Photo: Ed and Jill Neuwelt with the bust of Aristides de Sousa Mendes and Henri Dyner, who was 3 years old when his parents and grandparents received visas from Aristides allowing the family to escape to Portugal. A Portland couple had a memorable trip this summer when they joined a tour group that included descendants…
November is Jewish Book Month – in time for the Hanukkah gift-giving season. Sponsored by the Jewish Book Council, this annual event highlights the Jewish community’s contribution to the world of publishing. The following are some titles we wanted to share. KIDS BOOKS It’s a Mitzvah! by Julie Merberg, illustrations by Beck Feiner, Downtown Bookworks…
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: 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…
Oregon Hillel adds staff Oregon Hillel has four new staff members to enhance outreach to students at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University. Grants have funded the addition of a rabbi, development associate and Israel engagement coordinator at UO, as well as the first full-time professional at OSU. A two-year grant from the…
Jewish Family & Child Service is seeking volunteers to deliver boxes of kosher food to local Holocaust survivors on Sept. 8. JFCS has partnered with the Sunshine Division to provide kosher certified food boxes to local Holocaust survivors on a quarterly basis. These boxes contain staples like rice, pasta, peanut butter and seasonal produce as…
PHOTO: Last year, Pete McDowell (orange shirt) helped the Bobcat operator return a displaced gravestone to its rightful spot in the Bialystok, Poland, cemetery, that was vandalized during and after the Holocaust. Oregonian Pete McDowell headed for Poland on Aug. 1 to spend his summer vacation restoring a heavily damaged and vandalized Jewish cemetery….
