Bonnie Davis lost her son Adam to Tay-Sachs disease in 2001. Since then, she has been involved in several programs to promote carrier screening, which can reduce the chance of other parents watch- ing their children suffer from one of the 19 recessive genetic diseases known to be more common among Ashkenazi Jews than in…
“Horses have a huge impact on my life, so I thought it would be cool to have an impact on theirs,” says Audrey Minch of the trio of projects she and her twin, Abigail, undertook for their b’nai mitzvah. The twins first heard about the plight of the mustangs when they were in fourth…
Ann and Amy Sacks share a love for animals, a passion for tikkun olam and strong leadership skills. The mother-daughter duo puts those qualities into action at the Pixie Project, which has found homes for more than 2,000 animals and has provided low-cost veterinary care to the pets of more than 400 low-income or homeless…
As the son of a Conservative rabbi, Austin Clar expected to find many connections and insights when he spent a year studying in a yeshiva in Jerusalem. What he didn’t expect to find were some wonderful Israeli craft beers and the key to his career when he returned to the United States. Thanks to that…
“Sometimes words are inadequate.” Our cover subject, Judaic artist Sara Harwin, told me that as she explained why she chose visual art as a way to transmit the core values of Judaism. While the project she has spent the past six and half years creating is based on words, she uses imagery to help others…
Paddling on the Sea of Galilee in Israel is just one of the new experiences Norman Gerber, now 83, has had since he discovered dragon boats three years ago. He says the sport has a lot to offer including, as his team’s motto says, “fun, friendship and fitness all year long on the Willamette River.”…
Relying on the vision, tenacity and collaborative skills he used to launch projects for affordable home ownership, rentals and an artist community, real estate developer Ted Gilbert is focused on bringing a regional bicycle park to Portland’s most “park deficient” region. Gateway Green will be a 38-acre park featuring bicycle paths and trails, picnic areas…
Since 1975 Ferguson Wellman Capital Management has managed investment accounts for clients who have portfolios of at least $2 million, a level that has caused them to turn away many prospective clients and then compete for those same investors a few years down the road. Now Josh Frankel has joined the firm to lead West…
As director of the Oregon Health Authority since its inception in 2009 and a board member of Cover Oregon, which launches the state’s insurance marketplace this month, Dr. Bruce Goldberg is at the forefront of the state’s push to ensure more Oregonians have access to affordable health care. “Two years into Affordable Care, we estimate…
Dress for Success Oregon founders Karen Fishel and Barb Attridge met about 25 years ago through Career Maker workshops they each took to explore new career options. For nearly 15 years they have helped about 17,000 disadvantaged women expand their own career options. The initial mission of Dress for Success was to provide low-income women…
