Throughout the month of October, the MJCC and PJA communities will be collecting Reading Glasses for Street Books. Items can be dropped off in the blue bin located in the MJCC lobby.
Jewish photographic documentarian Jono David showcases 59 images from his 4-year project documenting Jewish life, culture, and history in 30 African countries and territories. The exhibition features numerous anecdotal narrations and “Jewish African Voices” — video commentaries from people across the Jewish African world.
Exhibit displayed October 2 – December 31
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Register at: www.oregonjcc.org/registration
Registration code: CG 100
The MJCC presents four Israeli films Tuesday nights in October! A discussion will follow each film.
Yolki Palki: A documentary about the Russian community in Israel today – their successes and personal stories. The film is filled with interesting people who talk about their memories of Russia, the anti-Israel lessons, and the reasons that they left. They look back with humor on the difficulties of their aliyah and laugh at their mistakes in Hebrew.
Per film: $8. Member Cost: $5
Film Series Pass: $20, Member Cost: $12
Register: oregonjcc.org/film
In partnership with IJS
Sign, Sing & Play (ages 9 months-approximately 2.5)
EACH class offers a chance to learn and discover for you and your child and also includes numerous strategy tips, ideas and specific demonstrations of how to teach certain signs- especially abstract ones which are more challenging to teach without proper guidance.
Registration code: CG103
Register at: www.oregonjcc.org/register
Music, Movement & Signing for preschoolers (ages 2-5)
Little movers and shakers ages 2-5 and their caregivers will sing, dance, hear stories and learn some sign language in this lively interactive class.
Cost: $15/family
Register at: www.oregonjcc.org/registration
Registration code: CG104
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
10 week class
No class on 11/22
Register at: www.oregonjcc.org/registration
Registration code: CG 101
Hadassah presents Our Heritage and Our Health
Free, but RSVP is mandatory for the lunch catered by Century Catering.
Learning about your heritage is a beginning. All around the world distinct ethnic groups have been identified as having increased risks for particular genetic diseases. In the Ashkenazi Jewish population, several such inherited diseases are known. These include Gaucher disease, cystic fibrosis, Canavan disease, Bloom syndrome and others. Gaucher disease is the most common Jewish genetic disorder. Among Ashkenazi Jews, 1 person in 15 is a carrier for this disease and 1 in 850 have Gaucher disease.
Learn more at this complimentary presentation by Gary S.Frohlich, MS, CGC senior patient education liaison.
RSVP for free lunch: diana2504@msn.com.
Free and open to the community
In partnership with Haddasah, JFGP, MJCC
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Register at: www.oregonjcc.org/registration
Registration code: CG 100
The MJCC presents four Israeli films Tuesday nights in October! A discussion will follow each film.
I Had a Dream: The extraordinary life story of Yona Bugale who worked ceaselessly as a teacher and community leader, promoting connections with the State of Israel and with Jewish organizations, in order to prevent the possible destruction of Ethiopian Jewry. Based on rare archival material, the film aims to preserve not only Bugale’s story, but also to give expression to the complexity of the Ethiopian immigration to Israel.
One of four films in the MJCC’s Israel FIlm Series.
Per film: $8. Member Cost: $5
Film Series Pass: $20, Member Cost: $12
Register: oregonjcc.org/film
In partnership with Institute for Judaic Studies