A couple of years ago, a now-retired Krav Maga instructor explained to me why the hand-to-hand combat techniques developed for the Israeli military are ideal skills for women’s self-defense. “There are no rules when you’re fighting for your life, so we teach ‘dirty fighting,’ striking vulnerable targets such as the eyes, nose, throat, groin, and…
Ashkenazi women are under-tested for genetic risk for breast and ovarian cancer, according to medical oncologist Dr. Lucy Langer, the national director of genetic risk, evaluation and testing for Compass Oncology and US Oncology Network. Ashkenazim (central or eastern European Jewish descent) have a one in 40 chance of having a harmful BRCA1/2 (BReast CAncer)…
Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2004, Sherie Hildreth, z”l, has been a constant source of inspiration and funding for Dr. Tanja Pejovic, who heads a Gynecologic Cancer Lab at OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute. “Sherie was very forward-thinking and noble and engaged,” says Dr. Pejovic. “She was thinking beyond herself.” A lifelong member of Congregation Beth…
As we approach the new year of 5777, we reflect on the past and hope for the future. At this time of spiritual introspection, science offers a way we can positively impact the lives of our family and the entire Jewish community. One in four Ashkenazi (eastern European) Jews is a carrier for at least…
Strange election provides plenty of fodder for Oct. 26 speaker Award-winning journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, national correspondent for The Atlantic, expects he will have plenty to talk about when he is in Portland Oct. 26. “This is a very strange, unpredictable election, so I imagine there will be stuff happening that day that will warrant comment,”…
Shortly before coming to Oregon to train people to use her refinishing products, DIY maven Amy Howard consulted with a man lamenting that his two kitchens wouldn’t help sell his home. “This could be for a Jewish family,” Amy told him. “This is something a lot of people would look for or custom build.” When…
Taking b’nai mitzvah celebrations on the road can relieve mental and financial stress, promote family bonding and create a double set of memories to last a lifetime. A destination bar or bat mitzvah can be the ideal solution for a family facing special needs – either in terms of family dynamics or a child with…
In concerts from Portland to Amsterdam, United by Music North America is healing the world one song at a time. Founded in the Netherlands in 2005 to provide performance opportunities for musically talented people with developmental disabilities, United by Music expanded to North America in 2012. The nonprofit was founded here by a Jewish mother-daughter…
During a casual conversation with his father in 1993, Portland neurologist Dr. Richard Rosenbaum suddenly asked, “Dad, how long have you had Parkinson’s?” “What?” replied Dr. Edward Rosenbaum, then 78. He went on to live with the disease for 16 years, dying in 2009 at the age of 94. “He was a physician,” says Richard….
National attention is focused on the Housing with Services model that Cedar Sinai Park conceived in 2012 to support seniors in its four downtown affordable housing buildings. The Housing with Services LLC that grew out of that impulse now assists seniors and people with disabilities living in 11 Portland affordable housing buildings. Nine housing, health…
