The museum presents “Every Minute Counts – Photographs by Katherine Joseph.” Katherine Joseph was born in the Ukraine and immigrated with her family to the United States in the early 20th century. After a childhood in El Paso and Chicago, she made an adventurous move to New York City to pursue a passion for photography. She landed a job as staff photographer for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, where she explored the relationship between worker, machine and the industrial environment. In 1941 she embarked on a photojournalistic expedition to Mexico to demonstrate the durability of the “Americar” manufactured by the Willys – Overland Motor Company. Joseph continued to document American workers on the home front after returning to New York. At the end of the war, like millions of American women of her generation, she set aside her camera to marry and raise a family. Katherine Joseph’s photographs display a profound respect for the fundamental dignity of the people she brought into focus. This is the first public exhibition of her work.
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Join Havurah Shalom for a casual, family-friendly and music-filled service. Beginning with candle lighting, Kiddush and challah, the service continues with prayers and music led by congregants, followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner.
Shabbat on the Plaza and BYO Picnic
Friday, September 2, 6:00 PM
Temple Lawn
Bring your family, a picnic, and enjoy our musical Shabbat Service. CBI’s Social Action Committee will Provide dessert.
Join Rabbi Ariel Stone and the women of Congregation Shir Tikvah as they celebrate the first day of the month of Elul. In Aramaic, Elul can be translated as “search” – and it is in this month that we prepare ourselves for the coming High Holy Days. All who identify as female – cis, trans, femme, whatever – are welcome. There is no charge for this event, but please RSVP HERE so that we can welcome you.
Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Back to Shul ALL COMMUNITY BBQ
Sunday, Sept 4th, 11 am – 1 pm
Join us for our Annual end of summer ALL Community ALL ages BBQ! Lots of hot dogs, shave ice and schmoozing! Education Open Houses for Foundation School Preschool (12 mos.- 5 yrs.) and ALIYAH/TICHON (grades K-12 religious school). USY/Kadima youth group activities (grades 3-12). Klezmer with the Percy Bernstein Orchestra. Face painting and more! This event is FREE.
Contact Wendy Kahn cnsmembership@nevehshalom.org
Join us for music, food and fun at our annual BBQ on the Plaza! Time to reconnect with friends and opportunities for students to meet ALIYAH K-6 teachers and Foundation School (18 mo. – pre-K) teachers, too! Free. Open to the entire community. All ages welcome! RSVP at:
www.tinyurl.com/backtoshul2016
First Summer Sundays: Free Public Tours of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial
1-2 pm. Many docents are Holocaust survivors and family members with personal stories to share.
(rescheduled from July 24)
Big Truck Day: A Roots and Rafters Celebration
Join us for a community-wide celebration! Thanks to the tremendous support of our community, the MJCC has completed the Roots and Rafters Campaign sooner than expected, and we’ve exceed our goal of $3.5 million.
Our celebration will take place on Big Truck Day with tons of things for you and the family! Come out to see police vehicles, fire trucks, limos, race cars, construction trucks and more! There will also be vegetarian food carts, games, live music and other activities. Fun for the whole family!
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.
Big Truck Day
Listen to the drivers talk about their vehicles up close and personal! Police car, fire truck, antique cars, and more! Eat lunch from the vegetarian food trucks in the parking lot.
Roots and Rafters Celebration
Come celebrate our success! Thanks to the tremendous support of our community, the MJCC has completed the Roots & Rafters Campaign sooner than expected, and we’ve exceeded our goal of $3.5 million. These funds have allowed for critical improvements to the Schnitzer Family Campus, including a new roof, warm water pool improvements, energy system upgrades, playground enhancements, parking lot repairs and more! Join us for a community party with food, music, games and activities for the whole family!
Elizabeth Rynecki, author of Chasing Portraits, A Great Granddaughter’s Quest for her Lost Art Legacy in conversation with Judith Margles, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Director.
Rynecki’s book is a memoir of one woman’s emotional quest to find the art of her Polish-Jewish great-grandfather, lost during World War II.
The everyday lives of the Polish-Jewish community depicted in Moshe Rynecki’s paintings simply blended into the background of Elizabeth Rynecki’s life when she was growing up. But the art transformed from familiar to extraordinary in her eyes after her grandfather, Moshe’s son George, left behind journals detailing the loss her ancestors had endured during WWII, including Moshe’s art. Knowing that her family had only found a portion of Moshe’s art, and that more pieces remained to be found, Elizabeth set out to find them.
Spanning three decades of Elizabeth’s life and three generations of her family, this touching memoir is a compelling history of the richness of one man’s art, the devastation of war, and one woman’s unexpected path to healing.