PHOTOS: Above, Beetroot owner and Executive Chef Sonya Sanford works in the new deli’s kitchen (by Mark Hanauer); above right, lebneh with beets, which Sonya calls “the vegetable of my people.” At right, Sonya makes her tefteli (Russian meatballs) with ethically sourced poultry and rice. A modern Jewish deli and specialty food store opens…
Leikam Brewing Opens Taproom Serving Kosher Beer Portlanders who keep kosher now have a place to meet friends for a beer. Leikam Brewing, which obtained its certification from Oregon Kosher in January 2015, has opened a public taproom at 5812 E Burnside St., Portland. A collaboration between husband-and-wife team Theo and Sonia Marie Leikam, the…
Kimberly Fuson to Lead Cedar Sinai Park Beginning Aug. 6, long-time Portland resident Kimberly Fuson will return to Oregon to serve as interim executive director for Cedar Sinai Park. Martin Baicker, who has led the organization since October 2017, is stepping down as CEO to pursue other opportunities in the senior health care industry. Kimberly…
PHOTO: Mel Berwin and Rachel Nelson, standing in front of a Neveh Shalom class mural, are coordinating local participation in this year’s NewCAJE conference. Hundreds of Jewish educators from across the country will convene in Portland this July for NewCAJE10. Local families can enjoy the talents of those who arrive from across the nation…
The Mittleman Jewish Community Center has granted Cascadia Clusters permission to use the northern edge of the playing field as a site to build “tiny houses.” These structures will be moved to other locations as they are completed. Cascadia Clusters was founded by Andy Olshin, who developed his concept and displayed two tiny homes built…
Portland playwright Linda Alper’s new play about an adolescent who flees Nazi Europe and can find refuge only in Shanghai kicks off the fifth annual Proscenium Live Festival of New Work. Portland Shakespeare Project and Proscenium Journal present two days of fresh plays Aug. 3 and 4 (see schedule below). This year’s festival takes place…
PHOTO: Above, Governor Kate Brown ceremonially signs historic bill at Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. At right, Sen. Rob Wagner, Gov. Brown, Rep. Janeen Sollman, OJMCHE Director Judy Margles and Bob Horenstein, community relations director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. Sen. Wagner guided the bill through the state senate and…
PHOTO: A page from a custom family cookbook, above, created by photographer Sarah Arnoff Yeoman shows a family cooking matzo brei together. Sarah recently photographed her own family cooking traditional recipes together including, at right, her father, Richard Arnoff, making the family-favorite matzo brei. After the death of her grandmother and great-grandmother, photographer Sarah…
PHOTO: Tiny Talkers founder Shira Fogel leads a free Sign, Sing and Play session for infants and toddlers at Hoot-N-Annie Boutique in Hillsdale the second Wednesday of most months. Photos by Deborah Moon When Shira Fogel’s daughter, Eliana, was born 15 years ago, Shira used sign language to communicate with her pre-verbal child. As a…
Positive Charge! PDX is collecting donations for migrant children at the U.S. border. Little Mercies will deliver the donations to children in shelters in Mexico on the border in Tijuana. (See list of needed items below.) Positive Charge! PDX is a volunteer group, open to everyone, with a mission to share good news and, through…
