Shlomo Katz, Polish/Israeli, 1937-1992.
In 1945, Shlomo Katz immigrated from Poland to Palestine when he was 8 years old. Katz developed an original technique of oil painting on a gilded metal surface. The result recalls medieval icons on the one hand, and oriental miniatures on the other. The metallic inks of the golden tones and the importance of absolute registration presented just a part of the challenge, but the Katz serigraphs became the ultimate in modern printmaking. Exhibit on display April 1 – 8 In the MJCC Lobby.
During the month of April, the MJCC and PJA communities will be collecting toiletries and new underwear for Portland Homeless Family Solutions. Items can be dropped off in the blue bin located in the MJCC Lobby.
Join us for this special Kabbalat Shabbat accompanied by Ilene Safayan.
Join other families for prayer, singing, conversation and fun followed by an indoor picnic-style lunch.
Join other young families for singing, dancing, stories, indoor picnic-style lunch and Shabbat fun.
The Mishnah Berurah is the last generally accepted code of Jewish law and custom. For beginners to advanced students.
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day join us for a tour of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial with a tour led by co-chairs of the OJMCHE Speakers’ Bureau, educator Jill Slansky and Holocaust survivor Evelyn Banko.
The Oregon Holocaust Memorial, dedicated August 29, 2004, serves as a permanent reminder of the Holocaust, the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators from 1933 to 1945. Millions were murdered because of their political or religious beliefs, physical and mental disabilities, sexual orientation, or assistance to the persecuted. By teaching the lessons of the Holocaust and visiting the Memorial, we pay homage to those who lost their lives during that period. Further, there is hope that we can encourage future generations to be accepting of all people. Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education is the steward of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial.
Featuring Laura Thoreson, Mezzosoprano
JCO provides enjoyable music to the Jewish and surrounding communities of the Portland metro area.
Gade – In the Highlands
Bizet – 3 Arias from “Carmen”: Habenera, Sequidilla, and Gypsy Song (Laura Thoreson, Mezzosoprano)
Saint-saëns – March heroique
Dvořak – Symphony No. 8
Tickets are available at the door on the day of the concert. In the Ballroom
What: A public lecture by Dr. Aviva Halamish, Open University of Israel
When: Monday, April 9, 6:30pm
Where: 238 Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU 238)
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Contact: Stacey Johnston | judaicst@pdx.edu| 503-725-8449
Please join us for the 2018 Lorry I. Lokey Lecture featuring Dr. Aviva Halamish of the Open University of Israel titled, “Not What You Think: The Role of the Holocaust in the Establishment of Israel”
Contemplate and confront the widely accepted assumption that the Holocaust had a decisive influence on the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
Explore questions like: Is there a link between the Holocaust and the establishment of Israel? Who promotes this claim? What really happened and how did the Holocaust impact the process of establishing a Jewish state in Palestine?
This event is made possible thanks to the generous support of Lorry I. Lokey. Cosponsored by the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education and the Middle East Studies Center.
A PDX Art Display: People from the Greater Portland area submitted photos they took while traveling in Israel. Visit this exhibit the week before our annual Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration on April 18. Vote for your favorite photo in the MJCC Lobby!
Winners will be announced April 18 at our celebration.
Exhibit on display in the MJCC Lobby.
Sponsored by Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, PJ Library, Institute for Judaic Studies