Photo: Three of Mark’s relatives (Molly, Phil and Irene) who worked for Al Capone in the 1930s attended Mark’s bar mitzvah in 1961 (at right). Mark’s grandfather Philip Lewin with Mark’s mom Shirlie; and from left, Shirlie (mom), Malvena “Molly” Mandel (great grandmother), Mark and Irene Lewin (grandmother). At age 11, Mark Padgett was paid…
Photo: Bagels and borscht (and a whole lot more) are on the menu at Beetroot Market & Deli. Photos by Sonya Sanford A modern Jewish deli and specialty food store opened in Northwest Portland Aug. 21. Beetroot Market & Deli owner and Executive Chef Sonya Sanford describes the deli as “a warm, nourishing and safe…
Photo: Morrie carved this stand from black walnut for a shofar he bought from Israel as a birthday gift. Two years ago Morrie Jackson’s wife Gerry went to ORA’s annual Celebration of Art at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center and told Morrie he should exhibit his work. Last year Morrie took a few of his…
Photo: Rachel’s Well Community Mikvah. Photo by Victor Paru Rachel’s Well Community Mikvah (Jewish ritual bath) opened in January 2018 in a secluded, natural setting on the Schnitzer Family Campus. Owned by the Jewish Federation of Portland with ritual supervision provided by the Oregon Board of Rabbis, the community mikvah is open to all who…
Photo: Dr. Robin McCoy, daughter, Molly, and husband, Steve. In 1997 as a family friend, I visited Robin McCoy during her internship and residency at the University of Utah. When I saw Robin in her lab coat, I remember asking her how people reacted to her looking like a kid. When I repeated the question…
This fall and winter, Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland is presenting a Women’s Financial Literacy Workshop Series focused on three stages of life: adulting, transitions and retirement. All three workshops are designed to increase a participant’s financial literacy in key areas by incorporating Jewish values and providing tactical and practical tools…
Photo: Dr. Blair Green (right) and Dr. Kate Mihevc-Edwards. Roughly four million women give birth every year, according to the CDC, yet there is still a significant gap in information and resources for women whose bodies are undergoing massive changes. It’s time to empower women and make “uncomfortable” topics about pregnancy mainstream. “As physical therapists…
Photo: NCSY summer program participants, in orange shirts from left, Portlander Rivkah Zigman, Sam Blech, Benjamin Mendelson and Jaden Jubas receive medallions for saving a life using CPR from United Hatzalah of Israel. Photo courtesy of NCSY During a summer program in Israel, Portland teenager Rivkah Zigman received a “Life Saved” medallion from United Hatzalah…
Award-winning journalist Irin Carmon, 36, says her earliest feminist memory is going to her school library wanting to read biographies of women. She found only two for young readers: one on Mary Todd Lincoln and the other on Julia Ward Howe. “Where are the rest of them?” Irin wondered. “We ended up writing one,” says…
Photo: The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. Jewish Voices, Readings by Oregon Jewish Writers and Poets will be held on Nov. 19 at 7:30 pm at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education at 724 NW Davis Street in Portland. Ticket are $8 for members and $10 for the general…
