Issue Number 5 Volume 49
Campaign 2007: Federation launches annual drive
"I come home and I am able to tell my kids that I helped someone today," said Jeff Nudelman. read more »
Just say 'Yes' on Super Sunday
The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's annual phoneathon fund-raiser, Super Sunday, will be Dec. 3, said Avrel Nudelman, who is co-chairing the 2006 event with Julie Diamond. read more »
Author Connects women Feb. 11
Meredith Jacobs, author of "The Modern Jewish Mom's Guide to Shabbat," will be the keynote speaker for this year's "Learn It to Live It" Connections, to be held at the Por read more »
Community evaluates Israel projects
The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland has—for now, at least—ended its relationship with the Partnership 2000 program that linked Jews here with Jews in underdeveloped areas of Israel. read more »
Affinity groups unite individuals with common interests
Each of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's four affinity groups has its own focus, but an underlying Jewish thread connects them all.
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New Women's Philanthropy Committee on a roll
As the newest group at the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, the Women's Philanthropy Committee with its 17 members is out to give women a voice in the community, said Chair Barbara Cohen. read more »
Kostiner shuffles fund-raising ideas to up the ante
As the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's chair of financial resource development, Priscilla Kostiner acts as community stimulus, prodding all aspects of fund-raising and ricocheting ideas o read more »
West Coast General Assembly great opportunity for Portlanders
"It's exciting to be in a room with 3,000, 4,000 Jews and the prime minister," said JFGP's Associate Vice President Laurie Rogoway, speaking of the opportunity at this year's Un read more »
Robison Jewish Health Center
Originally from San Francisco, Judith Friedman spent years in the Bay Area as a vocation rehabilitation counselor helping people with disabilities get back to work. read more »
PJA
Chris Lane, 42, loved attending Portland Public Schools and now is a theater teacher at one. read more »
Hillel at University of Oregon
While other students may have rested on the beaches of Cancun during spring break, University of Oregon sophomore Amy Burian went to Uruguay with Hillel and helped impoverished families build two hom read more »
Oregon Jewish Museum
One would never suspect the wealth of material contained in the archives of the Oregon Jewish Museum. read more »
MJCC
Michelle Rosenbloom said her family is "walking the walk" when it comes to Mittleman Jewish Community Center involvement. read more »
Jewish Family & Child Service
Barbara Sue Cohen always has been a resourceful person. read more »
Board assists MJCC revitilization
Some believe 13 an unlucky number. Clearly, this is not the case for the 13-member Mittleman Jewish Community Center board of directors. read more »