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Holocaust Survivor/International Speaker Irving Roth, The Havurah Synagogue, Saturday, February 21, 7:30 PM

On Saturday, February 21, 7:30 PM the Havurah will host an event featuring Irving Roth, Holocaust survivor and international speaker.

Irving Roth was born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia on September 2, 1929 and landed in New York Harbor in 1947 via Auschwitz and Buchenwald. The memories of the Nazi death camps never faded and he devotes his time and efforts to educating young and old on the horrors of the Holocaust and the evils of prejudice and anti-Semitism.

Mr. Roth is the Director of the Holocaust Resource Center – Temple Judea of Manhasset and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maine. He is a recognized speaker on anti-Semitism and the Holocaust and is a frequent lecturer at colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and Europe. As a Holocaust survivor, he provides personal testimony on his experiences during WWII.

Mr. Roth received the Spirit of Anne Frank Outstanding Citizen Award from the Anne Frank Center USA for promoting human rights, social justice and for conceiving, developing and initiating the Adopt a Survivor program. This program has been instituted nationally and internationally in public and parochial high schools and colleges. Mr. Roth edited and coordinated the publishing of a book titled Adopt a Survivor – An Antidote to Holocaust Amnesia. He and his son, Rabbi Dr. Edward S. Roth, co-authored and published Bondi’s Brother, a book about his experiences before, during and after the Holocaust. They also published a Holocaust Study Guide for Social Studies and Language Arts Teachers, which encompasses a complete curriculum on the Holocaust and is taught in conjunction with Bondi’s Brother in elementary, middle and high schools as well as colleges. Bondi’s Brother has been translated into Hungarian and Hebrew.

Mr. Roth presented “papers” at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, The Scholars Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, CAJE (Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education) and Facing History and Ourselves. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his work in Holocaust education and community service.

Mr. Roth received a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and resides in Nassau County, NY.

The event is free and open to the public. The Havurah Synagogue is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland. Call 541-488-7716 for more info or visit www.havurahshirhadash.org. Havurah Synagogue and Christians United for Israel are co-sponsoring this event. Christians United For Israel has over two million members in the US. Visit CUFI.ORG to learn more.

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Celebrate Champions at the MJCC Friends of the Center Brunch, featuring Ethan Zohn, Survivor: Africa winner, Cancer Survivor and Co-founder of Grassroot Soccer. Be inspired by Ethan who tours the world speaking about character, leadership, resilience, service and how his challenges have become the source of his strength.

When: Sunday, February 22
Time: 10:00 AM
Where: Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Tickets: $54. Purchase tickets at http://www.oregonjcc.org/brunch
Free childcare available: ages 6 mo. – 12 yrs.
Space is limited. RSVP required by Feb. 16.

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12th Annual Mah Jongg Tournament
Sunday, February 22, 11am
Sisterhood announces the 11th Annual Marianne Wollstein Mah Jongg Tournament. Sunday, February 23, 2014, 11 AM – 4 PM $25.00 registration fee includes a light brunch, snacks, tournament and prizes. Proceeds from this event are used to support our Religious School Scholarship Fund. Players of all genders and levels are welcome, however we will not be offering instructions. Registration and payment must be received by February 78th by sending to Neveh Shalom, Attn: Sisterhood – Mah Jongg. For more information contact: Judi Goodman at 503-531-7205 or Sarah Coblens at 503-466-2256 or scoblens@comcast.net.
Registration form at http://www.nevehshalom.org/flyers/mahjongg2015.pdf

Congregation Neveh Shalom
www.nevehshalom.org

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Laureen Nussbaum, Anne Frank scholar and Holocaust survivor, will speak on Holocaust history and the legacy of Anne Frank’s work during this afternoon lecture. Professor Emerita at Portland State University’s Department of Languages and Literature, Nussbaum has written and taught at length on the literary and social implications of Anne Frank’s diary.

This lecture is presented in partnership with the OJMCHE Next Generations Group.

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Coming Out and Coming-of-Age in the Shadow of Opression:
A Queer Story Telling Tribute to the Power of Memoir

At The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

What is hidden and what is laid bare for all to see and to hear?

Watch local queer luminaries explore the narratives of their own coming-of-age as they reflect on the challenges and confessions of the young diarist, Anne Frank. The Hiding Place: A Queer Storytelling Night is a live nonfiction storytelling performance event featuring personal histories of symbolic and literal hiding, persecution, adolescence, and coming out by some of the region’s finest artists/activists.

Hosted by Carla Rossi, one of Portland’s most sought after singers and performance artists.

The Hiding Place: A Queer Storytelling Night is produced by Jason Myers and is a collaboration between his performance lab, Home Theatre System, and the Oregon Jewish Museum and the Center for Holocaust Education.

Ticket Info: General Public: $15; OJMCHE Members: $10; Students: $8

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Join us for Foundation Fridays, a free young families Shabbat experience on
Friday mornings from 9:00am-10:30am, Running Room at Foundation School
Congregation Neveh Shalom, 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR 97239

Open to all children 0-5 and their parents,
grandparents, friends, caregivers

Schedule:
9am-10am open play in our indoor running room
10am-10:15am singing, Shabbat stories and age-appropriate service
10:15am-10:30am Shabbat snack and PJ Library Story

* Free!
Co- Hosted by PJ Library Portland
Questions? Call Leah Conley at 503-293-7307 lconley@nevehshalom.org