PHOTO: Past, current and future presidents of Cedar Sinai Park break ground for new senior housing. Robison Jewish Health Center received the highest possible overall rating of five stars in U.S. News & World Report’s fifth annual Best Nursing Homes, the day before the senior campus it sits on broke ground for a new, even…
A community-wide memorial service for Charlie Schiffman is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 7:30 pm at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. The entire Jewish community is invited. Special thanks to Rabbis Motti Wilhelm and Joshua Stampfer, along with the Schiffman family, for their help and support in putting this together. Charlie Schiffman (Tzadok Reuven…
In June 2007, the Portland Jewish newspaper the Jewish Review ran this photo along with a story about how Marshal Spector donated one of his healthy kidneys to save the life of long-time friend David Rosenberg. Gabrielle Glaser met Rosenberg that year and wrote an article for the Oregonian about the donation that enabled him…
(Photo of CSP CEO David Fuks by One Click Studio) At Cedar Sinai Park’s 95th annual meeting June 11, the CSP board unanimously approved the consolidation of Jewish Family & Child service with CSP, a proposal that had previously been approved unanimously by the JFCS board. The consolidation will make operations, endowment and development more…
On June 18 joint gathering of the Intergroup Outreach Committee of the Jewish Community Relations Council and the African-American/Jewish Dialogue Group went far beyond its original intent. Originally planned as a social gathering with an informal presentation about a special collaborative theater project, the gathering evolved into an opportunity to share feelings and prayers in…
The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s 95th Annual Meeting on June 9 at Rose Schnitzer Manor featured an inspiring talk by Avraham Infeld, who has invested a lifetime enhancing Jewish education and identity. In introducing Avraham, JFGP CEO and President Marc Blattner said that when he first met Avraham in 1993, he had an ah-ha…
Films ranging from touching comedies to thought-provoking documentaries will entertain and enlighten thousands during the 23rd Portland Jewish Film Festival June 14-28. The festival is produced by the Northwest Film Center and co-presented by the Institute for Judaic Studies, with an opening night reception presented by Oregon Jewish Life magazine (https://orjewishlife.com/oregon-jewish-life-presents-film-festival-opening-reception/). Rabbi Joshua Stampfer and…
Last year, 29-year-old Portlander Jessica Stone was among nearly 100 U.S. volunteers who went to Israel to teach English to underprivileged elementary school students in Israel’s rural areas as part of an experimental summer immersion class. Soon after Jessie arrived, the war in Gaza erupted, putting the entire country on high alert as a barrage…
Oregon Jewish Life magazine presents the opening night reception for the 23rd Portland Jewish Film Festival. The reception at the Portland Art Museum from 5:30 to 7, June 14, precedes the screening of the first film in festival – “Magic Men.” The comedy begins at 7 pm at the Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art…
Metropolitan Group wins international award for social and environmental impact. Taking to heart the socially conscious values of his religion, college and state, 26 years ago Eric Friedenwald-Fishman decided to create a business with that same ethos. He definitely succeeded. In April Eric’s Metropolitan Group was named “Best for the World,” an award recognizing the…
