Issue Number 1 Volume 49
Israeli public wants answers
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Public anger is mounting over the way Israel's government and generals conducted the war in Lebanon, as reserve soldiers returning from the front tell their stories and dema
Portland Jews give for Israel
An estimated 500 people gathered at Temple Beth Israel Aug. 15 to offer their support for Israel in its current time of crisis.
Jewish groups weigh U.N.'s want of balance
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—The United Nations is the elephant in the room, U.S. Jewish leaders agree.
Ruling in AIPAC case raises foreign agent issue
WASHINGTON (JTA)—A new pretrial ruling in the classified-information case against two former pro-Israel lobbyists raises new questions about what defines a "foreign agent" and whether
Pastrami is smokin' at local Saturday deli
On Saturday mornings, the tangy aroma of hot pastrami permeates the Ken's Place transforming the restaurant into Kenny and Zuke's: Deli the Way it Used to Be.
Sosua's Jewish roots in Holocaust intrigue Portlanders
Over the past few years, some Portlanders have forged a link with the small Jewish community in Sosua, created after the Dominican Republic offered to open its doors to Jews fleeing the Nazis—t
Local community rich with learning options
The region's Jewish community offers extensive opportunities for adults seeking to expand their Jewish knowledge and experiences.
Local Melton teachers create graduate courses
Two long-time teachers in Portland's Florence Melton Adult Mini-School have developed their own curriculum for continued learning opportunities in the Melton style of learning.
JLI starts year looking at law
After years of taking adult education courses from various Jewish groups and synagogues in Portland, Sandra Oster said she was so impressed when she took last year's series of Jewish Learning Ins
Beit Midrash launch focuses on uniting community in study
Returning from several months of study in Israel, Rabbi Kim Rosen launched Beit Midrash Eitz Chaim with a festive Aug.
Jewish Oregon
Portland's and Oregon's synagogue community adapts to its environment over time, changing its shape and size and even its facets, each one reflecting in its unique way the one light that burn
Korngold redivivus
A Portland native who has made his life in music and who has dedicated the last 10 years to his fascination with the 20th-century Jewish-Viennese-American composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold is close to
Tapestries depict Jewish roots
Six large tapestries by Greg Cohen that address various orgins of Jewish culture comprise an exhibit called "Babylon Rising" that will open Sept. 7 at Albina Community Bank Gallery.
