PHOTOS: Above, Tivnu participants meet with Gov. Kate Brown in Salem while attending the proclamation of Cesar Chavez Day at the Capitol in March. At right, Tivnu participants canvas against Measure 105 before last year’s election. From Staff and PR Reports Portland-based Tivnu: Building Justice was one of seven organizations to receive the 2018-19 Lippman…
OneTable, the social dining platform for millennials to find their Friday at a Shabbat, has come to Portland with the generous support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. The program is managed by OneTable Associate Director of West Coast Programs Analucía Lopezrevoredo. “I am thrilled to be expanding OneTable to Portland, a city with…
PHOTO: Yair Dalal Iraqi-Israeli international musician Yair Dalal will perform an intimate evening concert at Congregation Shir Tikvah on May 12. The evening is presented by local musicians Eric Stern and Michelle Alany, who will perform a short opening set. Dalal is a prolific composer, violinist, and oud player. In the early ’80s, a…
A dramatized reading of Two on the Aisle will explore American Jewish identity through this recently published family chronicle. This free event will be at 7 pm, May 22 at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, 724 NW Davis, Portland PSU History professor David A. Horowitz will present literary and narrative selections…
PHOTO: Displays created by juried artists at an ORA workshop designed to help artists learn display techniques and booth design. Artists interested in participating in the 13th Annual Celebration of Art at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center this fall are invited to a June 2 jurying event. The Celebration of Art is presented by…
Before she rocketed to 1980s TV fame as sex advisor Dr. Ruth, she was simply Ruth Westheimer. And long before she was Ruth Westheimer, she was Karola Ruth Siegel of Wiesenfeld, Germany. It is those formative early years that provide the most resonant and affecting passages in Ryan White’s solid documentary, “Ask Dr. Ruth,” opening…
Regional security advisor hired Gene Moss will officially begin his position as regional security advisor on May 13. Moss will work under the direction of the Secure Community Network and the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. The advisor will coordinate with federal, state and local law enforcement, nonprofit, public, private and other stakeholder organizations on…
Every year, about 1 in 5 adults in the United States experiences a mental illness and 1 in 25 lives with a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with or limits at least one major life activity. Mental illness is a top cause of worker disability in the United States, and 62% of missed work…
A Nosh of Jewish Wisdom: Worries go down better with soup than without. Dear Helen: I may have insulted a dear friend. Long story short she is a wonderful person and a terrible cook. Her mom didn’t learn to cook (a child of privilege) so she didn’t teach her daughter. My friend has always been…
IMAGE: The IDF provides live updates of rocket attacks from Gaza here. This has been a very difficult time in Israel. Nearly 700 rockets were fired from Gaza striking southern Israel. It is a dynamic and dangerous situation that is constantly evolving, already having claimed at least 4 Israeli lives. An unofficial ceasefire was proclaimed…
