 guests. read more »
The Art of Aging
Portlanders whose commitment to the elderly extends beyond this lifetime were treated to a sneak preview of the Oregon Jewish Museum's new exhibit "The Art of Aging." read more »
Portland teenagers hear young Jewish writer
A book is a creative collaboration between the author and all of its readers, according to National Jewish Book Award winning author Jonathan Safran Foer, whose novels of the Holocaust and Sept. read more »
Scientists try to keep Masada from falling again
MASADA, Israel, (JTA)—Masada is one of the most renowned symbols of Jewish endurance. read more »
Power of people shifts winds in Darfur
"The power of people coming together to take a stand should never be underestimated," said Jewish Portlander Daniel Smith who attended the Save Darfur rally in Washington, D.C., April 30. read more »
Oregonian receives Austrian military honor
Fred Rosenbaum, a retired Oregon Air National Guard brigadier general and leading Oregon businessman, accepted the Republic of Austria's Grand Decoration of Honor in Silver March 30 in a ceremony read more »