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Irin Carmon: The face of feminism today
Award-winning journalist Irin Carmon, 36, says her earliest feminist memory is going to her school library wanting to read biographies…
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Hip Hop International: Uniting the world through dance
Photo: Hip Hop International founders Howard and Karen Schwartz. Photo courtesy Hip Hop International What comes to mind when you…
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Israel is the crème de la crème of the culinary world
PHOTO: Diners enjoy brunch in Tel Aviv. JUST AS ISRAELI INNOVATION launched the small nation to international prominence in the…
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Wexner Heritage Program returns to Portland
***The deadline for nominations is Oct. 31.*** After nearly a generation, the Wexner Heritage Program makes its return to Portland with nominations now open for the 2020 Portland cohort. As part of its 2020 Centennial Celebration, the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland is looking towards securing the future of Jewish life in Portland, partnering with…
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Ambulance in memory of 30-week-old infant inaugurated
On Oct. 16, a new Mobile Intensive Care Unit ambulance of Magen David Adom was inaugurated in memory of the late Amiad Yisrael Ish-Ran, who was killed as a result of injuries his mother sustained in a terror attack in Ofra, Israel, in December last year. Shira and Amichai Ish-Ran, Amiad’s parents, were wounded in…
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Harry Glickman to be honored at Night at the Museum
Portland Trail Blazer’s founder and decorated WWII veteran, Harry Glickman will be the honored guest at The Mighty Endeavor’s Night at the Museum event on Saturday, Nov. 9. Harry Glickman was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and is a graduate of Lincoln High School and the University of Oregon. During WWII, he served for…
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Study in Israel
‘Israel is now more attractive than ever for students in North America and beyond,’ says Prof. Yaffa Zilbershats The Council for Higher Education in Israel (CHE) this week officially launched the national initiative “Study in Israel” to double the number of international students enrolled in Israeli colleges and universities, initially targeting students in North America,…
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EJC & Community Partner Sukkot
As we celebrate the holiday of sukkot, we are reminded that many people in our community lack shelter and food. This year the Eastside Jewish Commons is holding a sukkot open house event each night of the holiday (October 13-20). Each night one or more eastside families will open their sukkot to the community for…
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Trio of honorees selected for community enrichment award
Photo: Steve Reinisch, Eddy Shuldman and Gary Pearlman. Gary Pearlman, Steve Reinisch and Eddy Shuldman have been selected as this year’s recipients of the Rabbi Joshua Stampfer Community Enrichment Award. The three honorees have used their talents to make substantial contributions to the fields of art and education in the local area. Established to honor…
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Oregon Holocaust Memorial celebrates 15th anniversary
Photo: Oregon Holocaust Memorial. Photos courtesy of Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. Six Oregonian women – five of them Holocaust survivors and one the daughter of a survivor – gathered in 1994 to discuss creating a Holocaust memorial in Portland. It would honor all their lost family members and also the multitude…
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Ask Helen: Writing a b’nai mitzvah speech at any age
Dear Helen I help writing a speech. I am an adult woman (45 in November) who decided to fulfill her lifelong dream of being b’nai mitzvah. Long family drama short: my father died before my 13th birthday and my grandparents and mother were in such shock that the whole celebration was cancelled as inappropriate. In…
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Include marshmallows at your mitzvah
Most of us were introduced to marshmallows around a campfire when someone handed us a decadent treat with the fluffy white confection sandwiched between golden graham crackers with melted chocolate oozing out – behold the s’more. Today, gourmet marshmallows are popping up as party favors and at candy stations at bar and bat mitzvahs across…
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B’nai Tzedek Teen Charitable Giving Funds
Oregon Jewish Community Foundation has created a new program designed to instill the tradition of giving at a formative time in a young person’s life. B’nai Tzedek Teen Charitable Giving Funds encourage teens to become involved in tzedakah by establishing an OJCF fund for Jewish charitable giving at the time of their bar or bat…