Photo: Rendering of the masterplan for BB Camp Ten years ago, BB Camp’s board and staff leadership set an ambitious development plan to enhance its infrastructure and programs to serve the next 100 years of campers. Irv Potter, Second Century Campaign Chair, recalls the early concept of the campaign. “We anticipated ten years in…
With people eager for community experiences, more than 300 congregations, JCCs, Federations, schools, camps, independent minyanim and Jewish organizations are mounting gatherings this Hanukkah marking a worldwide rededication of relational communities. Under the banner, Hanukkah Homecoming, events around the world are being held onsite and online November 28 – December 5, 2021, inviting those engaged and…
Photo courtesy Refugee Care Collective Over the last two months, we have seen 168 Afghan evacuees arrive in Portland. The Portland Jewish Academy community recently provided 11 restart kits containing a total of close to 100 items and $300 in gift cards to the Refugee Care Collective. Thirty-six PJA families from both Early Childhood…
Positive Charge! PDX has launched a citywide Compassion is Lit! project where they plan to raise awareness about different ages, religions, sexual orientation, gender identities, family structures, cultures, nationalities, financial statuses, physical and mental challenges, etc. through literacy and discussion. In a nutshell, they will be encouraging people to raise this awareness by creating education in…
Photo Credit Gilad Kavalerchik, Courtesy of FIDF. More than 40 Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) supporters from across the U.S. participated in the “6th Annual FIDF Ride” – a challenging and exhilarating six-day bicycle adventure through Israel. The ride encourages solidarity and support for the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…
Masa Israel Journey, founded by the Jewish Agency and government of Israel, celebrated the arrival of over 100 certified doctors from six countries at the opening ceremony for the Masa Doctors program on November 15. The event, which took place at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, kicked off the 8-month program that…
Photo: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers Dr. Lonia Friedlander (left) and Dr. Shimrit Maman (center) receive the 3G Diversity Award for their She Space program from International Astronautical Federation President Pascale Ehrenfreund in Dubai (right). A Ben-Gurion University of the Negev educational project entitled “She Space,” which encourages girls to be involved in…
The Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors (PMAR) is honored to present the annual Portland Future First Citizen Award and $5,000 college scholarship to Benjamin Olshin, a graduate of Catlin Gable School. PMAR’s Future First Citizen Award honors a high school senior in the Portland metropolitan area who has made an extraordinary commitment to improving…
Voting is now open for the third annual Antisemite of the Year Contest, a competition run by watchdog group StopAntisemitism designed to hold accountable those who propagated the most hatred against Jews in 2021. Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. and around the world skyrocketed in 2021, making this year’s contest the most competitive to…
The first Oregon Jews often lived in other places in America before finding their way out West. Many of them were merchants who helped build a strong Jewish community – founding synagogues, schools, social and charitable organizations and welcoming waves of other immigrants, refugees and survivors who would come to call Oregon their home….
