TechFest NW will feature Israeli speakers on the main stage for the first time when the eighth annual conference convenes at Portland State University April 4-5. Founded by Willamette Week Publisher Mark Zusman, TechFestNW has the tagline “Where startups are celebrated, partnerships are ignited, innovation rules and business gets done.” “There are few countries in…
PHOTO: Israeli shaliach Eitan Teiger tells high school students about his homeland. After hosting an exciting Israeli speaker for two years, high school social studies teacher Matt Unis intends to continue the visits every year. Eitan Teiger, this year’s Israeli shaliach (emissary/educator) for the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and StandWithUs Northwest, spoke to Matt’s…
PHOTO: A camper leaps from the dock into the camp’s private lake. This summer Solomon Schechter campers will have a new aqua park on the lake giving them more options for water fun. Last summer under new Executive Director Zach Duitch, Camp Solomon Schechter swelled by 60 campers, bringing more than 460 campers to…
PURIM PURIM starts at sundown March 20: See family friendly Purim parties in the March calendar online at https://orjewishlife.com/calendar. MARCH 25-29 Spring Break Theater Camps: Half and full day camps from NW Children’s Theater & School. Mythology Busters, Musical Mash-ups, and more options. 503-222-2190 or nwcts.org ONGOING SUNDAYS PJ LIBRARY STORY HOUR: 9:15 am…
PHOTO: Participants at last year’s camp for young adults. Photo by Yoav Magid Who says summer camp is just for kids? Now young adults can relive (or discover) the unwired fun, creativity and friendship of Jewish summer camp. Presented by Moishe House, Camp Nai Nai Nai offers a weekend of adventure for young adults in…
Since 1931 the Jewish Braille Institute has provided free books and magazines to the visually impaired and reading disabled. While the mission hasn’t changed, the format of the reading material has shifted. Initially the JBI offered many materials in braille, with raised dots representing letters that enable the blind to read by touch. Now about…
A study targeting a type of Parkinson’s disease more prevalent among those of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry seeks study participants in Portland. “The new drug study is to treat Parkinson’s disease in people with a mutant GBA gene, which is particularly common in Ashkenazim and is also prevalent in Gaucher patients,” says neurologist Dr. Richard Rosenbaum,…
PHOTOS: David Meyers and Andrea White Two Jewish actors explore the meaning of tolerance in “The No Play,” set in the racially divided world of Halifax, NC, in 1949 during the apex of the Jim Crow era. PassinArt: A Theatre Company presents this exploration of deep family bonds, profound love and cultural connections. The title…
Jewish classical pianist Florence Deutsch began playing piano in her native Romania at age 6. Raised in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, Sergio Botelho has been playing the guitar since age 10. As Duo Becar, the musicians will perform at the 11th annual Sounds of Brazil PDX March 31. Florence followed an international path to Brazilian…
IMAGE: Complain by Mel Bochner. 2007 OJMCHE presents Mel Bochner The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education presents “Mel Bochner – Enough Said” March 7-May 26. From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundations, this body of recent works, 2007-2018, challenge audiences to reflect on the nature and structure…
