PHOTO: Rose Schnitzer Manor residents and friends toast the 20th anniversary celebration of Cedar Sinai Park’s assisted living complex last month. During the “Homecoming” celebration in May, visitors will be able to explore the refurbished RSM, as well as the recently completed Harold Schnitzer Center for Living and renovated Robison Health & Rehabilitation Center. …
APRIL 15 GOOD DEEDS DAY: Times and locations vary. Several family-friendly projects. jewishportland.org/community-calendar/good-deeds-day-2018 APRIL 27-29 NEVEH SHALOM FAMILY CAMP. Families with children ages 0-2nd grade join together for a fantastic weekend at Camp Solomon Schechter, Olympia, WA. Together we’ll celebrate Shabbat with family friendly services, activities and games. 503-246-8831 APRIL 15 & 29 KINDERGARTEN ALIYAH…
Emily Wanderer Cohen. Photo by Lonas Photography The Sixth Annual Celebrating our Caring Community luncheon honoring the work of Jewish Family & Child Service will be held 11:30 am-1 pm, April 17, at the Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon St., Portland. Lunch is complimentary, but guests are asked to make “a meaningful donation” to…
PHOTOS (from left): Dr. Aviva Halamish, Professor John Efron and Dr. Timothy Snyder. The community is invited to three April programs coordinated by The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University. The month of programs begins April 9 with the 2018 Lorry I. Lokey Program “Not What You Think: The Role…
PHOTO: Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi, president of Portland State University Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi, who last year became the ninth president of Portland State University, will be the keynote speaker at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Greater Portland Hillel (see below). “We are thrilled that President Shoureshi will be our keynote speaker for the event…
By Deborah Moon For decades Rob and Mara Shlachter have opened their hearts and home to youth and young adults. They have donated their time and money to create or enhance programs that give young people the skills, confidence and connections they need for a bright future. In Portland alone, they have…
After 35 years in broadcast journalism as a television reporter, producer, news director and station manager, David Lippoff left the industry because “it was no longer fun or rewarding” and he didn’t like the direction it was headed. A decade later he saw an opportunity to restore the heart of journalism. He now volunteers his…
PHOTO: Solar panels help power PP&R’s Matt Dishman Community Center. The bureau’s East Portland Community Center, Wilson Pool and Southwest Community Center also have solar panels. Photo courtesy of Portland Parks & Recreation Artists Rep receives $7 million donation Artists Repertory Theatre announced on Feb. 2 that it had received an anonymous donation of…
PHOTO: At Gesher, seder participants role play their way through the Passover seder. “Dress up” as slaves, flee to the middle of the Red Sea, feast and tell the story as if we were slaves leaving Egypt. Gesher provides slave clothing and sustenance for the journey. Passover (March 31-April 7, 2018) Passover, also known…
The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Ani Tuzman grew up on a backroads chicken farm in a community where anti-Semitism was common. She took refuge in writing and nature to escape the darkness she saw around her. When her passion for writing, nature and meditation merged with her interest in the Eastern European Jewish world her…
